Severity: Warning
Message: file_get_contents(https://...@pubfacts.com&api_key=b8daa3ad693db53b1410957c26c9a51b4908&a=1): Failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests
Filename: helpers/my_audit_helper.php
Line Number: 176
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File: /var/www/html/application/helpers/my_audit_helper.php
Line: 176
Function: file_get_contents
File: /var/www/html/application/helpers/my_audit_helper.php
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Function: simplexml_load_file_from_url
File: /var/www/html/application/helpers/my_audit_helper.php
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Function: getPubMedXML
File: /var/www/html/application/controllers/Detail.php
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Function: pubMedSearch_Global
File: /var/www/html/application/controllers/Detail.php
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Function: pubMedGetRelatedKeyword
File: /var/www/html/index.php
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Function: require_once
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in diagnosing congestive heart failure (CHF), in an unselected population.
Methods: Eighty-three patients (47 men, 36 women, mean age 70 +/- 10 years) were referred to our hospital ambulatory from their general practitioners, with a diagnosis of CHF.
Results: Clinical-instrumental evaluation confirmed diagnosis in 45 patients (54%) (group A), and excluded it in the remaining 38 (46%) (group B). There were no differences between groups regarding age, weight, height, heart rate, blood pressure. Statistically significant differences between groups were found regarding ejection fraction (44 +/- 10% group A vs 60 +/- 7% group B, p < 0.01), and BNP blood concentration (162 +/- 226 pg/ml group A vs 73 +/- 23 pg/ml group B, p < 0.01). Forty-two patients in group A (93%) and 25 in group B (65%) had a BNP value > 20 pg/ml (p < 0.05). Using this cut-off value, sensitivity was 93%, specificity 34%, negative predictive value 81% and positive predictive value 62%. Forty-two patients in group A (93%) and 14 in group B (36%) had an "abnormal" electrocardiogram (p < 0.01). The presence of electrocardiographic abnormalities showed a sensitivity for the diagnosis of CHF of 93%, specificity of 63%, negative predictive value of 89% and positive predictive value of 77%.
Conclusions: In our population BNP dosage confirms the high negative predictive value reported in the literature and may be useful to exclude diagnosis of CHF in patients with suspect signs and symptoms.
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