title: B-type natriuretic peptide as a screening test for patients undergoing echocardiography to determine left ventricular dysfunction.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Carl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Auld
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Nicholls
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain