Your doctor can test for levels of related peptides called BNP or NT-proBNP in your blood to see if you have heart failure or if it may be getting worse. (Photo credit: Bang Oland/Dreamstime ...

Dr. Hare answers the question: 'Must I Repeat BNP Blood Tests?' — -- Question: Should the BNP blood test be repeated at each visit to my doctor, or at all? Answer: So the BNP test is a blood ...

A brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) blood test measures the levels of BNP in a person’s blood. Doctors use BNP tests to indicate how well the heart is pumping blood throughout the body.

Like the troponin blood test, your doctor may order a BNP blood test if you’ve been diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism. This test is normally ordered to evaluate the seriousness of heart failure.

or BNP. It is released into the blood when the heart undergoes stress. Some doctors already test for this protein to help evaluate patients with shortness of breath who may be suffering from ...

The test checks blood levels of a hormone called B-type natriuretic peptide (search) (BNP). Blood tests for BNP are already used to screen for heart failure, since elevated levels of the hormone ...