Clinical evaluation of geriatric outpatients with suspected heart failure: value of symptoms, signs, and additional tests.
Oudejans I, Mosterd A, Bloemen JA, Valk MJ, van Velzen E, Wielders JP, Zuithoff NP, Rutten FH, Hoes AW.
Oudejans I, et al.
Eur J Heart Fail. 2011 May;13(5):518-27. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr021. Epub 2011 Mar 19.
Eur J Heart Fail. 2011.
PMID: 21422000
Free article.
Of all additional tests, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) improved the diagnostic accuracy the most (OR ln NT-proBNP 2.8; c-statistic 0.92). A diagnostic rule, consisting of six clinical variables and NT-proBNP, showed good negative and positive predic …
Of all additional tests, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) improved the diagnostic accuracy the most (OR ln NT-pr …