title: Don't blindly trust in BNP concentration: a case of constrictive pericarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Diseases and Cardiology, Medica Healthcare Centre, Ostróda, Poland. Electronic address: rgraby@wp.pl.
authors.forename: Radosław
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grabysa
authors.affiliation: Euromedic Medical Centre, Olsztyn, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Widawski
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Diseases and Cardiology, Medica Healthcare Centre, Ostróda, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Przelaskowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011498:Protein Precursors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011498:Protein Precursors; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
keywords: BNP concentration; Computed tomography; Constrictive pericarditis; Diagnosis