Biomarkers in the diagnosis of pleural diseases: a 2018 update
The use of biomarkers on pleural fluid (PF) specimens may assist the decision-making process and enhance clinical diagnostic pathways. Three paradigmatic examples are heart failure, tuberculosis and, particularly, malignancy. An elevated PF concentration of the amino-terminal fragment of probrain na...
Main Author: | José M. Porcel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-10-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753466618808660 |
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