Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8317715 | Clinical Biochemistry | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The single-epitope sandwich (SES) assay is specific to the ring structure of BNP. ⺠BNP levels are increased in patients with reversible myocardial ischemia. ⺠Measuring BNP after stress testing does not improve diagnostic accuracy. ⺠The SES-BNP assay was associated with ischemia by several statistical indices. ⺠A conventional BNP assay was not associated with ischemia in multivariate analyses.
Keywords
EGFRNRILVEFBNPARBMPIROCASAAUCAcetyl salicylic acidelectrocardiogramECGLeft ventricularcoronary artery diseaseMyocardial perfusion imagingSensitivitynet reclassification indexCoefficient of VariationCADconfidence intervalMETSangiotensin II receptor blockerMetabolic equivalentsarea under the curveACEI یا angiotensin convert enzyme inhibitorangiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorestimated glomerular filtration rateExercise stress testingSpecificityB-type natriuretic peptidequartileleft ventricular ejection fraction
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Authors
Helge Røsjø, Natalia N. Tamm, Gunnhild Kravdal, Karina R. Seferian, Arne Didrik Høiseth, Ståle Nygård, Pirouz Badr, Ragnhild Røysland, Torbjørn Omland,