B-type natriuretic peptide: Time to incorporate natriuretic peptides in our practice

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 414-415

  Daniels, Lori B ^a   Maisel, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLE;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES;

EID: 33746610640     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000228691.17581.70     Document Type: Note

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