Diagnostic Accuracy of Natriuretic Peptides for Heart Failure in Patients with Pleural Effusion: A Systematic Review and Updated Meta-Analysis

• Zhi-Jun Han ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zhi-Jun Han, Xiao-Dan Wu

  Affiliations Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuxi Second People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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• Xiao-Dan Wu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zhi-Jun Han, Xiao-Dan Wu

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuxi Second People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

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• Juan-Juan Cheng,

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuxi Second People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

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• Shi-Di Zhao,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Wuxi Second People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

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• Ming-Zhu Gao,

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuxi Second People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

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• Hong-Yu Huang,

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuxi Second People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

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• Bing Gu,

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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• Ping Ma,

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

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• Yan Chen,

  Affiliation Emergency Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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• Jun-Hong Wang,

  Affiliation Department of Gerontology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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• Cheng-Jian Yang ,

  * E-mail: doctory2071@sina.com (CY); yanzihe3074@163.com (ZY)

  Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Wuxi Second People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

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• Zi-He Yan

  * E-mail: doctory2071@sina.com (CY); yanzihe3074@163.com (ZY)

  Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wuxi Second People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

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