Use of pleural fluid N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic Peptide in diagnosing pleural effusion due to congestive heart failure

Chest

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 656-658

  Light, Richard W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOCENTESIS;

EID: 70049111794     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0924     Document Type: Editorial

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