title: Long-term changes in collagen formation expressed by serum carboxyterminal propeptide of type-I procollagen and relation to left ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term sequential changes in serum levels of the carboxyterminal propeptide of type-I procollagen (s-PICP), which is a marker of type-I collagen synthesis, and to assess its clinical value in relation to left ventricular (LV) function and prognosis following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Forty-eight consecutive patients with their first AMI and 15 control subjects were studied. Patients with AMI were stratified according to the changes in s-PICP levels between days 1 and 90 (DeltaPICP) and divided into group I with < or =16.0 microg/l or group II with >16.0 microg/l. Patients in group II were characterized by LV dilatation, no improvement in ejection fraction and development of impaired diastolic filling from day 1 to 360, findings which were in contrast to group I. Cox regression analysis identified changes in s-PICP of >16.0 microg/l as an independent predictor of cardiac death or heart failure during follow-up. In conclusion, DeltaPICP relates to long-term changes in LV function and size, and provides prognostic information following AMI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Haderslev Hospital, Haderslev, Denmark. steen.hvitfeldt@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Høst
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Egstrup
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010359:Patient Readmission; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011347:Procollagen / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013995:Time; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D024042:Collagen Type I; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011347:Procollagen; D003094:Collagen