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Brain natriuretic peptide and shortness of breath in the emergency department
Yasbanoo Moayedi, Edward Etchells, Jeremy Kobulnik and Heather Ross
CMAJ November 19, 2018 190 (46) E1361-E1363; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.170770
Yasbanoo Moayedi
Division of Cardiology (Moayedi, Kobulnik, Ross), Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (Moayedi), Section of Heart Failure, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.; Division of General Internal Medicine (Etchells), Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Division of Cardiology (Kobulnik), Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Ted Rogers and Family Centre of Excellence in Heart Function (Moayedi, Kobulnik, Ross), Toronto, Ont.
MDEdward Etchells
Division of Cardiology (Moayedi, Kobulnik, Ross), Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (Moayedi), Section of Heart Failure, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.; Division of General Internal Medicine (Etchells), Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Division of Cardiology (Kobulnik), Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Ted Rogers and Family Centre of Excellence in Heart Function (Moayedi, Kobulnik, Ross), Toronto, Ont.
MD MScJeremy Kobulnik
Division of Cardiology (Moayedi, Kobulnik, Ross), Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (Moayedi), Section of Heart Failure, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.; Division of General Internal Medicine (Etchells), Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Division of Cardiology (Kobulnik), Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Ted Rogers and Family Centre of Excellence in Heart Function (Moayedi, Kobulnik, Ross), Toronto, Ont.
MD MHScHeather Ross
Division of Cardiology (Moayedi, Kobulnik, Ross), Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (Moayedi), Section of Heart Failure, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.; Division of General Internal Medicine (Etchells), Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Division of Cardiology (Kobulnik), Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto; Ted Rogers and Family Centre of Excellence in Heart Function (Moayedi, Kobulnik, Ross), Toronto, Ont.
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Brain natriuretic peptide and shortness of breath in the emergency department
Yasbanoo Moayedi, Edward Etchells, Jeremy Kobulnik, Heather Ross
CMAJ Nov 2018, 190 (46) E1361-E1363; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170770
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