NT-pro-BNP for diagnostic and prognostic evaluation in patients hospitalized for syncope

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 268-272

  Pfister, Roman ^a   Hagemeister, Jens ^a   Esser, Susanne ^a   Hellmich, Martin ^a   Erdmann, Erland ^a   Schneider, Christian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; NT pro BNP; Prognosis; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC SYNCOPE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MARKER; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE;

EID: 84857062948     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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