Cautious Application of Pleural N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure Pleural Effusions among Critically Ill Patients

• Jiann-Horng Yeh,

  Affiliation Department of Neurology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chun-Ta Huang ,

  * E-mail: huangct@ntu.edu.tw

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chia-Hsiung Liu,

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Sheng-Yuan Ruan,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Yi-Ju Tsai,

  Affiliation School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan

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• Ying-Chun Chien,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Ching-Yao Yang,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chun-Kai Huang,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chia-Lin Hsu,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Lu-Cheng Kuo,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Pei-Lin Lee,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Shih-Chi Ku,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Ping-Hung Kuo,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chong-Jen Yu,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• The HINT Study Group

  Affiliation Hospitalist in National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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