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High Ntprobnp 169
Hi my mom has high BP and is on medication and has a weight of 60kg and age 57 now. Her TMT, ECG are normal and Echo ( mild wall thickening of 12mm). 1 year back we did CT Angiography it also shows normal then why her NTPROBNP is deranged. Her troponin was elevated for a while when she was traveling and it was 700 and never went up and then went normal and Non of the doctors was able to find it out. What should I do next and what is the reason her NTPROBNP is high.
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Pro BNP is a marker for heart failure. U can repeat the tests again and direct consultation required
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Dr. Birinder Singh Thind
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First of all, kindly explain that why are you performing the blood test for my probnp? If no symptoms and all the test are okay, then kindly leave it. significant range is considered to be 900+.
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