Rapid Measurement of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Diagnosis of Heart Failure

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Authors

Alan S. Maisel · University of California, San Diego

Padma Krishnaswamy · University of California, San Diego

Richard M. Nowak · Henry Ford Hospital

James McCord · Henry Ford Hospital

Judd E. Hollander · University of Pennsylvania

Philippe Duc · Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard

Torbjørn Omland

Abstract

Used in conjunction with other clinical information, rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide is useful in establishing or excluding the diagnosis of congestive heart failure in patients with acute dyspnea.

Topics & Keywords

Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 347, Issue 3, pp. 161-167

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa020233

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