American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 1006-1011, May 2006

Gray zone BNP levels in heart failure patients in the emergency department: Results from the Rapid Emergency Department Heart Failure Outpatient Trial (REDHOT) multicenter study

  • Cynthia K. Brenden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Judd E. Hollander, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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  • David Guss, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California at San Diego and Thornton Medical Center, San Diego, CA
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  • Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center, Elmwood Hospital, and Edwards Hospitals, Kansas City, MO
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  • Richard Nowak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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  • Gary Green, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Mitchell Saltzberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Good Samaritan Hospital, Heart Failure Program at Midwest Heart Specialists, Downers Grove, IL
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  • Stefanie R. Ellison, MD, FACEP

      Affiliations

    • University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center, Elmwood Hospital, and Edwards Hospitals, Kansas City, MO
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  • Meenakshi Awasthi Bhalla, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California–San Diego, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
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  • Vikas Bhalla, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California–San Diego, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
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  • Paul Clopton, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of California–San Diego, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
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  • Robert Jesse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Virginia, Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA
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  • Alan S. Maisel, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California–San Diego, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alan Maisel MD, VASDHS Cardiology 9111-A, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161.
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  • for the REDHOT Investigators

Received 5 July 2005; accepted 13 October 2005.

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 At the time of the study, Drs Maisel, McCullough, Hollander, Nowak, and Jesse served as consultants and received research support.

 Biosite Inc, San Diego, CA, provided all the Triage BNP devices and meters along with financial support.

PII: S0002-8703(05)00980-4

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2005.10.017

American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 1006-1011, May 2006

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