title: The comparison of amino-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide levels in preeclampsia and normotensive pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the levels of amino-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (Nt pro-BNP) in preeclampsia in comparison with normotensive pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women with preeclampsia (proteinuria > or = 300 mg/24 h and at least two readings of systolic blood pressure > or = 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure > or = 90 mm Hg) (n = 32 mild preeclampsia and n = 8 severe preeclampsia) were compared with normotensive women (n = 40). Serum Nt pro-BNP was measured using an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA) method (Nt pro-BNP, Roche) with a Roche modular analytics E170 immunoassay analyzer. Statistical analysis was carried out by the Student t-test, and a P value of <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median serum Nt pro-BNP was 430+/-28.91 pg/mL in preeclampsia. The levels of serum Nt pro-BNP were 74+/-16.82 pg/mL in normotensive pregnant women (P < 0.001) and significantly higher in women with preeclampsia (P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The higher levels of serum Nt pro-BNP in preeclamptic women may be an indicator of high left-ventricular filling pressure, and indicate left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Dicle University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalinkaya
authors.forename: Nurten
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
authors.forename: Naime
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Canoruç
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011498:Protein Precursors; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain