Measuring the BNP level (b-type natriuretic peptide) can help distinguish between constrictive pericarditis and restrictive cardiomyopathy. In constrictive pericarditis the BNP level is normal to ...

BNP's greatest diagnostic importance may be in the setting where the pretest probability of congestive HF being present is in the 50% range ... B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels for normal ...

Company data show a mean 97% recovery of BNP in diluted samples. Accordingly, the original measuring range (2–5000 pg/mL) moved to values between 20 and 50,000 pg/mL (data from the manufacturer).

The levels of BNP and NT-proBNP are essentially the same in normal individuals ... The initial primary use of measuring b-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is to determine the etiology of dyspnea ...

Recent research demonstrates that measurements of neurohormones, in particular B-type natriuretic peptide, can significantly increase diagnostic accuracy. In the clinical setting, BNP levels ...

During the transition at birth to air breathing, regulation of surfactant release from alveolar type II (ATII) cells is critical. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) stimulates natriuretic peptide ...