The diagnostic accuracy of the natriuretic peptides in heart failure: Systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis in the acute care setting

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 350, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Roberts, Emmert ^a   Ludman, Andrew J ^b   Dworzynski, Katharina ^c   Al Mohammad, Abdallah ^d   Cowie, Martin R ^e   McMurray, John J V ^f   Mant, Jonathan ^g  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; META ANALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BIOMARKERS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84925776376     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h910     Document Type: Article

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