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Autodiagnosis of systolic dysfunction
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Systolic dysfunction could in future be routinely diagnosed with an automated blood test, it has been disclosed, for the first time.
The automated assay for serum N terminal B type natriuretic peptide prohormone (NTproBNP) outperformed an assay for N terminal atrial natriuretic peptide prohormone (NTproANP) in a direct comparison in over 700 randomly selected …