The Heart Failure Academy

Stop 2: Check NT-proBNP

The duration of this video is 6 minutes 30 secs

Target audience

This video provides useful information on using NT-proBNP blood tests.

As it is mainly prescribers who will order NTproBNP blood tests, some terms used in this video are more clinical. However, recognising clinical terminology and the context within the heart failure journey will be helpful for the whole multidisciplinary team.

Video content

In this video we consider:

• The need to be alert to the signs and symptoms of heart failure in consultations in primary care
• Other causes of breathlessness
• Risk factors for heart failure
• The symptoms of heart failure
• Clinical examinations and findings which might suggest heart failure
• When to take the NTproBNP blood test
• Other investigations to use alongside the NTproBNP
• Safety netting

Action planning

After watching the ‘Stop 2: Check NT-proBNP’ video and accessing the related resources, please complete this short action plan to share how the learning will change your practice.

Content published: 12 May 2025

Review date: 12 May 2027

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