BNP is not a value-added routine test in the emergency department

Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Mar;53(3):387-9. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.10.004. Epub 2008 Dec 3.

Authors

Donald M Yealy¹, Margaret Hsieh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

PMID: 19054594
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.10.004

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MeSH terms

Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Emergency Service, Hospital
Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Humans
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*

Substances

Natriuretic Peptide, Brain