title: Head-to-head comparison of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and NT-proBNP in daily clinical practice.
abstract: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP; Abbott Diagnostics) and N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP, Roche Diagnostics) were compared in consecutive samples of 458 patients (mean age 60 years+/-16 years; 159 female, 299 male) sent for NT-proBNP measurement to investigate influences on both markers. BNP and NT-proBNP showed a close correlation with each other (r=0.89, p<0.0001). Using age- and gender-adjusted upper reference values the inter-rater agreement of both parameters was satisfactory (83%, Cohen's kappa coefficient=0.7). The combination of normal BNP and elevated NT-proBNP was significantly more frequent than vice versa (61 vs. 16 patients), and a calculated glomerular filtration rate<60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) was found in 39% of these patients. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed a significant influence of a reduced ejection fraction (<50%), renal dysfunction (calculated glomerular filtration rate<60 ml/min/1.73 m(2)), anemia, hypertension, age, and gender on both BNP and NT-proBNP. In conclusion, despite a close correlation and a satisfactory agreement between both markers in classification, frequent discrepancies in individual patients demonstrate that both markers are clinically not completely equivalent.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mair
authors.forename: Falkensammer
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gerda
authors.forename: Hiemetzberger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Renate
authors.forename: Hanno
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ulmer
authors.forename: Griesmacher
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andrea
authors.forename: Otmar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pachinger
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011336:Probability; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain