provides a compelling mechanism for the favorable metabolic effects of the natriuretic peptides (Figure 1). The heart synthesizes peptide hormones known as the natriuretic peptides. Expression of ...

Brain (B-type) natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a peptide hormone released ... 11 but the responsible mechanisms still remain to be fully elucidated. In our study of the prognostic importance of ...

Most of the evidence supporting the clinical use of natriuretic peptide testing in heart failure has been ... is that therapies that improve outcomes in heart failure do so primarily through ...

Mechanisms of arterial remodeling in hypertension ... Clinical significance of brain natriuretic peptide in primary pulmonary hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;43:764–770. 30. Nichols WW, McDonald ...

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a point-of-care B-type natriuretic peptide assay to be used in the diagnosis of HF. Nesiritide, a synthetic B-type natriuretic peptide ...

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

A brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) blood test measures the levels of BNP in a person’s blood. Doctors use BNP tests to indicate how well the heart is pumping blood throughout the body.

BNP and a closely related peptide (called NT-proBNP for short) go by a few different names. These include: B-type natriuretic peptide Brain natriuretic peptide NT-pro b-type natriuretic peptide N ...