Tag Archives: diagnosis
July 2008 Br J Cardiol 2008;15:199-204–6
Cost-consequences analysis of natriuretic peptide assays to refute symptomatic heart failure in primary care
Michael A Scott, Christopher P Price, Martin R Cowie, Martin J Buxton
Introduction Heart failure is a serious syndrome accounting for around 4% of UK general practitioner (GP) consultations in patients over 45 years.1 Diagnosis is complex with frequent co-existing symptoms; misdiagnosis may lead to inappropriate treatment and inefficient use of scarce healthcare resources.2 The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for chronic heart failure state that the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and/or natriuretic peptides tests (where available) may be used to help exclude heart failure.3 Abnormal ECGs are usually observed in heart failure cases, although in one study, around 20% of pa
March 2008 Br J Cardiol 2008;15:79–81
Familial hypercholesterolaemia: recognising the unrecognised
Jonathan Morrell
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November 2005 Br J Cardiol 2005;12:456-8
How would British stroke physicians diagnose and treat hypoxia in patients with acute stroke?
Christine Roffe, Amit Arora, Peter Crome, Richard Gray
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May 2005 Br J Cardiol 2005;12:233-8
The diagnosis and management of heart failure across primary-secondary care: a qualitative study
Ahmet Fuat, Pali Hungin, Jeremy James Murphy
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March 2003 Br J Cardiol (Heart Brain) 2003;10:HB 8–HB 14
Vascular dementia
Lawrence J Whalley, Alison D Murray
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January 2003 Br J Cardiol 2003;10:50-4
National survey of emergency department management of patients with acute undifferentiated chest pain
Steve Goodacre, Jon Nicholl, Jo Beahan, Deborah Quinney, Simon Capewell
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