American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 999-1005, May 2006

How obesity affects the cut-points for B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of acute heart failure:☆

Results from the Breathing Not Properly Multinational Study

  • Lori B. Daniels, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA
    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA
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  • Paul Clopton, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA
    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA
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  • Vikas Bhalla, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA
    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA
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  • Padma Krishnaswamy, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA
    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA
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  • Richard M. Nowak, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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  • James McCord, MD

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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  • Judd E. Hollander, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, PA
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  • Philippe Duc, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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  • Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Akershus University Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway
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  • Alan B. Storrow, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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  • William T. Abraham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH
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  • Alan H.B. Wu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
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  • Philippe G. Steg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France
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  • Arne Westheim, MD, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Akershus University Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway
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  • Cathrine Wold Knudsen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Akershus University Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway
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  • Alberto Perez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
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  • Radmila Kazanegra, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA
    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA
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  • Howard C. Herrmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, PA
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  • Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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  • Alan S. Maisel, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA
    • Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alan Maisel, MD, VAMC Cardiology 111-A, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161.

Received 19 April 2005; accepted 20 October 2005.

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☆ Triage devices and meters and some financial support were provided by Biosite, San Diego, CA. Drs Nowak, Hollander, McCullough, and Maisel, and P Clopton have served as consultants and received research support from Biosite.

PII: S0002-8703(05)00948-8

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2005.10.011

American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 999-1005, May 2006

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