NT-proBNP and Its Correlation with In-Hospital Mortality in the Very Elderly without an Admission Diagnosis of Heart Failure.

NT-proBNP and Its Correlation with In-Hospital Mortality in the Very Elderly without an Admission Diagnosis of Heart Failure.

BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of heart failure (HF) is often difficult and underestimated in very elderly comorbid patients, especially when an echocardiographic evaluation is not available or feasible. AIM:to evaluate NT-proBNP values and their correlation with in-hospital mortality in a population of v...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Sarzani, Francesco Spannella, Federico Giulietti, Massimiliano Fedecostante, Piero Giordano, Pisana Gattafoni, Emma Espinosa, Franco Busco, Gina Piccinini, Paolo Dessì-Fulgheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4831737?pdf=render

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