The role of plasma N-terminal brain natriuretic pro-peptide in diagnosing elderly patients with acute exacerbation of COPD concurrent with left heart failure

Xuxue Guo,1,* Hanxiang Nie,1,* Qianhui Chen,1 Shuo Chen,1 Nishan Deng,1 Ruiyun Li,1 Xuhong Ding,1 Suping Hu,1 Ailing Wang2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China; 2Nursing Department, Wuhan University School of Health Sciences,...

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Main Authors: Guo X, Nie H, Chen Q, Chen S, Deng N, Li R, Ding X, Hu S, Wang A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/the-role-of-plasma-n-terminal-brain-natriuretic-pro-peptide-in-diagnos-peer-reviewed-article-COPD