The diagnosis of heart failure in general practice: Implications for the UK National Service Framework

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 349-354

  Sparrow, Nigel ^a   Adlam, David ^b   Cowley, Alan ^b   Hampton, John R ^b  

^a Newthorpe Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; General practice; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIURETICS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0041940195     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-9842(03)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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