Brain natriuretic peptide refers to B-type natriuretic peptide, and the normal indicator is less than 100pg/ml. if it is out of the normal range, it may be due to heart failure, pulmonary embolism, cirrhosis of the liver and other diseases.
B-type natriuretic peptide is a hormone secreted by the heart, which belongs to the blood biochemical examination, the reference range of B-type natriuretic peptide should be less than 100pg/ml under normal circumstances.B-type natriuretic peptide is one of the sensitive indexes for the diagnosis of heart failure, so when the B-type natriuretic peptide is more than 100pg/ml, it is necessary to highly suspect that it is congestive heart failure.
In addition, elevated B-type natriuretic peptide may also be caused by cardiovascular diseases such as left heart insufficiency, essential hypertension, or pulmonary diseases such as pulmonary heart disease, pulmonary embolism, etc. It can also be clinically seen in cirrhosis of the liver, renal failure, Cushing’s syndrome and other diseases.
To summarize, there are many reasons for abnormal B-type natriuretic peptide index, so patients with abnormal results need to do further relevant examinations to clarify the specific causes.