A clinical and biochemical critical pathway for the evaluation of patients with suspected acute congestive heart failure: The ProBNP Investigation of Dyspnea in the Emergency Department (PRIDE) algorithm.

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serval:BIB_D0A6D991165E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
A clinical and biochemical critical pathway for the evaluation of patients with suspected acute congestive heart failure: The ProBNP Investigation of Dyspnea in the Emergency Department (PRIDE) algorithm.
Journal
Critical pathways in cardiology
Author(s)
Baggish A.L., Cameron R., Anwaruddin S., Chen A.A., Krauser D.G., Tung R., Januzzi J.L.
ISSN
1535-2811 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1535-2811
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
3
Number
4
Pages
171-176
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Dyspnea is a primary clinical manifestation of acute congestive heart failure (CHF) among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). Unfortunately, other critical illnesses, including acute coronary syndromes, pulmonary embolism, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pneumonia, may present with clinical symptoms and signs similar to acute CHF. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has proven to be a powerful tool in the diagnostic assessment of dyspnea as a result of its ability to confirm or exclude the presence of acute CHF. However, many of the disorders that mimic acute CHF may result in elevated NT-proBNP levels as well. Results from the ProBNP Investigation of Dyspnea in the Emergency Department (PRIDE) study recently demonstrated that a strategy integrating NT-proBNP testing into routine clinical assessment demonstrated a better diagnostic yield than each strategy used in isolation. We present a diagnostic algorithm integrating NT-proBNP testing with clinical assessment for use in routine clinical practice.
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