with values in the range of 0.50-0.70 (low accuracy), 0.70-0.90 (moderate accuracy), and > 0.90 (high accuracy). “The significance of NT-proBNP in enhancing AF risk stratification deserves ...
but in the presence of heart failure the NT-proBNP is approximately four times higher than the corresponding BNP level, thus reducing the likelihood of a result in the ambiguous range; for example ...
Patients with NT-proBNP levels above 500 pg/ml were four times more likely to have ventricular dysfunction than those with lower levels, but a result of this range had a positive predictive value ...
This has previously been speculated, as elevated concentrations of BNP or N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in cardiovascular patients were found to be related to immune reactions ...