N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Testing Improves the Management of Patients With Suspected Acute Heart Failure
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- 19 June 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 115 (24) , 3103-3110
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.106.666255
Abstract
Background— The diagnostic utility of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in heart failure has been documented. However, most of the data were derived from countries with high healthcare resource use, and randomized evidence for utility of NT-proBNP was lacking.Keywords
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