B‐Type Natriuretic Peptide Predicts 30‐Day Readmission for Heart Failure but not Readmission for Other Causes

BACKGROUND: B‐type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a marker for heart failure (HF) severity, but its association with hospital readmission is not well defined. METHODS AND RESULTS: We identified all hospital discharges (n=109 875) with a primary diagnosis of HF in the Veterans Affairs Health Care Syste...

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Autores principales: Flint, Kelsey M., Allen, Larry A., Pham, Michael, Heidenreich, Paul A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24922626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.000806

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24922626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.114.000806

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