Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Having lung disease, such as Reference emphysema Opens New Window or Reference chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Opens New Window.
- Having Reference kidney disease Opens New Window, kidney dialysis, or a Reference heart attack Opens New Window.
- Age. BNP values normally increase with age but will stay within a normal range unless heart failure is present.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference April 25, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference George Philippides, MD - Cardiology |
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