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Clinically, the BNP test is useful in:

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Consult your laboratory for their normal ranges as these may vary somewhat from the ones listed below.

Conv. units
(pg/mL (ng/L))
SI units
(pmol/L)
Normal10028.9
Borderline (Heart failure might be present)100-30029-87

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Consult your laboratory for their normal ranges as these may vary somewhat from the ones listed below.

BNP >100 pg/mL (28.9 pmol/L) may be considered abnormal. Values >300 pg/mL (87 pmol/L) are most likely to represent heart failure.

Mean BNP concentration ± SD with increasing severity of congestive heart failure (CHF):

Conditions associated with increased BNP levels include:

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