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The N-terminal of the prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a 76 amino acid N-terminal inactive protein that is cleaved from proBNP to release brain natriuretic peptide.Both BNP and NT-proBNP levels in the blood are used for screening diagnosis of acute congestive heart failure (CHF) and may be useful to establish prognosis in heart failure as both markers are typically higher in patients with worse outcome.