B-type natriuretic peptide is released by cardiac myocytes in response to wall stretch. There are many hemodynamic effects of BNP which are beneficial in the setting of decompensated congestive ...

N-terminal pro-brain BNP (NT-proBNP) have been extensively studied for their predictive value in patients with heart failure. A systematic review now reveals that BNP is a strong prognostic ...

Possible Roles for Nesiritide in the Management of Heart Failure Although the majority of heart failure patients are ambulatory, with NYHA functional class I or II symptoms, the bulk of clinical ...

A natriuretic-peptide-guided approach to the management ... and impaired systolic function (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] <40%) were enrolled and randomly assigned to receive ...

Obesity influences the thresholds, but even in nonobese patients with dyspnea, optimal cutoffs may be lower than recommended.

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My BNP is above 100. A: The first thing to say here is that a blood test alone cannot diagnose heart failure. BNP stands for brain natriuretic peptide – a hormone produced in higher levels by ...

An assay measuring N-terminal pro-BNP, or NT-proBNP, is more sensitive to detect heart failure and used in many institutions. The levels of BNP and NT-proBNP are essentially the same in normal ...