Blood Collection of Patient Presenting in the ED and Prescribed a BNP



Status:Completed
Conditions:Cardiology
Therapuetic Areas:Cardiology / Vascular Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:21 - Any
Updated:8/11/2016
Start Date:May 2015
End Date:August 2016

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

A Blood Collection From Patients Presenting in the Emergency Department and Prescribed a Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Laboratory Test

Plasma specimen collected from patients presenting in the Emergency Department (ED) with or
without Heart Failure (HF) and prescribed a BNP.

Plasma samples are collected from a minimum of 400 subjects. Specimens are used to confirm
the currently accepted BNP cut off as and aid in the diagnosis and assessment of HF.

Stored specimens for future use in BNP assay development.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Males and females >21 years of age

- Able to understand and willing to provide informed consent

- Present in to ED

- BNP test requested

Exclusion Criteria:

- Males and females< 21 years

- Unable to provide informed consent

- Not presenting to ED

- hemolyzed sample
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Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Principal Investigator: Richare Nowak, MD
Phone: 313-316-3678
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland 20742
(301) 405-1000
Principal Investigator: Robert Christenson, PhD
Phone: 443-791-5272
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