Natriuretic peptide (NP) levels (B‐type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N‐terminal proBNP) are
now widely used in clinical practice and cardiovascular research throughout the world and …

Acute heart failure is a syndrome in which emergency physicians, cardiologists, intensivists,
nurses, and other healthcare providers have to cooperate to provide ‘rapid’benefit to the …

Patients with renal insufficiency may have increased serum troponins even in the absence
of clinically suspected acute myocardial ischemia. While cardiovascular disease is the most …

Kellogg, Douglas S., Jr. (Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, Ga.), William L. Peacock,
Jr., WE Deacon, L. Brown, and Carl I. Pirkle. Neisseria gonorrhoeae. I. Virulence genetically …

A MADS box gene, FLF (for FLOWERING LOCUS F), isolated from a late-flowering, T-DNA–tagged
Arabidopsis mutant, is a semidominant gene encoding a repressor of flowering. The …

Background Embolic strokes of undetermined source represent 20% of ischemic strokes and
are associated with a high rate of recurrence. Anticoagulant treatment with rivaroxaban, an …

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to determine whether a new accelerated diagnostic
protocol (ADP) for possible cardiac chest pain could identify low-risk patients suitable for …

ContextThe American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA)
guidelines for the management of non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE …

Background It is unclear whether an evaluation incorporating coronary computed tomographic
angiography (CCTA) is more effective than standard evaluation in the emergency …

Background Patients with chest pain contribute substantially to emergency department
attendances, lengthy hospital stay, and inpatient admissions. A reliable, reproducible, and fast …