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Han X, Zhang S, Chen Z, Adhikari BK, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Sun J, Wang Y. Cardiac biomarkers of heart failure in chronic kidney disease. Clin Chim Acta 2020; 510:298-310. [PMID: 32710942 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Heart failure remains a continuing threat to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although various heart failure biomarkers have been applied for early detection, diagnosis and prognosis in CKD, these are easily affected by renal insufficiency thus limiting use in these patients. In this review, the major four groups of heart failure biomarkers are explored. These include those associated with: myocardial stretch, ie, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP) and mid-regional proatrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP); myocyte injury, ie, high-sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT), heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP); fibrosis, matrix remodelling and inflammation, ie, soluble growth stimulating gene 2 (sST2), galectin-3 (Gal-3), growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15); and renal function, ie, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), cystatin C (CysC), urinary sodium and urinary albumin. This review highlights classic heart failure biomarkers with critical values adjusted to glomerular filtration rate, summarizes research progress of new heart failure biomarkers and future research directions. Because diagnostic and prognostic usefulness of a single time point biomarker is limited, biomarkers should be combined and monitored at multiple times for optimal clinical impact.
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- Xiaorong Han
- Department of Cardiovascular Centre, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Centre, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Centre, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Centre, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Centre, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Centre, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Centre, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China.
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Reeves S, Womack C, Lutherer LO, Todd C, Pinkney K, Kasemsri T. What Is High Enough? Elevated NT-pro-BNP in Decompensated Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia. J Pediatr Intensive Care 2017; 7:49-53. [PMID: 31073468 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Since the late 1980s, elevated atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) was considered the cause of brisk diuresis in adult patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). Pro-brain natriuretic peptide (pro-BNP) and related molecules, e.g., N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) are known biomarkers of heart failure in adult patients from many causes with probable relevance in children. Perhaps, pro-BNP or related molecules such as NT-pro-BNP are useful in the management of PSVT in infants, thus hastening treatment in children who may otherwise significantly decompensate. Case series of one infant and two neonates presenting with cardiogenic shock and evidence of heart failure are presented. Cardiac monitoring or electrocardiogram (ECG) confirmed the presence of PSVT. Adenosine was administered resulting in successful chemical cardioversion with each case. Significantly elevated NT-pro-BNP levels correlated with heart failure prior to cardioversion. In each case, patients were discharged home with lower NT-pro-BNP levels and maintenance with a β-blocker. Due to documented relationships between elevated pro-BNP level and heart failure in adults, the authors measured the related biomarker NT-pro-BNP in each case, as the relationship could be similar in pediatric PSVT. Based on our experience with children in acute heart failure from other causes, NT-pro-BNP can increase to potentially extreme levels in infants. It appears to correlate with clinical signs of insufficient cardiac output, such as tachycardia, respiratory distress, and moribund appearance. Indeed, in the case series, extremely high NT-pro-BNP values were obtained when the patients appeared moribund from decompensated PSVT. The question arising from these observations is: At what level of elevated NT-pro-BNP, would patients be identified for cardioversion prior to appearance of other signs and symptoms? For each patient within the case series, NT-pro-BNP levels of approximately 20,000 pg/mL were indicative of decompensated heart failure, which was subsequently confirmed by examination of the patient. Further investigation is needed to determine the clinical significance of NT-pro-BNP and related peptides in pediatric patients with PSVT and intermittent PSVT. However, the possibility exists that an increase in NT-pro-BNP and related peptides could be a biomarker for cardiac decompensation after prolonged or intermittent PSVT, thereby shortening the time of diagnosis and intervention, and hence, potentially preventing morbidity, mortality, and extended hospitalization. Additional evidence-based research would help provide biomarker information during PSVT allowing practitioners to more objectively analyze risks.
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- Shawn Reeves
- Lead Acute Care Pediatric NP, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, United States
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- Acute Care Pediatric NP, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, United States
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- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Clinical Research Institute, Lubbock, Texas, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, United States
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Corsonello A, Aucella F, Pedone C, Antonelli-Incalzi R. Chronic kidney disease: A likely underestimated component of multimorbidity in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017; 17:1770-1788. [DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 01/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Andrea Corsonello
- Unit of Geriatric Pharmacoepidemiology; Italian National Research Center on Aging (INRCA); Cosenza Italy
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- Department of Nephrology and Dialysis; Scientific Institute for Research and Health Care "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza" IRCCS; San Giovanni Rotondo Foggia Italy
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- Unit of Geriatric and Respiratory Medicine; University Campus BioMedico; Rome Italy
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Ludka O, Spinar J, Tomandl J, Konecny T. Comparison of NT-proBNP levels in hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis patients. Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub 2013; 157:325-30. [DOI: 10.5507/bp.2012.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ma G, Liao W, Qiu J, Su Q, Fang Y, Gu B. N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide and weaning outcome in postoperative patients with pulmonary complications. J Int Med Res 2013; 41:1612-21. [DOI: 10.1177/0300060513490085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective To evaluate the relationship between plasma N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and weaning outcomes, and the ability of NT-proBNP level to predict weaning success, in cancer patients with pulmonary complications undergoing noncardiac major surgeries. Methods Patients who were mechanically ventilated following postoperative respiratory failure were enrolled. NT-proBNP levels at the end of a 2-h spontaneous breathing trial were measured. Weaning was considered a success in patients who completed the trial and maintained spontaneous breathing following extubation for >48 h. Results Out of 29 patients, 22 patients weaned successfully but weaning failed in 7 patients. Plasma NT-proBNP was significantly higher in the weaning failure group than in the weaning success group. For predicting weaning success, the optimal NT-proBNP threshold value at the end of the spontaneous breathing trial was <448 ng/l (receiver operating characteristic analysis; sensitivity 68.18%, specificity 85.71%, positive predictive value 93.7% and negative predictive value 46.2%). Conclusion Measuring NT-proBNP at the end of a spontaneous breathing trial may assist in predicting weaning success, as a noninvasive, quantitative and repeatable indicator of cardiac stress in patients with postsurgical respiratory failure.
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- Gang Ma
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Dunlop JL, Vandal AC, de Zoysa JR, Gabriel RS, Haloob IA, Hood CJ, Matheson PJ, McGregor DOR, Rabindranath KS, Semple DJ, Marshall MR. Rationale and design of the Sodium Lowering In Dialysate (SoLID) trial: a randomised controlled trial of low versus standard dialysate sodium concentration during hemodialysis for regression of left ventricular mass. BMC Nephrol 2013; 14:149. [PMID: 23855560 PMCID: PMC3720185 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The current literature recognises that left ventricular hypertrophy makes a key contribution to the high rate of premature cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. Determining how we might intervene to ameliorate left ventricular hypertrophy in dialysis populations has become a research priority. Reducing sodium exposure through lower dialysate sodium may be a promising intervention in this regard. However there is clinical equipoise around this intervention because the benefit has not yet been demonstrated in a robust prospective clinical trial, and several observational studies have suggested sodium lowering interventions may be deleterious in some dialysis patients. METHODS/DESIGN The Sodium Lowering in Dialysate (SoLID) study is funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand. It is a multi-centre, prospective, randomised, single-blind (outcomes assessor), controlled parallel assignment 3-year clinical trial. The SoLID study is designed to study what impact low dialysate sodium has upon cardiovascular risk in dialysis patients. The study intends to enrol 118 home hemodialysis patients from 6 sites in New Zealand over 24 months and follow up each participant over 12 months. Key exclusion criteria are: patients who dialyse more frequently than 3.5 times per week, pre-dialysis serum sodium of <135 mM, and maintenance hemodiafiltration. In addition, some medical conditions, treatments or participation in other dialysis trials, which contraindicate the SoLID study intervention or confound its effects, will be exclusion criteria. The intervention and control groups will be dialysed using dialysate sodium 135 mM and 140 mM respectively, for 12 months. The primary outcome measure is left ventricular mass index, as measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, after 12 months of intervention. Eleven or more secondary outcomes will be studied in an attempt to better understand the physiologic and clinical mechanisms by which lower dialysate sodium alters the primary end point. DISCUSSION The SoLID study is designed to clarify the effect of low dialysate sodium upon the cardiovascular outcomes of dialysis patients. The study results will provide much needed information about the efficacy of a cost effective, economically sustainable solution to a condition which is curtailing the lives of so many dialysis patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number: ACTRN12611000975998.
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- Joanna Leigh Dunlop
- South Auckland Clinical School, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland 1640, New Zealand
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Jafri L, Kashif W, Tai J, Siddiqui I, Azam I, Shahzad H, Ghani F. B-type natriuretic peptide versus amino terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide: selecting the optimal heart failure marker in patients with impaired kidney function. BMC Nephrol 2013; 14:117. [PMID: 23725445 PMCID: PMC3680180 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The effect of impaired kidney function on B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) is vague. This study was performed to examine the effect of kidney dysfunction on the afore-mentioned markers and determine appropriate cutoffs for systolic heart failure (SHF). Methods In this cross sectional study adults with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 ml/min for ≥3 months were identified in consulting clinics from June 2009 to March 2010. SHF was defined as documented by a cardiologist with ejection fraction of < 40% and assessed by New York Heart Association classification (NYHA). Plasma was assayed for creatinine (Cr), BNP and NT-proBNP. Results A total of 190 subjects were enrolled in the study, 95 with and 95 without SHF. The mean age of patients was 58 (±15) years, 67.4% being males. Mean BNP levels showed a 2.5 fold and 1.5 fold increase from chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 to stage 5 in patients with and without SHF respectively. NT-proBNP levels in non-heart failure group were 3 fold higher in CKD stage 5 compared to stage 3. Mean NT-proBNP levels were 4 fold higher in CKD stage 5 compared to stage 3 in patients with SHF. Optimal BNP and NT-proBNP cutoffs of SHF diagnosis for the entire CKD group were 300 pg/ml and 4502 pg/ml respectively. Conclusion BNP and NT-proBNP were elevated in kidney dysfunction even in the absence of SHF; however the magnitude of increase in NT-proBNP was greater than that of BNP. BNP and NT-proBNP can be useful in diagnosing SHF, nonetheless, by using higher cutoffs stratified according to kidney dysfunction. NT-proBNP appears to predict heart failure better than BNP.
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- Lena Jafri
- Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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Mok SRS, Avila J, Milcarek B, Kasama R. The NT-ProBNP Test in Subjects with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis Presenting with Acute Dyspnea: Is Knowing Worth the Cost? Emerg Med Int 2013; 2013:836497. [PMID: 23533765 PMCID: PMC3606718 DOI: 10.1155/2013/836497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2012] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background. The NT-ProBNP/BNP test has been validated as a marker for determining the etiology of acute dyspnea. In the setting of end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis (ESRD on HD), the utility of the NT-ProBNP/BNP test has not been validated. This study examines the clinical utility of the NT-ProBNP test in the setting of ESRD on HD patients presenting with acute dyspnea. Methods. A retrospective case series of 250 subjects were admitted to Cooper University Hospital, 07/2010-03/2011, with ESRD and HD presenting with dyspnea. The incidences of echocardiography, cardiology consultation, and NT-ProBNP elevated and normal were examined. Correlation coefficients were calculated for NT-ProBNP with age (years), estimated dry weight (kg), amount of fluid removed (L), and ejection fraction (EF in %) among other echocardiography parameters. Results. Of the total sample 235 patients had NT-ProBNP levels performed. Cardiology consults were placed in 68.8% and 58% who underwent echocardiography. Of those for whom an echocardiography was performed estimated mean EFs of 54.6%, 50.8%, and 61.7% were observed among the NT-ProBNP elevated group, normal group, and no NT-ProBNP group, respectively. No differences were detected in all other echocardiography measurements. No correlation was observed between NT-ProBNP and age (r = 0.05), baseline EDW (r = -0.09), amount of fluid removed (r = 0.07), or EF (r = 0.02). Conclusion. In the setting of ESRD on HD, the NT-ProBNP test has no clinical utility in determining the etiology of acute dyspnea. This can be demonstrated through echocardiographic and therapeutic parameters measured in this study.
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- Shaffer R. S. Mok
- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza, 401 Haddon Avenue, 3rd Floor, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza, 401 Haddon Avenue, 3rd Floor, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza, 401 Haddon Avenue, 3rd Floor, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, 1 Cooper Plaza, 401 Haddon Avenue, 3rd Floor, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
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Waldum B, Stubnova V, Westheim AS, Omland T, Grundtvig M, Os I. Prognostic utility of B-type natriuretic peptides in patients with heart failure and renal dysfunction. Clin Kidney J 2012; 6:55-62. [PMID: 24422171 PMCID: PMC3888094 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfs174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 11/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Renal dysfunction is considered a confounding variable in the interpretation of B-type natriuretic peptides (BNPs) and their amino-terminal fragments (NT-ProBNP) in patients with heart failure (HF). Our aim was to investigate the prognostic utility of BNPs and NT-proBNP in HF outpatients with renal dysfunction, and compare the prognostic significance of the corresponding BNP/NT-ProBNP levels in patients with and without renal dysfunction. Methods A total of 2076 patients from 13 HF clinics in the Norwegian Heart Failure Registry were investigated. The BNP/NT-ProBNP levels were categorized centre-wise into four groups using the quartile limits found in patients with preserved renal function. Patients with renal dysfunction, i.e. glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≤60 mL/min/1.73 m2, were then assigned to BNP groups 1–4 centre-wise according to their level of natriuretic peptides. Results Renal dysfunction was present in 37.5% of the patients, of whom the majority (59.1%) had levels of natriuretic peptide in the highest BNP group. Patients with renal dysfunction and BNP levels in the lower three BNP groups had similar 2-year survival as patients without renal dysfunction and comparable BNP levels [crude hazard ratio (HR) 1.25, 95% CI 0.82–1.89, P = 0.302, multiple adjusted HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.54–1.33, P = 0.457]. Beyond 2 years of follow-up, renal dysfunction predicted all-cause mortality irrespective of the level of natriuretic peptides at the start of follow-up. Conclusion In HF outpatients, the BNP/NT-ProBNP level predicted 2-year mortality irrespective of renal function and provided important prognostic information on patients with renal dysfunction.
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- Bård Waldum
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway ; Department of Nephrology , Oslo University Hospital , Ullevål, Oslo , Norway
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- Department of Nephrology , Oslo University Hospital , Ullevål, Oslo , Norway
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- Department of Cardiology , Oslo University Hospital , Ullevål, Oslo , Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway ; Department of Cardiology , Akershus University Hospital , Lørenskog , Norway
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- Department of Medicine , Innlandet Hospital Trust , Lillehammer , Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway ; Department of Nephrology , Oslo University Hospital , Ullevål, Oslo , Norway
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Fujiwara N, Nakamura T, Sato E, Kawagoe Y, Hikichi Y, Ueda Y, Node K. Renovascular protective effects of erythropoietin in patients with chronic kidney disease. Intern Med 2011; 50:1929-34. [PMID: 21921371 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Erythropoietin (EPO) has been widely used for the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD). A growing body of evidence indicates that the therapeutic benefits of EPO could extend beyond the improvement of anemia. The aim of the present study was to determine whether EPO affects renovascular and oxidative stress biomarkers in pre-dialysis CKD patients with anemia. METHODS The study was a single-arm prospective study. Fifteen CKD patients (9 males and 6 females, mean age 63 years) with anemia (mean Hb: 8.1 g/dL) were treated with recombinant human EPO; 12,000 U administered subcutaneously once every 2 weeks. Various parameters were measured before and 6 months after treatment. These included serum hemoglobin (Hb), creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), proteinuria, urinary liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP--a biomarker of renal injury), urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG--a marker of oxidative stress), serum asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA), carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) as vascular markers and plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) as cardiac function markers and cardio-thoracic ratio (CTR) and inferior vena cava dimension (IVCS) as extra fluid retention markers. RESULTS After 6 months, serum Hb was significantly increased (p<0.001) and urinary levels of protein, L-FABP and 8-OHdG, carotid IMT, baPWV, plasma BNP and serum ADMA levels were significantly decreased (p<0.001). Serum creatinine, eGFR, LVEF, CTR and IVCS showed little difference throughout the experimental period. CONCLUSION These data suggest that recombinant human EPO may ameliorate renal injury, oxidative stress and progression of atherosclerosis in addition to improving anemia in CKD patients.
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