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What are the best tests for congestive heart failure?
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Three: 1. Physical exam by a trained physician, 2. Echocardiogram, 3. Blood test called NT pro-bnp (done to assess elevated pressure in the ventricle, only needed if exam and echocardiogram are not definitive).
Answered 12/10/2018
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