Use of B-type natriuretic peptide testing in a community teaching hospital 4 years after implementation and agreement of results with discharge diagnoses [3]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 767-768

  Linden, Michael A ^a   Apple, Fred S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ASSAY; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER; PHYSICIAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645455602     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.063404     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Apple FS, Trinity E, Steen J, Prawer S, Wu AH. BNP test utilization for CHF in community hospital practice. Clin Chim Acta 2003;328:191-3.
2. Maisel AS, Krishnaswamy P, Nowak RM, McCord J, Hollander JE, Due P, et al. Rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure. N Engl J Med 2002;347:161-7.