Abstract

Objectives: Plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level increases with symptoms and severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). We aimed to determine the relationship between plasma BNP levels and echocardiographic parameters in patients with acute and chronic MR.

Study design: The study included 55 patients (31 males, 24 females) with isolated moderate-to-severe MR. Of these, 31 patients had acute MR, and 24 patients had chronic MR. All the patients were assessed by transthoracic, transesophageal and Doppler echocardiography and plasma BNP levels were determined.

Results: Clinical characteristics and functional capacity were similar in the two groups. Patients with acute MR had significantly higher left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) (p=0.001), and significantly lower LV end-systolic diameter (p=0.016), end-systolic volume (p=0.027), end-diastolic diameter (p=0.011), left atrial volume (LAV) (p=0.003), and plasma BNP levels (p=0.036). Effective regurgitation orifice area was also significantly higher in patients with acute MR (p=0.038). In multiple linear regression analysis, the natural logarithm of BNP was significantly correlated with E/Ea ratio (β=0.50, p=0.002) and LAV (β=0.38, p=0.015) in patients with acute MR, and with systolic pulmonary artery pressure (β=0.60, p=0.002) and EF (β=-0.36, p=0.039) in patients with chronic MR.

Conclusion: Although the echocardiographic degree of MR was more pronounced in patients with acute MR, serum BNP levels tended to be lower in this group. Correlation of serum BNP with E/Ea and LAV in this group may be an important finding.

Alternate abstract:

Amaç: Plazma beyin natriüretik peptit (BNP) düzeyi mitral yetersizliğinin (MY) semptom ve şiddeti ile artmaktadır. Bu çalışmada akut ve kronik MY’li hastalarda plazma BNP düzeyi ile ekokardiyografik parametreler arasındaki ilişki araştırıldı. Çalışma planı: Çalışmaya orta-ileri derecede izole MY olan 55 hasta (31 erkek, 24 kadın) alındı. Otuz bir hastada akut MY, 24 hastada kronik MY vardı. Tüm hastalar transtorasik, transözofageal ve Doppler ekokardiyografi ile değerlendirildi ve plazma BNP düzeyleri belirlendi. Bulgular: İki grupta klinik özellikler ve fonksiyonel kapasite benzer bulundu. Akut MY’li hastalarda sol ventrikül ejeksiyon fraksiyonu (EF) daha yüksek bulunurken (p=0.001), sol ventrikül sistol sonu çapı (p=0.016), sistol sonu volümü (p=0.027), diyastol sonu çapı (p=0.011), sol atriyum volümü (SAV) (p=0.003) ve plazma BNP düzeyi (p=0.036) anlamlı olarak daha düşük saptandı. Etkili yetersizlik orifis alanı da bu hasta grubunda anlamlı derecede daha yüksek idi (p=0.038). Çoklu lineer regresyon analizinde, plazma BNP’nin doğal logaritması akut MY’li grupta E/Ea oranı (β=0.50, p=0.002) ve SAV (β=0.38, p=0.015) ile, kronik MY’li grupta ise sistolik pulmoner arter basıncı (β=0.60, p=0.002) ve EF (β=-0.36. p=0.039) ile anlamlı ilişki gösterdi. Sonuç: Akut MY’li hastalarda MY derecesi ekokardiyografik olarak daha belirgin olmasına rağmen, serum BNP düzeyi daha düşük bulunmuştur. Bu grupta serum BNP düzeyi ile E/Ea oranı ve SAV arasında gözlenen ilişki önemli bir bulgu olabilir.

Details

Title
The relationship between echocardiographic parameters and brain natriuretic peptide levels in acute and chronic mitral regurgitation
Author
Kargin, Ramazan; Esen, Ozlem; Pala, Selcuk; Akcakoyun, Mustafa; Emiroglu, Yunus; Arslan, Kursat; Soe Moe Aung; Barutcu, Irfan; Esen, Ali Metin; Ozdemir, Nihal
Pages
191-197
Section
Original Article - Echocardiography
Publication year
2011
Publication date
Apr 2011
Publisher
Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI.
ISSN
10165169
e-ISSN
13084488
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2656866311
Copyright
© 2011. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.