Usefulness of Bedside Testing for Brain Natriuretic Peptide to Identify Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Outcome in Normotensive Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1386-1390

  Pieralli, Filippo ^a   Olivotto, Iacopo ^a   Vanni, Simone ^a   Conti, Alberto ^a   Camaiti, Alberto ^a   Targioni, Giacomo ^a   Grifoni, Stefano ^a   Berni, Giancarlo ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; HEPARIN; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHOCK;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 33646024635     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.11.075     Document Type: Article

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