title: Plasma mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide improve discrimination of lone atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 508, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Ian C Y
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 508, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: chenx484@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Lin Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore.
authors.forename: Jenny P C
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 303, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore.
authors.forename: Chwee N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Quay
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore.
authors.forename: Lingli
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore; Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago, 2 Riccarton Avenue, Dunedin, New Zealand; Cardiac Department, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, National University Heart Centre, Singapore.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mark Richards
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore; Cardiac Department, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, National University Heart Centre, Singapore.
authors.forename: Lieng H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012846:Singapore; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Biomarkers; Case–control study; Mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide; N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide