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The NT-ProBNP Test in Subjects with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis Presenting with Acute Dyspnea: Is Knowing Worth the Cost?
Table 4
The Echocardiography parameters of the NT-ProBNP elevated, NT-ProBNP normal, and no NT-ProBNP groups.
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No NT-ProBNP | Value (95% CI) | | NT-ProBNP elevated | NT-ProBNP normal |
| Left ventricle parameters | | | | | Left ventricular systolic ejection fraction (%)1 | 54.6% | 50% | 45.5% | 0.43 | Left atrial volume (mL)2 | 47.3 | 45.5 | 39.2 | 0.66 | Left ventricular mass (g)3 | 148.8 | 139.2 | 156.7 | 0.45 | E/E′ ratio | >15 | >15 | >15 | 1.0 | Tricuspid parameters | | | | | Jet area-central jets (cm2)4 | <5 | <5 | <5 | 1.0 | Vena contracta width | Not defined | Not defined | Not defined | N/A | Mitral valve parameters | | | | | Mitral valve areas (cm2)4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.87 | Mitral valve gradient (mmHg)5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.63 | Right ventricular parameters | | | | | Right ventricular ejection fraction (%)1 | 38.2% | 37.5% | 40.9% | 0.46 | Pulmonary artery parameters | | | | | Pulmonary artery systolic pressures (mmHg)5 | 20.1 | 22.4 | 19.7 | 0.24 |
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1Percent (%), 2mililiters (mL), 3grams (g), 4centimeters squared (cm2), and 5milimeters of Mercury (mmHg).
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