Why the study?
Do blood natriuretic peptide concentrations identify left ventricular systolic dysfunction in stable survivors of acute myocardial infarction?
Population
n=134 long term survivors of myocardial infarction recalled for echocardiography as part of a primary care…
Comparison
Measurement of blood natriuretic peptide… vs Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular…
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Cohort
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BNP and NT-ANP lack diagnostic accuracy for moderate or severe LV dysfunction post-MI; leaves open better primary-care screening tools.
Do blood natriuretic peptide concentrations identify left ventricular systolic dysfunction in stable survivors of acute myocardial infarction?
Blood natriuretic peptide concentrations lack sufficient diagnostic accuracy to reliably identify moderate or severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction in stable survivors of myocardial infarction in primary care.
McClure et al. (1998) studied this question.
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