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The proposed study intends to evaluate the impact of the NT-proBNP assay on the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea of unknown etiology presenting to the emergency room and admitted to the medical wards.
The proposed study intends to evaluate the impact of the NT-proBNP assay on the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea of unknown etiology presenting to the emergency room and admitted to the medical wards.
Patients will be consented and randomized to open or blinded NT-proBNP test performed within 90 minutes in a venous blood sample.
Evaluation of the ER diagnosis and final discharge diagnosis in admitted patients will be carried out in light of the NT-proBNP results.
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Simcha R Meisel, MD MSc | Hillel Yaffe Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillel Yaffe Medical Center | Hadera | Israel |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24062895 | Derived | Meisel SR, Januzzi JL, Medvedovski M, Sharist M, Shochat M, Ashkar J, Peschansky P, Haim SB, Blondheim DS, Glikson M, Shotan A. Pre-admission NT-proBNP improves diagnostic yield and risk stratification - the NT-proBNP for EValuation of dyspnoeic patients in the Emergency Room and hospital (BNP4EVER) study. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2012 Jun;1(2):99-108. doi: 10.1177/2048872612447049. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004417 | Dyspnea |
| D006333 | Heart Failure |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012120 | Respiration Disorders |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D012818 | Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
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| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |