Natriuretic Peptide Measurement during ARNi Treatment
29 September 2020
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Treatment with ARNi results in a rise of many vasoactive peptides such as BNP, ANP etc.
- Being a target of neprilysin metabolism, BNP can be raised in patients on ARNi which is not reflective of an adverse prognosis
- NT-proBNP is not a substrate of neprilysin and hence its levels in Heart Failure patients treated with ARNi is reflective of a good prognosis and cardiac remodelling
- NT-proBNP is the preferred cardiac biomarker for monitoring treatment with ARNi
