Cosa vuol dire NT proBNP?

Cosa vuol dire NT proBNP?

Il peptide natriuretico di tipo B (BNP) e il frammento amminoterminale del pro peptide natriuretico di tipo B (NT-proBNP) sono piccole proteine o parti di esse (peptidi), normalmente prodotte nel cuore e rilasciate in caso di sollecitazioni cardiache.

Cosa si intende per scompenso cardiaco?

Il termine scompenso cardiaco viene utilizzato per indicare una condizione in cui il cuore non riesce a pompare quantità di sangue adeguate alle necessità dell'organismo, determinando l'accumulo di liquidi a livello degli arti inferiori, dei polmoni e in altri tessuti.

What is ntnt-proBNP used for?

• NT-proBNP is useful both in the diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure and is considered to be a gold standard biomarker in heart failure similar to BNP. A cut-off point 300 pg/ml has 99% sensitivity, 60%specificity and NPV 98%for exclusion of acute heart failure.

What are BNP and NT-proBNP levels?

• NT-proB-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) blood test. You may hear your healthcare team refer to BNP or NT-proBNP levels, depending on the equipment used by the laboratory. 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.

What is ntnt-ProB-type natriuretic peptide test?

• NT-proB-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) blood test. N-terminal (NT)-pro hormone BNP (NT-proBNP) is a non-active prohormone that is released from the same molecule that produces BNP. Both BNP and NT-proBNP are released in response to changes in pressure inside the heart. These changes can be related to heart failure and other cardiac problems.

What is the NPV of proBNP 300?

• A cut-off point 300 pg/ml has 99% sensitivity, 60%specificity and NPV 98%for exclusion of acute heart failure. NT proBNP has also a strong prognostic value of death in acute and chronic heart failure and also predicts short and long term mortality in patient with suspected or confirmed unstable CVD.