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The role of plasma N-terminal brain natriuretic pro-peptide in diagnosing elderly patients with acute exacerbation of COPD concurrent with left heart failure

INTRODUCTION: Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and left heart failure (LHF) commonly exist together in clinical practice. However, the identification of AECOPD concurrent with LHF is currently challenging. Our study aimed to investigate the role of plasma N-terminal brain natriuretic pro-peptide...

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Autores principales: Guo, Xuxue, Nie, Hanxiang, Chen, Qianhui, Chen, Shuo, Deng, Nishan, Li, Ruiyun, Ding, Xuhong, Hu, Suping, Wang, Ailing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6157578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30275691
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S164671