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Utility of brain natriuretic peptide assay as a predictor of short term outcomes in patients presenting with syncope to the emergency department

   
@article{CDT9531,
	author = {Ahmad Isbitan and Amer Hawatmeh and Yaser Elnahar and Kunal Patel and Zaid Altheeb and Vincent Debari and Ayman Hamdan and Fayez Shamoon},
	title = {Utility of brain natriuretic peptide assay as a predictor of short term outcomes in patients presenting with syncope to the emergency department},
	journal = {Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy},
	volume = {6},
	number = {3},
	year = {2016},
	keywords = {},
	abstract = {Background: Syncope is a common condition that accounts for 3% of emergency department (ED) visits and 1–6% of hospital admissions. Current admissions practices result in marginal diagnostic and therapeutic benefit and consume healthcare resources.
Methods: This prospective cohort study examined the use of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) test as a predictor of short term serious outcome in 159 patients who presented to ED with syncope between August 2012 and August 2013 in two tertiary teaching medical centers.
Results: A total of 41 patients (36%) had serious outcomes within 1 month, 21 of them were in the low BNP group and 20 were in the high BNP group. There was a significantly higher incidence of serious outcomes, myocardial infarction (MI), and life-threatening arrhythmias in the high BNP group. Patients with BNP >250 has an 8.844 fold increase risk of serious outcomes [odds ratio (OR) 8.844, 95% CI: (3.281 to 23.8), P},
	issn = {2223-3660},	url = {https://cdt.amegroups.org/article/view/9531}
}