BNP levels are highly predictive of cardiac events within 6 months. In a study of 325 patients presenting with dyspnea to an emergency department, patients with BNP levels >480 pg/mL had a 51% ...

Under normal conditions BNP is present in very low concentrations. In response to increases in ventricular volume or stress, levels increase significantly. In patients with heart failure ...

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He had a proBNP natriuretic peptide level over 10,000 and an ejection fraction ... But it’s also great that his ejection fraction is now in the normal range and that his BNP is better.

clinical guidelines only recommend use of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels for confirmation of diagnosis. After analyzing data from a large US registry, Fonarow and co-workers have found ...