Brain Natriuretic Peptide as Noninvasive Marker of the Severity of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

In CTEPH patients, BNP levels correlate with RV remodeling and can be used to identify RV dysfunction. Future studies are warranted on the role of BNP to identify “high risk” CTEPH patients and its relation to postoperative hemodynamic outcome, RV failure, and mortality.