American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 1012.e1-1012.e5 , May 2006

Low prevalence of B-type natriuretic peptide levels <100 pg/mL in patients with heart failure at hospital discharge

  • Jochem Hogenhuis, MSc

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests. Jochem Hogenhuis, MSc Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, University Medical Center Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Adriaan A. Voors, MD, PhD

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    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Tiny Jaarsma, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Hans L. Hillege, MD, PhD

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    • Trial Coordination Center, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Arno W. Hoes, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Received 26 August 2005 ,Accepted 24 December 2005.

 The NHF-COACH study is financially supported by the Netherlands Heart Foundation (Grant 2000Z003). Prof van Veldhuisen is an established investigator of the Netherlands Heart Foundation (Grant D97.017).

PII: S0002-8703(06)00007-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.12.012

American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 5 , Pages 1012.e1-1012.e5 , May 2006

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