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What Factors Contribute To Congestive Heart Failure?
Question: 62YO White Male. Obese, Hypetension, hperlipidity, Diabeteic. My TCO2 30 MMOl/L and MCV 103, Pro-B 1637. Am I in congestive heart failure?
Brief Answer:
Other factors should also be taken into consideration.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, it seems that you have an abnormally elevated NT-pro BNP level.
NT-pro BNP level is very important in diagnosis of acute heart failure. If it is normal, acute heart failure is excluded with a very high probability.
But, if NT-pro BNP level is elevated, it may not be used to confirm acute heart failure, because it lacks adequate specificity. Other factors, different from heart failure may be responsible for the abnormal test result, such as renal disease, etc.
It is very important to correlate clinical symptomatology, imagine techniques, such as cardiac ultrasound and chest X ray, and also take into consideration the presence of other influencing factors, when dealing with an abnormally elevated NT-pro BNP level.
Hope to have been helpful to you.
Feel free to ask me whenever you need. Greetings! Dr. Iliri
Other factors should also be taken into consideration.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, it seems that you have an abnormally elevated NT-pro BNP level.
NT-pro BNP level is very important in diagnosis of acute heart failure. If it is normal, acute heart failure is excluded with a very high probability.
But, if NT-pro BNP level is elevated, it may not be used to confirm acute heart failure, because it lacks adequate specificity. Other factors, different from heart failure may be responsible for the abnormal test result, such as renal disease, etc.
It is very important to correlate clinical symptomatology, imagine techniques, such as cardiac ultrasound and chest X ray, and also take into consideration the presence of other influencing factors, when dealing with an abnormally elevated NT-pro BNP level.
Hope to have been helpful to you.
Feel free to ask me whenever you need. Greetings! Dr. Iliri
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