Reference Ranges for NT-proBNP (N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) and Risk Factors for Higher NT-proBNP Concentrations in a Large General Population Cohort.
Paul I WelshRoss T CampbellLeanne MooneyDorien M KimenaiCaroline HaywardArchie I CampbellDavid J PorteousNicholas L MillsNinian N LangMark Colquhoun PetrieJames L JanuzziJohn Joseph Valentine McMurrayNaveed SattarPublished in: Circulation. Heart failure (2022)
An NT-proBNP ≥125 pg/mL is common in females without classical cardiovascular risk factors as well as older people. If NT-proBNP becomes widely used for screening in the general population, interpretation of NT-proBNP levels will require that age and sex-specific thresholds are used to identify patients with potential pathophysiology.