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Primary care REFerral for EchocaRdiogram (REFER) in heart failure: a diagnostic accuracy study

BACKGROUND: Symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, and ankle swelling are common in general practice but deciding which patients are likely to have heart failure is challenging. AIM: To evaluate the performance of a clinical decision rule (CDR), with or without N-Terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptid...

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Autores principales: Taylor, Clare J, Roalfe, Andrea K, Iles, Rachel, Hobbs, FD Richard, Barton, P, Deeks, J, McCahon, D, Cowie, MR, Sutton, G, Davis, RC, Mant, J, McDonagh, T, Tait, L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of General Practitioners 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5308123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27919937
http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X688393