Amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide testing to assist the diagnostic evaluation of heart failure in symptomatic primary care patients

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Amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide testing to assist the diagnostic evaluation of heart failure in symptomatic primary care patients. / Hildebrandt, P.; Collinson, P.O.

In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 101, No. 3A, 2008, p. 25-28.

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Harvard

Hildebrandt, P & Collinson, PO 2008, 'Amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide testing to assist the diagnostic evaluation of heart failure in symptomatic primary care patients', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 101, no. 3A, pp. 25-28.

APA

Hildebrandt, P., & Collinson, P. O. (2008). Amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide testing to assist the diagnostic evaluation of heart failure in symptomatic primary care patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 101(3A), 25-28.

Vancouver

Hildebrandt P, Collinson PO. Amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide testing to assist the diagnostic evaluation of heart failure in symptomatic primary care patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008;101(3A):25-28.

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Hildebrandt, P. ; Collinson, P.O. / Amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide testing to assist the diagnostic evaluation of heart failure in symptomatic primary care patients. In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008 ; Vol. 101, No. 3A. pp. 25-28.

Bibtex

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abstract = "When used for the evaluation of symptomatic patients in general practice, amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) testing is highly sensitive, with an excellent negative predictive value for cost-effective exclusion of the diagnosis of heart failure (HF). Importantly (similar to other NP assays), lower values for NT-proBNP are expected among patients with HF in the primary care setting compared with patients with acute dyspnea. Among primary care patients with dyspnea, a noncardiac source of dyspnea is most likely in patients with findings below the recommended age-stratified NT-proBNP cut points. Conversely, an NT-proBNP result above the age-stratified primary care cut points does not absolutely indicate the presence of HF; a more directed cardiovascular workup is indicated Udgivelsesdato: 2008/2/4",
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