The use of B-type natriuretic peptide to diagnose congestive heart failure.

This paper explains the background and current use of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) assays to differentiate congestive heart failure (CHF) from other causes of dyspnea. With a large and growing elderly population, CHF is being diagnosed much more often in emergency rooms in the United States. Doc...

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Publicado en:Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 214 - 218
Autor principal: Gray JR
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Fall2006
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          Heart Failure Diagnosis
          Natriuretic Peptide, Brain Diagnostic Use
          Chemistry, Clinical Methods
          Natriuretic Peptide, Brain Physiology
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      ab: This paper explains the background and current use of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) assays to differentiate congestive heart failure (CHF) from other causes of dyspnea. With a large and growing elderly population, CHF is being diagnosed much more often in emergency rooms in the United States. Doctors need a way to quickly distinguish whether a patient with respiratory distress is suffering from cardiac insufficiency or another etiology. BNP is released from the ventricles in response cardiac overload from CHF or some other form of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Therefore, the detection and measurement of BNP is a fast and accurate method of determining if CHF is the cause of a patient's breathing difficulties.
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