Biochemical diagnosis of ventricular dysfunction in elderly patients in general practice: observational study

H Smith; R M Pickering; A Struthers; I Simpson; D Mant

doi:10.1136/bmj.320.7239.906

Biochemical diagnosis of ventricular dysfunction in elderly patients in general practice: observational study

H Smith
, R M Pickering
, A Struthers
, I Simpson
, D Mant

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Abstract

To investigate the usefulness of measuring plasma concentrations of B type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in an unselected group of elderly people.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	906-908
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Medical Journal
Volume	320
Issue number	7239
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7239.906
Publication status	Published - 2000

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