The efficacy of brain natriuretic peptide levels in differentiating constrictive pericarditis from restrictive cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1900-1902

  Leya, Ferdinand S ^a   Arab, Dinesh ^a   Joyal, Dominique ^a   Shioura, Krystyna M ^a   Lewis, Bruce E ^a   Steen, Lowell H ^a   Cho, Leslie ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, RESTRICTIVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PERICARDITIS, CONSTRICTIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20344379656     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.03.050     Document Type: Article

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