Table 2.
Clinical conditions affecting B-type natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations
| Increased levels | Decreased levels |
|---|---|
| Heart and circulation | Flash pulmonary oedema |
| Acute or chronic heart failure | |
| Acute myocardial infarction | Constrictive pericarditis |
| Pulmonary embolism | Obesity |
| Myocarditis | |
| Atrial fibrillation | |
| Ventricular tachyarrhythmias | |
| Valvular heart disease | |
| Pulmonary hypertension | |
| Other | |
| Senility | |
| Stroke | |
| Septic shock | |
| Renal failure | |
| Hyperthyroidism | |
| Liver cirrhosis | |
| COPD | |
| Cushing’s syndrome | |
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
COPD — chronic obstructive pulmonary disease