Table 1 Conditions or factors commonly associated with B-type natriuretic peptide or N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide elevations
From: Bench-to-bedside review: The value of cardiac biomarkers in the intensive care patient
Age |
Arrhythmias |
Cardiomyopathy: hypertrophic, ischemic, or dilated |
Congestive heart failure |
Coronary artery disease |
Gender |
Hypertension |
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction |
Pulmonary embolism |
Renal failure |
Right heart failure |
Right ventricular overloading: fluid, or pressure overloading |
Sepsis or septic shock |
Sepsis-related myocardial dysfunction |