Usefulness of N-terminal–pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels in predicting survival in heart transplant recipients

Usefulness of N-terminal–pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels in predicting survival in heart transplant recipients

We evaluated the prognostic value of plasma N-terminal–pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT–pro-BNP) in 71 transplanted heart recipients during a 38 ± 2 month follow-up. The negative predictive value of NT–pro-BNP levels ≤800 pg/ml to predict death was 97% (95% confidence interval 92 to 100). Thus, NT–...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2004-12, Vol.94 (12), p.1585-1587
Hauptverfasser: Ambrosi, Pierre, Oddoze, Christiane, Ribéri, Alberto, Arques, Stéphane, Portugal, Henri, Métras, Dominique, Habib, Gilbert
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Biomarkers - blood
Cardiology. Vascular system
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart
Heart Failure - surgery
Heart Transplantation - mortality
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Nerve Tissue Proteins - blood
Peptide Fragments - blood
Peptides
Plasma
Prognosis
Survival analysis
Survival Rate
Transplants & implants
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Zusammenfassung:We evaluated the prognostic value of plasma N-terminal–pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT–pro-BNP) in 71 transplanted heart recipients during a 38 ± 2 month follow-up. The negative predictive value of NT–pro-BNP levels ≤800 pg/ml to predict death was 97% (95% confidence interval 92 to 100). Thus, NT–pro-BNP levels ≤800 pg/ml predict a middle-term good survival in transplanted heart recipients.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.049