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Rapid Measurement of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Diagnosis of Heart Failure

Alan S. Maisel, Padma Krishnaswamy, Richard M. Nowak, James McCord, Judd E. Hollander, Philippe Duc, Torbjørn Omland, Alan B. Storrow, William T. Abraham, Alan H.B. Wu,

New England Journal of Medicine · 2002 · 3.3K citations · 33 references

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Abstract

Used in conjunction with other clinical information, rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide is useful in establishing or excluding the diagnosis of congestive heart failure in patients with acute dyspnea.

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Localization and mechanism of secretion of B-type natriuretic peptide in comparison with those of A-type natriuretic peptide in normal subjects and patients with heart failure.

Hirofumi Yasue, Michihiro Yoshimura, Hayakazu Sumida et al. · Circulation · 1994 · 1.3K citations

The Prognostic Value of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

James A. de Lemos, David A. Morrow, Jane H. Bentley et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2001 · 1.3K citations

The Limited Reliability of Physical Signs for Estimating Hemodynamics in Chronic Heart Failure

Lynne Warner Stevenson · JAMA · 1989 · 978 citations

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Attenuation of Compensation of Endogenous Cardiac Natriuretic Peptide System in Chronic Heart Failure

Takayoshi Tsutamoto, Atsuyuki Wada, Keiko Maeda et al. · Circulation · 1997 · 961 citations