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Comparative value of Doppler echocardiography and B-type natriuretic peptide assay in the etiologic diagnosis of acute dyspnea

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Bedside BNP measurement and Doppler echocardiography are both useful for establishing the cause of acute dyspnea, but doppler analysis of the mitral inflow pattern was more accurate, particularly in patients with intermediate BNP levels or "flash" pulmonary edema.
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This article is published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.The article was published on 2002-11-20 and is currently open access. It has received 199 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Doppler echocardiography & Brain natriuretic peptide.

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Predischarge B-type natriuretic peptide assay for identifying patients at high risk of re-admission after decompensated heart failure.

TL;DR: High predischarge BNP assay is a strong, independent marker of death or re-admission after decompensated CHF, more relevant than common clinical or echocardiographic parameters and morerelevant than changes in BNP levels during acute cares.
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Does this dyspneic patient in the emergency department have congestive heart failure

TL;DR: A low serum BNP proved to be the most useful test for diagnosing heart failure in adult patients presenting with dyspnea in the emergency department, and a directed history, physical examination, chest radiograph, and electrocardiography should be performed.
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Systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of diagnosis of heart failure, with modelling of implications of different diagnostic strategies in primary care

TL;DR: A simple clinical rule was developed: in a patient presenting with symptoms such as breathlessness in whom heart failure is suspected, refer directly to echocardiography if the patient has a history of myocardial infarction or basal crepitations or is a male with ankle oedema; otherwise, carry out a BNP test and refer for echOCardiography depending on the results of the test.
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Role of Biomarkers for the Prevention, Assessment, and Management of Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

TL;DR: HF is a complex syndrome involving diverse pathways and pathological processes that can manifest in circulation as biomarkers that can provide the clinician information about the diagnosis and severity of HF but also can improve prognostication and treatment strategies.
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Clinical Utility of Doppler Echocardiography and Tissue Doppler Imaging in the Estimation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressures A Comparative Simultaneous Doppler-Catheterization Study

TL;DR: The combination of tissue Doppler imaging of the mitral annulus and mitral inflow velocity curves provides better estimates of LV filling pressures than other methods (pulmonary vein, preload reduction), however, accurate prediction of filling pressures for an individual patient requires a stepwise approach incorporating all available data.
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Congestive heart failure in subjects with normal versus reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: prevalence and mortality in a population-based cohort.

TL;DR: Although CHF cases with normal LV systolic function have a lower mortality risk than cases with reduced LVEF, they have a fourfold mortality risk compared with control subjects who are free of CHF.
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Evaluation of Diastolic Filling of Left Ventricle in Health and Disease: Doppler Echocardiography Is the Clinician’s Rosetta Stone

TL;DR: A simplified approach to understanding the process of diastolic filling of the left ventricle and interpreting the Doppler flow velocity curves as they relate to this process is presented.
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New Doppler echocardiographic applications for the study of diastolic function

TL;DR: These new Doppler applications have been shown to provide an accurate estimate of LV relaxation and appear to be relatively insensitive to the effects of preload compensation.
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The Limited Reliability of Physical Signs for Estimating Hemodynamics in Chronic Heart Failure

TL;DR: The cardiovascular physical examination is used commonly as a basis for diagnosis and therapy in chronic heart failure, although the relationship between physical signs, increased ventricular filling pressure, and decreased cardiac output has not been established for this population.
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