Testing for B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis and assessment of heart failure: what are the nuances?
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
James B
JB
Young
Natalie G
NG
Correia
Gary S
GS
Francis
Alan
A
Maisel
Franklin
F
Michota
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D015415:Biomarkers; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D010045:Outpatients; D011379:Prognosis; D012372:ROC Curve; D012106:Research; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors
D015415:Biomarkers; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain