title: Determinants of markedly increased B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A modestly increased plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level of greater than 80 pg/mL has been associated with increased mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, the prognostic significance of larger increases in BNP during STEMI has not been reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 420 patients with STEMI were identified from an administrative database, and 91 were found to have a BNP level measured within 24 hours of hospitalization. All patients underwent detailed angiographic and echocardiographic evaluation. Charts were abstracted in a blinded fashion to the BNP results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean ± SD age of the participants was 64 ± 13 years, and 53 (58%) of the participants were men. The median, 25th percentile, and 75th percentile of the BNP value were 366, 142, and 1011 pg/mL, respectively. The BNP level increased progressively in 1-, 2-, and 3-vessel coronary disease with medians of 253, 351, and 818 pg/mL, respectively (P = .009). Patients with grade 3/4 diastolic dysfunction had significantly increased median BNP values vs all others, 786 vs 306 pg/mL (P = .03). Eight (9%) patients died during their hospitalization. The median BNP values for 83 (91%) survivors and 8 (9%) nonsurvivors were 344 and 1420 pg/mL, respectively (P = .007). By multiple logistic regression, BNP level more than 500 pg/mL was independently associated with female sex, increased number of vessels diseased (>75% stenosis), lower ejection fraction, higher creatine kinase level, and lower body mass index.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In patients with STEMI, markedly increased BNP level seems to reflect the extent of coronary disease, the degree of associated systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and a higher risk of in-hospital mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA.
authors.forename: Ariane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neyou
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Neil
authors.forename: Aaron D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boura
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain