Influence of diabetes on natriuretic peptide thresholds in screening for Stage B heart failure

Autor: Eoin O'Connell, Elaine Tallon, Stephanie James, Joe Gallagher, John A. Baugh, Donal O'Shea, Kenneth McDonald, James O’Reilly, Chris J Watson, Jean O'Connell, Mark Ledwidge
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Watson, C, James, S, O'Connell, E, Gallagher, J, O'Reilly, J, Tallon, E, Baugh, J, O'Connell, J, O'Shea, D, Ledwidge, M & McDonald, K 2016, ' Influence of diabetes on natriuretic peptide thresholds in screening for Stage B heart failure ', Biomarkers, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 538-543 . https://doi.org/10.3109/1354750X.2016.1160427
DOI: 10.3109/1354750X.2016.1160427
Popis: Context: Natriuretic peptide (NP) has been shown to be an effective screening tool to identify patients with Stage B heart failure and to have clinical value in preventing heart failure progression. The impact of associated metabolic confounders on the screening utility of NP needs clarification.Objective: To assess the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on NP screening for asymptomatic Stage B heart failure.Materials and methods: The study population consisted of 1368 asymptomatic patients with cardiovascular risk factors recruited from general practice as part of the STOP-HF trial. B-type NP (BNP) was quantified at point-of-care.Results: BNP was found to be as accurate for detecting Stage B heart failure in DM patients compared to non-DM patients (AUC 0.75 [0.71,0.78] and 0.77 [0.72,0.82], respectively). However, different BNP thresholds are required to achieve the same level of diagnostic sensitivity in DM compared with non-DM patients. To achieve 80% sensitivity a difference of 5-ng/L lower is required for patients with DM.Conclusion: Although a significantly different BNP threshold is detected for patients with DM, the BNP concentration difference is small and unlikely to warrant a clinically different diagnostic threshold.
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