Title: The correlation of brain natriuretic peptide and heart failure
Abstract: Objective: To explore the correlation of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and heart failure. Method: We enrolled 32 patients with severe heart failure (III–IV level of NYHA), 39 with light to middle heart failure (I–II level of NYHA) and 30 ones without heart failure. Their blood plasma BNP level was tested within 24 h after hospitalization. The BNP level of patients with severe heart failure after treatment was also tested. The difference of BNP level among or in groups was compared. Then the correlation of BNP and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was analyzed. Result: The patients with heart failure have significantly high level of BNP (P<0.05), and the more severe the heart failure is, the higher the BNP comes to be (P<0.05); there is a significant difference of BNP level in severe heart failure group between basement and after-treatment (P<0.05). There is significant negative correlation between BNP level and LVEF (P<0.05). Conclusion: BNP could be an assistant standard for evaluation of heart function.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
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