NT-proBNP and Its Correlation with In-Hospital Mortality in the Very Elderly without an Admission Diagnosis of Heart Failure

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of heart failure (HF) is often difficult and underestimated in very elderly comorbid patients, especially when an echocardiographic evaluation is not available or feasible. Aim: to evaluate NT-proBNP values and their correlation with in-hospital mortality in a population of...

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Autores principales: Sarzani, Riccardo, Spannella, Francesco, Giulietti, Federico, Fedecostante, Massimiliano, Giordano, Piero, Gattafoni, Pisana, Espinosa, Emma, Busco, Franco, Piccinini, Gina, Dessì-Fulgheri, Paolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4831737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27077910
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153759

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