scholarly journals GW26-e4466 Relationship of depression and anxiety on new york heart association functional class, brain natriuretic peptide and rehospitalization in patients with heart failure

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (16) ◽  
pp. C248
Author(s):  
Xuelian Liu ◽  
Dinghui Liu ◽  
Shujie Yu ◽  
Bin Zhou ◽  
Baoshun Hao
2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Dekker ◽  
Terry A. Lennie ◽  
Debra K. Moser ◽  
Craig S. Miller ◽  
Jeffrey L. Ebersole ◽  
...  

Aims: To describe correlations and agreement between salivary and serum B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-10 and determine which biomarkers predict worse functional class in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods: Serum and saliva were collected from 75 hospitalized patients with HF (57 ± 12 years, 43% female, New York Heart Association [NYHA] Classes I [4%], II [43%], and III [53%]). Oral inflammation was rated as good, fair, or poor. Spearman’s ρ and Bland–Altman were used to determine correlations and agreement of the salivary and serum forms of each biomarker. Logistic regressions were used to determine which biomarkers predicted worse NYHA functional class, controlling for depression, body mass index, smoking, and oral inflammation. Results: Median biomarker concentrations were as follows: BNP (serum 361 pg/ml, saliva 9 pg/ml), CRP (serum 13 ng/ml, saliva 25.6 ng/ml), IL-6 (serum 19.3 pg/ml, saliva 10.5 pg/ml), and IL-10 (serum 64.1 pg/ml, saliva 4.7 pg/ml). There was a moderate-to-strong correlation for serum–salivary CRP, weak correlation for serum–salivary IL-6, and no correlations for serum–salivary BNP and IL-10. The Bland–Altman test showed good salivary–serum agreement for all biomarkers, but as serum concentrations rose, salivary measures underestimated serum levels. Visible oral inflammation was the only predictor of worse NYHA class.


2004 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry KRUM ◽  
Danny LIEW

Plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP (N-BNP) are highly sensitive markers of ventricular dysfunction and/or hypertrophy and, in established disease, offer prognostic value and may be useful for guidance of therapy. Ng and co-workers report in this issue of Clinical Science that urinary levels of N-BNP may be as useful as plasma levels for the discrimination of patients with and without heart failure. This raises the potential for a relatively simple urine test that could be used for the diagnosis of heart failure. Roles in prognostication and the guidance of therapy may also be possible but, perhaps of most significance, measurement of urinary N-BNP may be applied to screening of patients at high risk of heart failure. The main limitations of the study were that the sample of heart failure patients comprised only 34 individuals with New York Heart Association functional Class IV and that the observed correlation between levels of urinary N-BNP and plasma creatinine seemed counter-intuitive. The latter issue needs clarification, as renal impairment is a frequent co-morbidity among patients with heart failure and will potentially confound any observed association between ventricular dysfunction and urinary N-BNP levels. Another caveat is that it is unclear if testing for urinary N-BNP can be cheaply and conveniently administered on a large scale. Nevertheless, this first demonstration of elevated N-BNP in the urine of patients with heart failure raises a number of exciting possibilities with regard to the management of patients with established or possible heart failure. Further investigation is required and eagerly awaited.


2010 ◽  
Vol 106 (8) ◽  
pp. 1146-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rutger J. van Bommel ◽  
Eva van Rijnsoever ◽  
C. Jan Willem Borleffs ◽  
Victoria Delgado ◽  
Nina Ajmone Marsan ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
Svetlana N. Nedvetskaya ◽  
Vitalii G. Tregubov ◽  
Iosif Z. Shubitidze ◽  
Vladimir M. Pokrovskiy

Aim. Еvaluate the influence of combination therapy with fosinopril or zofenopril on the regulatory-adaptive status (RAS) of patients with diastolic chronic heart failure (CHF). Material and methods. The study includes 80 patients with CHF I-II functional class according to the classification of the New York heart Association with left ventricle ejection fraction ≥50% because of hypertensive disease (HD) of III stage, who were randomized into two groups for treatment with fosinopril (14.7±4.2 mg/day, n=40) or zofenopril (22.5±7.5 mg/day, n=40). As part of combination pharmacotherapy, patients were included nebivolol (7.1±2.0 mg/day and 6.8±1.9 mg/day), in the presence of indications, atorvastatin and acetylsalicylic acid in the intestinal shell were prescribed. Initially and after six months, the following was done: a quantitative evaluation of the RAS (by cardio-respiratory synchronism test), echocardiography, tredmil-test, six-minute walking test, determination of the N-terminal precursor of the natriuretic brain peptide level in blood plasma and subjective evaluation of quality of life. Results. Therapy, using fosinopril, in comparison with zofenopril, more improved RAS (by 66.5%, p


1994 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Jakob ◽  
J Mair ◽  
K P Vorderwinkler ◽  
G Judmaier ◽  
P König ◽  
...  

Abstract We measured concentrations of guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP) in plasma and urine of healthy subjects and patients with congestive heart failure, renal impairment, neoplastic disease, and hepatic cirrhosis. There was no correlation between cGMP concentrations in urine and in plasma. In all patients except those with renal impairment, urinary cGMP concentrations were significantly higher than in healthy persons. Only patients with heart failure or renal impairment showed significantly increased plasma cGMP concentrations. In contrast, cGMP in urine does not relate to the clinically assessed severity of heart failure (New York Heart Association functional classes). Determination of cGMP in plasma results in higher sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing heart failure than measurement of cGMP in urine.


2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kambiz Norozi ◽  
Jens Bahlmann ◽  
Björn Raab ◽  
Valentin Alpers ◽  
Jan O. Arnhold ◽  
...  

AbstractAimsOur purpose was to evaluate the effect of a treatment over six months with bisoprolol on the surrogate parameters of N-Terminal-pro brain natriuretic peptide, subsequently to be described as brain natriuretic peptide, peak uptake of oxygen, and ventricular function assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in grown ups and adults who had undergone surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot.Methods and resultsWe designed a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial. We enrolled 33 patients, aged 30.9 plus or minus 9.5 years in either class 1 or 2 of the grading of the New York Heart Association class with both levels of brain natriuretic peptide greater than 100 pg/ml and a reduced peak uptake of oxygen less than 25 ml/kg/min. During treatment with Bisoprolol, the levels of brain natriuretic peptide increased significantly from 206 plus or minus 95 to 341 plus or minus 250 pg/ml (p< 0.05), and those of atrial natriuretic peptide from 4117 plus or minus 1837 to 5340 plus or minus 2102 fmol/ml (p = 0.0005). These measures remained unchanged in the group of patients receiving the placebo. Peak uptake of oxygen did not differ significantly in either group, nor did treatment have any significant effect on right and left ventricular volumes and ejection fractions as determined by magnetic resonance imaging. The clinical state as judged within the grading system of the New York Heart Association was also unchanged by beta-blockade.ConclusionBeta blockade with Bisoprolol seems to have no beneficial effect on asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with right ventricular dysfunction secondary to repaired tetralogy of Fallot with residual pulmonary regurgitation and/or stenosis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuchieh Kathryn Chang ◽  
Holland Kaplan ◽  
Yimin Geng ◽  
Li Mo ◽  
Jennifer Philip ◽  
...  

Background: Patients with heart failure have significant symptom burden, care needs, and often a progressive course to end-stage disease. Palliative care referrals may be helpful but it is currently unclear when patients should be referred and by whom. We conducted a systematic review of the literature to examine referral criteria for palliative care among patients with heart failure. Methods: We searched Ovid, MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, and PubMed databases for articles in the English language from the inception of databases to January 17, 2019 related to palliative care referral in patients with heart failure. Two investigators independently reviewed each citation for inclusion and then extracted the referral criteria. Referral criteria were then categorized thematically. Results: Of the 1199 citations in our initial search, 102 articles were included in the final sample. We identified 18 categories of referral criteria, including 7 needs-based criteria and 10 disease-based criteria. The most commonly discussed criterion was physical or emotional symptoms (n=51 [50%]), followed by cardiac stage (n=46 [45%]), hospital utilization (n=38 [37%]), prognosis (n=37 [36%]), and advanced cardiac therapies (n=36 [35%]). Under cardiac stage, 31 (30%) articles suggested New York Heart Association functional class ≥III and 12 (12%) recommended New York Heart Association class ≥IV as cutoffs for referral. Prognosis of ≤1 year was mentioned in 21 (21%) articles as a potential trigger; few other criteria had specific cutoffs. Conclusions: This systematic review highlighted the lack of consensus regarding referral criteria for the involvement of palliative care in patients with heart failure. Further research is needed to identify appropriate and timely triggers for palliative care referral.


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