Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9170480 | Journal of Cardiac Failure | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
NT-proBNP is higher in outpatients after myocardial infarction than in the general population. In symptomatic patients, a cut-point of 348 pg/mL yields satisfactory sensitivity and specificity for the detection of significant LVD (EF < 35%). Furthermore, significant LVD can be virtually ruled out in symptomatic and asymptomatic outpatients after myocardial infarction at below-threshold concentrations.
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Andreas MD, Christian MD, Hannelore MD, S. MD, Heribert MD, Günter A.J. MD, Stephan MD,