B-type natriuretic peptide level in a patient with constrictive pericarditis.

Abstract

We report the case of a 35-year-old man with constrictive pericarditis who had a B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level of 129 pg/dl despite a left ventricular end diastolic pressure of 35 mmHg. We discuss a possible explanation for the relatively low BNP level given this patient's markedly elevated intracavitary pressures in the setting of constrictive pericarditis.

• Authors: Todd Brown, Jay Hollman
• Journal: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (Catheter Cardiovasc Interv) Vol. 68 Issue 6 Pg. 832-4 (Dec 2006) ISSN: 1522-1946 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17086538 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Biomarkers
• Natriuretic Peptide, Brain

Topics

• Adult
• Ascites (etiology)
• Biomarkers (blood)
• Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive (blood)
• Dyspnea (blood, physiopathology)
• Edema (etiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Natriuretic Peptide, Brain (blood)
• Pericarditis, Constrictive (blood, complications, diagnosis)
• Ventricular Dysfunction, Left (blood, complications)