title: Serum NT-proBNP concentrations in the early phase do not predict the severity of systolic or diastolic left ventricular dysfunction among patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: The cohort included 55 consecutive patients with first ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEAMI) who underwent reperfusion. Blood samples were drawn for N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), highly-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), creatinine kinase (CK), cardiac troponin l (cTnl), and white blood cell (WBC) count within 24 hours of admission. Transthoracic echocardiography, performed within the same time frame, assessed left ventricular (LV) systolic function, as well as diastolic function. Variables significantly associated with poor systolic LV dysfunction were hs-CRP, peak CK, cTnl, and WBC. There was no significant correlation between NT-proBNP and systolic function early after STEAMI (p=0.49). Among patients with diastolic dysfunction, there was no significant correlation between NT-proBNP levels and peak mitral E-wave velocity to peak initial A-wave velocity (E/A ratio) (r =0.19, p=0.18) or E-wave deceleration time (r =0.22, p=0.15). Thus, NT-proBNP levels in the early phase after STEAMI were not indicative of systolic or diastolic function.
authors.affiliation: Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Itsik
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ben-Dor
authors.forename: Moti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haim
authors.forename: Eldad
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rechavia
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murninkas
authors.forename: Daniella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harell
authors.forename: Avital
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: Zaza
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Iakobishvili
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Battler
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasdai
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D003971:Diastole; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013599:Systole; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D019210:Troponin I; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D003402:Creatine Kinase