What does a high NT-proBNP mean?
If your BNP or NT-proBNP levels were higher than normal, it probably means you have heart failure. Usually, the higher the level, the more serious your condition is. If your BNP or NT-proBNP results were normal, it probably means your symptoms are not being caused by heart failure.
What does nt-proBNP test for?
BNP and NT-proBNP are measured as a simple blood test to help diagnose and monitor heart failure. BNP and NT-proBNP test results provide different values. At Cleveland Clinic, doctors rely mostly on NT-proBNP testing to monitor patients with heart failure. You do not need to fast or do anything to prepare for the test.
What causes elevated NT-proBNP?
High cardiac output states: Conditions such as sepsis, cirrhosis, and hyperthyroidism, which are associated with high cardiac output, may cause elevated levels of natriuretic peptides.
How do I lower my NT-proBNP level?
After 4 months, exercise training caused a significant reduction in circulating concentrations of NT-proBNP (2124+/-397 pg/ml before, 1635+/-304 pg/ml after training, p=0.046, interaction), whereas no changes were observed in an untrained heart failure control group.
What is the treatment for high BNP?
Treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin-II receptor blockers, spironolactone, and diuretics reduces BNP levels, suggesting that BNP testing may have a role in monitoring patients with heart failure.
What is a good BNP level?
Generally, BNP levels below 100 picograms per milliliter (pg/mL) are considered normal.
How do I lower NT-proBNP?
Conclusion: Four months of combined endurance/resistance training significantly reduced circulating levels of NT-proBNP in patients with CHF, without evidence of adverse remodelling. Exercise training might offer additional non-pharmacological modulation of the activated neurohormonal pathways in the setting of CHF.
What is the treatment for high pro BNP?
Can stress cause high NT-proBNP?
Elevated levels of NT-proBNP reflect increased wall stress and, therefore, a maladaptation of the right ventricle trying to cope with the increased afterload.