Ultrasound lung comets for the differential diagnosis of acute cardiogenic dyspnoea: A comparison with natriuretic peptides

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-77

  Gargani, L ^a   Frassi, F ^a   Soldati, G ^b   Tesorio, P ^c   Gheorghiade, M ^d   Picano, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Valle del Serchio General Hospital   (Italy)

^c Clinica Montevergine   (Italy)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis of dyspnoea; NT proBNP; Ultrasound lung comets

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG CONGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROC CURVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 37649000786     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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