BNP and NT-proBNP are valuable for differentiating right heart failure from primary lung disease, diagnosing pulmonary hypertension, and monitoring right ventricular function in respiratory patients.
Key findingNatriuretic peptides (BNP, NT-proBNP) are clinically useful for distinguishing cardiac from respiratory causes of dyspnea, diagnosing pulmonary hypert
What the researchers found
Natriuretic peptides (BNP, NT-proBNP) are clinically useful for distinguishing cardiac from respiratory causes of dyspnea, diagnosing pulmonary hypertension, and monitoring right ventricular function in patients with chronic respiratory disease.
Why it matters
Relevant for natriuretic-peptides, cardiovascular, respiratory.
How the study worked
review study on natriuretic-peptides, cardiovascular.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
moderate evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2004.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide/biomarker research with clinical implications.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
- Clinical translation to evaluate.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Natriuretic peptides, respiratory disease, and the right heart.
Chest, 126(4), 1330-6
Citation
Yap, Lok Bin; Mukerjee, Dev; Timms, Peter M; Ashrafian, Houman; Coghlan, John Gerard. (2004). Natriuretic peptides, respiratory disease, and the right heart.. Chest, 126(4), 1330-6.