Utility of the Amino-Terminal Fragment of Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Plasma for the Evaluation of Cardiac Dysfunction in Elderly Patients in Primary Health Care | Zendy

Urban Alehagen | Zendy; Göran Lindstedt | Zendy; Henry Eriksson | Zendy; Ulf Dahlström | Zendy

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Utility of the Amino-Terminal Fragment of Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Plasma for the Evaluation of Cardiac Dysfunction in Elderly Patients in Primary Health Care

Author(s) -

Urban Alehagen,

Göran Lindstedt,

Henry Eriksson,

Ulf Dahlström

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

clinical chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1530-8561

pISSN - 0009-9147

DOI - 10.1373/49.8.1337

Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , cardiology , ejection fraction , cardiac function curve , diastole , natriuretic peptide , doppler echocardiography , peripheral edema , blood pressure , adverse effect

The aims of this study were to measure the N-terminal fragment of pro-brain natriuretic peptide (proBNP) in plasma in medical conditions commonly found in primary care and to evaluate the utility of these measurements in identifying impaired cardiac function in elderly patients with symptoms associated with heart failure.

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