NT-proBNP correlates with the illness scores pneumonia severity index and CURB-65 in patients with pneumonia

NT-proBNP correlates with the illness scores pneumonia severity index and CURB-65 in patients with pneumonia

<em>Pneumonia severity index</em> (PSI) and CURB-65 (<em>confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, age ≥65</em>) are used to estimate the severity and prognosis of patients with pneumonia. NT-proBNP is a marker of myocardial stress and of sepsis-induced myocardial de...

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Main Authors: Dario Martolini, Eleonora Pistella, Enrico Carmenini, Claudio Santini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Pneumonia
NT-proBNP
pneumonia severity index
CURB-65
illness score.
Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/728

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