blood test for heart failure

[NLGA]

hi

My Gp sent me for a blood test for my heart and informed my results were 180 with ideal of if a 100 now I was worried about this but he assured me 400/450 would be a problem

Unfortunately I didn’t catch the name of the test in order to google it would anyone know the name and have a view on it

He said that normally you have this test prior to a echo yet mine was the other way around due to a spell in hospital

Could it be BNP

[Anon2023]

Hi I think the test you are referring to is the BNP test. I remember having this test myself and my levels being similar to yours. I think for a woman under 70 the normal level is 150 but for a man it’s 100. For anyone over 70 it’s about 200.

According to the pumping marvellous website; Measuring BNP levels in the blood through a blood test can help doctors to determine whether a patient’s shortness of breath is due to heart failure, or to some other cause. If the elevated figure is above 400 then NICE guidelines say that the patient should have an echocardiogram within three weeks which is the gold standard of diagnosis for heart failure in the UK.

Hope this helps.

[NLGA in reply to Anon2023]

Yes thanks that seems to fit kind of you to help will have a google

[Anon2023 in reply to NLGA]

You’re welcome. Hope you are doing ok and managing to find out more information about your condition. It’s awful that you’ve been left without ongoing support from the hospital but not surprising, unfortunately. Ps be careful with Dr Google, he should be struck off!! Best wishes.

[NLGA in reply to Anon2023]

Yes take your point , I have chased my GP up to contact cardio for me just to find out is this medication for life when is a review etc

[CyclingTime]

I had the same test a couple of weeks ago the consultant told me 800/900 was something that showed signs of a heart attack. Maybe neveas 8 so phew !!

[NLGA in reply to CyclingTime]

That’s interesting I was worried about my 180