Factors Associated With Natriuretic Peptide Testing in Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments With Suspected Heart Failure

Abstract Background Testing for natriuretic peptides (NPs) such as brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the emergency department (ED) assists in the evaluation of patients with acute heart failure (HF). The aim of this study was to investi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian journal of cardiology 2016-08, Vol.32 (8), p.986.e1-986.e8
Hauptverfasser:	Sepehrvand, Nariman, MD, Bakal, Jeffrey A., PhD, Lin, Meng, MSc, McAlister, Finlay, MD, MSc, Wesenberg, James C., PhD, Ezekowitz, Justin A., MBBCh, MSc
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Alberta Cardiologists Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis Cohort Studies Emergency Medicine Emergency Service, Hospital - utilization Female Heart Failure - blood Heart Failure - diagnosis Humans Male Natriuretic Peptide, Brain - blood Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data Peptide Fragments - blood Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Respiratory Tract Diseases - diagnosis Retrospective Studies Sex Factors Urban Population
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