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Medical and Economic Long-term Effects of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Testing in Patients with Acute Dyspnea

Tobias Breidthardt, Kirsten Laule, Anne-Henny Strohmeyer, Christian Schindler, Sophie Meier, Michael A. Fischer, André Scholer, Markus Noveanu, Michael Christ, André P. Perruchoud,

Clinical Chemistry · 2007 · 51 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

Rapid BNP testing in patients with acute dyspnea has no effect on long-term mortality. However, morbidity as quantified by days spent in-hospital and economic outcome are still improved at 360 days.

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