What are the causes of elevated Natriuretic Peptide levels?
The potential causes of elevated Natriuretic Peptide levels include cardiac HF, including RV syndromes, acute coronary syndromes, heart muscle disease, including LVH, valvular heart disease, pericardial disease, atrial fibrillation, myocarditis, cardiac surgery, cardioversion, toxic-metabolic myocardial insults, including cancer chemotherapy, advancing age, anemia, renal failure, pulmonary obstructive sleep apnea, severe pneumonia, pulmonary hypertension, critical illness, bacterial sepsis, and severe burns.