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 ...

A new brain chemical test that predicts which patients with heart attack symptoms are at higher risk of dying is paradoxically not being used in younger, healthier patients who could benefit the most ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(National) February 3, 2006 - Shortness of breath can be a sign of a lot of illnesses ranging from mild to life-threatening. A new blood test helps doctors zero in on who's suffering a serious one - ...

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

Scientists find a way to forecast hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Scientists are developing a simple blood test that could help doctors identify which patients are most at risk from hypertrophic ...

Serum levels of the cardiac neurohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) can predict mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Grabowski et al. explored the link between patients' BNP ...