NT-proBNP
Helping to diagnose heart diseases and evaluate the severity level
BNP and NTproBNP are peptides that are continuously produced in the heart. When the muscles in the left ventricle over-stretch as in heart failure, the secretion of these peptides into blood increases. One may utilize the level of NTproBNP in blood to assess the cardiac event and its severity. Both of BNP and NTproBNP can be used to show different aspects of the heart failure.
- Diagnosis diseases
- Heart Failure (HF)
Available Instruments
About Using Reagent
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Sample Types
whole blood, plasma, serum -
Reaction Time
12 mins -
Detection Range
AFIAS (10-30,000 pg/ml)
ichroma™ (10-30,000 pg/ml) -
Indication
Exclusion test for heart failure diagnosis
Available Accessory
- Auxiliary thermostat for temperature control management
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i-chamber is an auxiliary device for the ichroma (ichroma ™ II) system and provides an environment set to the optimum temperature for the cartridge, which is an ichroma test reagent.
- 6 different slot / Independent temperature control system
- Independent time control
In Your Medical Field
The NT-proBNP test can determine the level of NTproBNP in the blood as fast as 12 minutes. The rapid turn-around should be a critical issue in ER or for paramedics in confirming the cardiac event.