Time trends in the use and appropriateness of natriuretic peptide testing in primary care: an observational study

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing heart failure (HF) is difficult, relying on medical history, symptoms, and signs only. Clinical guidelines recommend natriuretic peptides (NPs) as an additional diagnostic test, notably to exclude HF in suspected patients. NP testing has been available since 2003 for primary c...

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Autores principales: Valk, Mark, Hoes, Arno W, Mosterd, Arend, Broekhuizen, Brenda, Zuithoff, Nicolaas, Rutten, Frans H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal College of General Practitioners 2020
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7606146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32788172
http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101074

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7606146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32788172
http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101074

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