Prediction of in-hospital mortality by brain natriuretic peptide levels and other independent variables in acutely ill patients with suspected heart disease

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 686-690

  Kellett, John ^a  

^a St Joseph's General Hospital Nenagh   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Brain natriuretigic peptide; In patient mortality; Prediction scores

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; UREA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IRELAND; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEMOGLOBINS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS;

EID: 3242742256     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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