Background Acute heart failure (AHF) is one of the most common diagnoses assigned to
emergency department (ED) patients who are hospitalized. Despite its high prevalence in …

Heart failure is a common presentation to the emergency department (ED), which can be
confused with other clinical conditions. This review provides an evidence-based summary of …

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18: 947–958© 2011 by the Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: Few tools exist that provide objective …

Our purpose was to determine the test performance characteristics of BNP and NT-proBNP
in the diagnosis of heart failure for patients presenting to an emergency department or …

Background—We sought to determine the degree to which B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)
adds to clinical judgment in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF). Methods and …

Objectives: We sought to derive and validate a prediction model by using N-terminal pro–B-
type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and clinical variables to improve the diagnosis of acute …

BACKGROUND: No method integrating amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-
proBNP) testing with clinical assessment for the evaluation of patients with suspected acute …

Background: Contemporary reconsideration of diagnostic N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic
peptide (NT-proBNP) cutoffs for diagnosis of heart failure (HF) is needed. Objectives: This …

Background Rapid diagnosis (dx) of acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) may be
challenging in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care ultrasonography (US) allows …

For the acutely ill patient presenting to the emergency department with dyspnea, an incorrect
diagnosis could place the patient at risk for both morbidity and mortality. The stimulus for B …