Brain natriuretic peptide blood levels in the differential diagnosis of dyspnea

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2047-2050

  Cabanes, Laure ^a   Richaud Thiriez, Bénédicte ^a   Fulla, Yvonne ^a   Heloire, François ^a   Vuillemard, Catherine ^a   Weber, Simon ^a   Dusser, Daniel ^a  

^a René Descartes University ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Brain natriuretic peptide; Chronic airways obstruction; Congestive heart failure; Diastolic failure; Dyspnea

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0035680857     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.6.2047     Document Type: Article

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