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Plasma natriuretic peptides for community screening for left ventricular hypertrophy and systolic dysfunction: the Framingham heart study.
JAMA - 11 Sept 2002
Vasan Ramachandran S, Benjamin Emelia J, Larson Martin G, Leip Eric P, Wang Thomas J, Wilson Peter W F, Levy Daniel
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CONTEXT: Several reports have suggested the usefulness of plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) as a screening test for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and systolic dysfunction (LVSD). Prior studies were limited by small sample sizes and selection bias and none compared the diagnostic performance of these peptides in men and women. OBJECTIVES: To examine the usefulness of natriuretic peptides for screening...
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