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> Clearly BNP will be less effective if the clinical judgement is
> specialist rather than generalist generated.
>
Don't assume that specialists will use these tests less. There is good
evidence to show that heart failure treatment is more effective when
a) specialist cardiologists rather than generalists are involved and b)
they use more diagnostic tests (see JACC 1997;30:733-8)
Julian
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Julian H Barth
Department of Clinical Biochemistry & Immunology
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds General Infirmary
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