A B-type natriuretic peptide or brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), is a commonly performed blood test that is used to diagnose or rule out heart failure. Specifically, the test measures levels of the ...

January 25, 2010 (Baltimore, Maryland) — Serial measurements of natriuretic peptide in a community-based elderly cohort often showed substantial changes in levels of the biomarker over two to three ...

Dallas, TX - The addition of natriuretic peptide testing to the traditional clinical evaluation of patients with dyspnea of suspected cardiac origin cut the duration of emergency-department visits by ...

NT-proBNP testing should become compulsory for referring patients to specialist heart failure services to improve diagnosis, ...

ATLANTA - In a trial of nearly 1,600 patients in the United States and Europe, a 15-minute blood test enabled emergency-room doctors to correctly diagnose congestive heart failure in 9 out of 10 cases ...

Secondary to hypertension, ventricular hypertrophy and remodeling are frequent causes of diastolic heart failure (HF), a condition associated with morbidity, hospitalization and mortality. Diagnosing ...

Panelists discuss how heart failure affects 1 in 4 people over their lifetime with 7 million current cases in the US, while Optum Health has implemented an innovative screening program using symptom ...