Left ventricular dysfunction screening in hypertensive patients with N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and electrocardiogram

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 214-217

  Limkakeng, Alexander T ^a   Drake, Weiying ^a   Mani, Giselle ^a   Freeman, Debbie ^a   Best, Randall ^a   Newby, L Kristin ^a   Chandra, Abhinav ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 81755177563     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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