It happens when the heart becomes damaged, for example after a heart attack, and cannot pump blood around the body properly. B-type natriuretic peptide, and another chemical derived from it ...

We investigated whether serum B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) is a useful biomarker to evaluate the course of PPHN and effectiveness of treatment. Design/methods: 24 patients with PPHN were treated.

This has previously been speculated, as elevated concentrations of BNP or N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in cardiovascular patients were found to be related to immune reactions ...

The inactive N-terminal fragment of pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been linked to ventricular dysfunction in the general population, and is predictive of cardiac events. Corteville ...

An assay measuring N-terminal pro-BNP, or NT-proBNP ... The initial primary use of measuring b-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is to determine the etiology of dyspnea in patients presenting ...