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NT-ProBNP Helps Identify Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
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Title NT-ProBNP Helps Identify Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578639?src=rss
Description Measurement of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the emergency department (ED) in patients with suspected heart failure is associated with a shortened hospital stay and reduced costs, according to Dutch researchers. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Emergency Medicine
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Date Aug 7, 2008
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