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B-type natriuretic peptide

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B-type natriuretic peptide
See BNP.


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B-type natriuretic peptide and clinical judgment in emergency diagnosis of heart failure: analysis from Breathing Not Properly (BNP) Multinational Study.
SHIONOSPOT BNP, which is based on fluorescent immunochromatographic assay, can measure the levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the blood.
Since 2000, doctors have used elevated blood concentrations of a protein called B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) to detect incipient heart failure in people with chest pain or other inconclusive symptoms.
 
 
 
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