Diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid NT-pro-BNP for pleural effusions of cardiac origin: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Janda, Surinder ^a   Swiston, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1 76); PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1-76);

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HEART FAILURE; METABOLISM; PLEURA CAVITY; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PLEURAL CAVITY; PLEURAL EFFUSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78349232010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-58     Document Type: Article

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