Brain natriuretic peptide and shortness of breath in the emergency department

CMAJ. 2018 Nov 19;190(46):E1361-E1363. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170770. Epub 2018 Nov 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / chemically induced*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis
  • Doxorubicin / adverse effects*
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / blood*
  • Heart Failure / diagnosis
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Middle Aged
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
  • Peptide Fragments / blood*

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Peptide Fragments
  • pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
  • Doxorubicin