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...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 214 - 218 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Fall2006
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |