Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 452-457 , August 2006

Neither Race nor Gender Influences the Usefulness of Amino-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Testing in Dyspneic Subjects: A ProBNP Investigation of Dyspnea in the Emergency Department (PRIDE) Substudy

Received 7 March 2006 ,Revised 23 April 2006 ,Accepted 28 April 2006.

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 Dr. Januzzi has received an unrestricted grant from Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, Indiana.

PII: S1071-9164(06)00225-9

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.04.005

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 452-457 , August 2006

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