Sonographic chest B-lines anticipate elevated B-type natriuretic peptide level, irrespective of ejection fraction

BACKGROUND: Echocardiography and the N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level are important tests for assessing left ventricular function in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnea. Chest ultrasound is becoming an important tool in diagnosing acute p...

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Autores principales: Bitar, Zouheir, Maadarani, Ossama, Almerri, Khaled
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Paris 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4695489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26714806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13613-015-0100-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4695489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26714806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13613-015-0100-x

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