American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 71-77, July 2008

N-terminal pro–brain natriuretic peptide testing in the emergency department: Beneficial effects on hospitalization, costs, and outcome

  • Joost H.W. Rutten, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical College-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Ewout W. Steyerberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical College-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Frans Boomsma, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical College-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jan L.C.M. van Saase, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical College-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jaap W. Deckers, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical College-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Henk C. Hoogsteden, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Erasmus Medical College-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Jan Lindemans, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus Medical College-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Anton H. van den Meiracker, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical College-University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Anton H. van den Meiracker, MD, PhD, Erasmus MC, Department of Internal Medicine, Room D 432, 's-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Received 7 October 2007; accepted 12 February 2008. published online 28 May 2008.

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 This research project was funded by a grant of the Erasmus MC Medical Research Advisory Committee (Mrace).

PII: S0002-8703(08)00219-6

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2008.02.021

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 1 , Pages 71-77, July 2008

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