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Population-based detection of systolic and diastolic dysfunction with amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide

Date

Authors

Abhayaratna, Walter

Marwick, Thomas

Becker, Niels

Jeffery, Ian M

McGill, Darryl A

Smith, Wayne T

Publisher

Mosby Inc

Abstract

Background: There is limited information regarding the clinical utility of amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) for the detection of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in the community. We evaluated predictors of circulating NT-proBNP

Keywords

Keywords: amino terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide; natriuretic factor; unclassified drug; adult; aged; area under the curve; article; body mass; comorbidity; controlled study; coronary artery disease; creatinine clearance; diabetes mellitus; diagnostic accura

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/55079

Collections

Open Access Research

Source

American Heart Journal

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.ahj.2006.05.007

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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