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Sanchis J, Bosch X, Bodí V, Núñez J, Doltra A, Heras M, Mainar L, Santas E, Bragulat E, Garcia-Alvarez A, Carratalá A, Llàcer A

Randomized comparison between clinical evaluation plus N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide versus exercise testing for decision making in acute chest pain of uncertain origin.

Am. Heart J.. 2010 Feb;159(2):176-82, PMID: 20152214

Exercise testing constitutes the usual tool for decision making in chest pain units. This policy implies logistical constrains. Our aim was to evaluate a new strategy, combining a clinical risk score and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain, without ischemic electrocardiogram changes or troponin elevation.

CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS

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