Why the study?
Do natriuretic peptides provide prognostic information beyond echocardiography in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnoea?
Population
338 patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnoea who underwent prospective…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May aid 1-year mortality risk stratification in acute dyspnea including preserved EF; hypothesis-generating for NP integration beyond echocardiography.
Do natriuretic peptides provide prognostic information beyond echocardiography in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnoea?
Elevated natriuretic peptides independently predict 1-year mortality in patients with acute dyspnea, including those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.
Shah et al. (2009) studied this question.
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