Reverse ventricular remodelling after cardiac resynchronization therapy is associated with a reduction in serum tenascin-C and plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels

Autor: Marleen H. M. Hessel, Gabe B. Bleeker, Douwe E. Atsma, Maureen M. Henneman, Arnoud van der Laarse, Brigit den Adel, Jeroen J. Bax, M.J. Schalij, Margreet Klok
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: European Journal of Heart Failure. 9:1058-1063
ISSN: 1388-9842
Popis: Background: In heart failure patients, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) leads to reverse ventricular remodelling. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether changes in levels of circulating biomarkers of extracellular matrix metabolism correlate with the response to CRT. Methods and results: Clinical parameters, left ventricular (LV) volumes, and circulating levels of tenascin-C (TNC), matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), MMP-9, and amino-terminal propeptide of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were assessed in 64 patients at baseline and 6 months follow-up. The majority of patients (72%) showed a >10% reduction in LV end-systolic volume at follow-up, and were classified as responders to CRT. The remaining patients were classified as non-responders. In responders, a significant decrease in circulating levels of TNC (from 60±40ng/mL to 47±30ng/mL, p
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