Utility of biomarkers in the differential diagnosis of heart failure in older people: findings from the heart failure in care homes (HFinCH) diagnostic accuracy study.

<h4>Background</h4>The performance of biomarkers for heart failure (HF) in older residents in long-term care is poorly understood and has not differentiated between left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) and HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).<h4>Methods</h4>Th...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	James M Mason, Helen C Hancock, Helen Close, Jerry J Murphy, Ahmet Fuat, Mark de Belder, Raj Singh, Andrew Teggert, Esther Wood, Gill Brennan, Nehal Hussain, Nitin Kumar, Novin Manshani, David Hodges, Douglas Wilson, A Pali S Hungin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0053560&type=printable