title: Relation of plasma brain and atrial natriuretic peptides to left ventricular geometric patterns in essential hypertension.
abstract: We investigated whether plasma brain and atrial natriuretic peptide (BNP and ANP, respectively) levels could reflect left ventricular (LV) geometry and function in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension. A positive correlation was found between LV mass index (LVMI) and plasma ANP levels in 84 untreated, hypertensive patients, but not between LVMI and plasma BNP levels. As compared with other geometric patterns, plasma BNP levels were increased in concentric hypertrophy, in which LVMI was increased and LV diastolic function was decreased. These data suggest that production of BNP was increased in hypertensive patients with concentric hypertrophy via LV overload or depression of diastolic function.
authors.affiliation: The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomoda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004452:Echocardiography; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D012083:Renin; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine