title: Breathing Not Properly in the oldest old. Is brain natriuretic peptide a poor test for the diagnosis of heart failure in the elderly?
authors.affiliation: Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.|Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emdin
authors.affiliation: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aimo
authors.affiliation: Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.|Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Passino
authors.affiliation: Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.|Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vergaro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D004417:Dyspnea; D006333:Heart Failure; D006801:Humans; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D012119:Respiration
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor
keywords: Acute heart failure; Brain natriuretic peptide; Diagnosis; Elderly