Why the study?
Does plasma BNP testing improve the diagnosis of suspected heart failure in breathless patients?
Does plasma BNP testing improve the diagnosis of suspected heart failure in breathless patients?
Plasma BNP testing is a valuable 'rule out' tool for suspected heart failure in breathless patients, particularly for non-specialist physicians, using a threshold of 100 pg/ml.
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Supports BNP rule-out testing by non-specialists in breathless patients; leaves open need for prospective outcome trials.
Martín Cowie (2003) studied this question.
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