B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of cardiac disease in elderly day hospital patients.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hutcheon, Stuart D.; Gillespie, Neil D.; Struthers, Allan D.; McMurdo, Marion E.T.
- Source
- Age & Ageing. Jul2002, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p295. 7p. 3 Charts, 3 Graphs.
- Subject
- *ATRIAL natriuretic peptides
*ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
*HEART diseases
*DISEASES in older people
- Language
- ISSN
- 0002-0729
Presents a study which assessed the role of the B-type natriuretic peptide and electrocardiogram in the detection of cardiac disease in elderly patients attending a day hospital. Methodology; Results; Discussion.