Cautious application of pleural N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in diagnosis of congestive heart failure pleural effusions among critically ill patients.

Cautious application of pleural N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in diagnosis of congestive heart failure pleural effusions among critically ill patients.

Several studies on diagnostic accuracy of pleural N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) for effusions from congestive heart failure (CHF) conclude that pleural NT-pro-BNP is a useful biomarker with high diagnostic accuracy for distinguishing CHF effusions. However, its applicability...

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Main Authors: Jiann-Horng Yeh, Chun-Ta Huang, Chia-Hsiung Liu, Sheng-Yuan Ruan, Yi-Ju Tsai, Ying-Chun Chien, Ching-Yao Yang, Chun-Kai Huang, Chia-Lin Hsu, Lu-Cheng Kuo, Pei-Lin Lee, Shih-Chi Ku, Ping-Hung Kuo, Chong-Jen Yu, HINT Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4264949?pdf=render

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