Utility of Pleural Fluid N-Terminal Pro-Brain-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Recurrent Unilateral Pleural Effusion Due to Congestive Heart Failure

Authors

Rina Zuniga
Rosa Maria Ferra
Alexander M. Sy, New York Medical CollegeFollow

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1111/jgs.13122

Journal Title

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

First Page

2227

Last Page

2228

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2014

Department

Medicine

Keywords

Aged, Chest Tubes, Comorbidity, Echocardiography, Female, Heart Failure, Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain, Peptide Fragments, Pleural Effusion, Pulmonary Atelectasis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Recommended Citation

Zuniga, R., Ferra, R. M., & Sy, A. M. (2014). Utility of Pleural Fluid N-Terminal Pro-Brain-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Recurrent Unilateral Pleural Effusion Due to Congestive Heart Failure. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62 (11), 2227-2228. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13122