2000-03-01
Relation of atrial natriuretic peptides to left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in heart failure
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European Journal of Heart Failure , Volume 1 - Issue 1 p. 51- 58
Background: Plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptides are correlated with atrial pressures, as are left ventricular ejection fraction and left ventricular filling abnormalities. Aims: This study investigated the relation of atrial natriuretic peptides to both left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in heart failure. Methods: Plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide were measured in 63 patients with chronic heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. According to Doppler transmitral flow measurements, 19 patients had a restrictive and 44 patients had a non-restrictive left ventricular filling pattern. Results: Plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide were higher in patients with a restrictive filling pattern than in patients with a non-restrictive filling pattern (197 vs. 75 pmol/l, P < 0.0001 and 1.14 vs. 0.45 nmol/l, P < 0.0001). In univariate analysis, atrial natriuretic peptide and N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide correlated with deceleration time, E/A ratio and left ventricular ejection fraction. In multivariate analysis, both peptides appeared independently related to left ventricular ejection fraction and left ventricular filling pattern. Conclusion: In patients with chronic heart failure, atrial natriuretic peptides provide information on left ventricular systolic as well as diastolic function.
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doi.org/10.1016/S1388-9842(98)00005-1, hdl.handle.net/1765/5613 | |
European Journal of Heart Failure | |
Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
Wijbenga, A., Balk, A., Jonkman, F., Simoons, M., Man in 't Veld, A., & Boomsma, F. (2000). Relation of atrial natriuretic peptides to left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure, 1(1), 51–58. doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(98)00005-1 |