2006年12月1日 · BNP testing is recommended to detect or rule out heart failure, including diastolic heart failure. The test has a high negative predictive value—a negative result rules out disease more...

A B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) test measures the levels of BNP protein in your blood. Providers use this test to diagnose and monitor heart failure.

2025年3月19日 · A BNP test measures the level of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the blood, a hormone released by the heart in response to increased pressure and strain, often due to heart failure. The test is typically performed by drawing a blood sample from a vein, usually in the arm, and the results are used to assess heart function, help diagnose ...

2023年8月8日 · BNP helps the body compensate for heart failure (HF); measurements of BNP help doctors diagnose and treat this serious condition. Heart failure results when the heart becomes too weak or too stiff to pump normally.

2023年12月17日 · When you have heart failure, your heart makes more B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal-proBNP (NT-proBNP). Levels of both go up in your blood when your heart failure gets worse and go...

2024年3月11日 · The release of both ANP and BNP is increased in heart failure (HF), as ventricular myocytes are stimulated to secrete both ANP and BNP in response to increased strain caused by high ventricular filling pressures and increased exposure to neurohormones (eg, norepinephrine and angiotensin) .

2023年4月23日 · Ventricular BNP gene expression increases drastically in cardiac diseases affecting the ventricles, such as heart failure (HF). Observing ventricular BNP gene expression in ventricular disease may have given rise to the common statement that BNP is predominantly a ventricular hormone.

2013年1月29日 · To best consider the value of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or its amino-terminal congener (N-terminal-proBNP [NT-proBNP]) for managing HF patients, it is worthwhile to first consider the need: Why would a biomarker be necessary beyond clinical means to assess and manage patients?

2016年4月4日 · A BNP under the lower limit (usually 100 ng/L, but sometimes 50-80 ng/L) can virtually exclude the diagnosis of CHF, while a value greater than the upper cutoff (usually > 400 or 500 ng/L) can assist in ruling in a CHF diagnosis.

Normal brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) levels are helpful in excluding chronic heart failure in the ambulatory setting, although they have been studied less well and possibly less accurately than in acute care.