A systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of natriuretic peptides for heart failure.
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of heart failure is difficult, with both overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis occurring commonly in practice. Natriuretic peptides have been proposed as a possible test for assisting diagnosis. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), including a...
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| Médium: | Journal article |
| Jazyk: | English |
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2004
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