Normal Reference Ranges
Adult
< 100 pg/mL
Pediatric
< 100 pg/mL
Clinical Significance
Hormone secreted by ventricular myocardium in response to stretch. Highly useful for diagnosing and grading heart failure exacerbations.
Causes of High
- Heart Failure (HFrEF/HFpEF)
- Cor pulmonale
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal failure
- Sepsis
Causes of Low
- Normal finding
- Obesity (can falsely lower BNP)