Your doctor can test for levels of related peptides called BNP or NT-proBNP in your blood to see if you have heart failure or if it may be getting worse. (Photo credit: Bang Oland/Dreamstime ...

The first fragment is the 32-amino acid C-terminal BNP, and the second fragment is inactive 76-amino acid NT-proBNP. Both pieces are frequently utilized to aid in detecting heart failure ...

Many healthcare professionals find BNP tests useful in helping diagnose or monitor heart failure. Read on to learn more about BNP and the levels of BNP that medical experts consider normal.

"Because BNP levels are elevated in patients with cardiac dysfunction, its measurement can be a valuable tool in the early diagnosis and treatment of patients with heart failure," they write in ...

We conducted a prospective study of 1586 patients who came to the emergency department with acute dyspnea and whose B-type natriuretic peptide was measured with a bedside assay. The clinical ...

Blood tests to check for anemia, thyroid problems, and high cholesterol, conditions that can be related to heart failure. There is also a blood test for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), which can ...

Blood tests can also help diagnose systolic heart failure, such as the blood test for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a ...

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The point-of-care BNP assay, made by Biosite Diagnostic Incorporated (San Diego, CA) for the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF), received FDA approval in November 2000 shortly after the ...

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