Levels of B-type natriuretic peptide in chronic heart failure patients with and without diabetes mellitus

  • Authors:
    • Qiang Peng
    • Weitong Hu
    • Hai Su
    • Qing Yang
    • Xiaoshu Cheng
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  • Published online on: October 23, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.760
  • Pages: 229-232
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Abstract

The current study aimed to observe the value of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM). The study consisted of 559 CHF patients, including 276 patients with coronary heart disease, 234 with hypertensive heart disease and 49 with dilated cardiomyopathy. The subjects were divided into non-DM and DM groups which included 384 and 175 patients, respectively. Their New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function degree and BNP levels were detected following admission. Other blood parameters, including fasting blood glucose and serum creatinine, were also collected. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and the average thickness of the left ventricular wall (LVW) were detected by echocardiography. The total score of the heart failure (HF)-related parameters was evaluated for each patient according to age, hypertension, LVEF, LVW and NYHA degree. Additionally, BNP-score relation curves were constructed. The levels of BNP were significantly higher in the DM group compared with the non-DM group (1143.73±94.0 vs. 884.34±57.0 ng/l, P<0.05). Positive BNP-score relation curves were obtained for the DM and non-DM groups, but the curve of the DM group was notably steeper. As the patients with DM have significantly higher BNP levels at a similar HF score, DM history and fasting blood glucose should be taken into consideration when evaluating the value of BNP in HF.
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Peng Q, Hu W, Su H, Yang Q and Cheng X: Levels of B-type natriuretic peptide in chronic heart failure patients with and without diabetes mellitus. Exp Ther Med 5: 229-232, 2013
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Peng, Q., Hu, W., Su, H., Yang, Q., & Cheng, X. (2013). Levels of B-type natriuretic peptide in chronic heart failure patients with and without diabetes mellitus. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 5, 229-232. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.760
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Peng, Q., Hu, W., Su, H., Yang, Q., Cheng, X."Levels of B-type natriuretic peptide in chronic heart failure patients with and without diabetes mellitus". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 5.1 (2013): 229-232.
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Peng, Q., Hu, W., Su, H., Yang, Q., Cheng, X."Levels of B-type natriuretic peptide in chronic heart failure patients with and without diabetes mellitus". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 5, no. 1 (2013): 229-232. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.760