The Role of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure in Patients Presenting to an Emergency Department with Dyspnea

The Role of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure in Patients Presenting to an Emergency Department with Dyspnea

OBJECTIVE: To determine the utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients presenting with dyspnea to an emergency department (ED). METHODS: Seventy patients presenting with dyspnea to an ED from April to July 2001 were included in the stud...

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Main Authors: Humberto Villacorta, Adriana Duarte, Neison Marques Duarte, Ângela Carrano, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita, Hans J. F. Dohmann, Francisco Eduardo G. Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2002-12-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
heart failure
natriuretic peptides
emergency medicine
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