Association between left ventricular global longitudinal strain and natriuretic peptides in outpatients with chronic systolic heart failure

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

M Schou⁵  J P. Goetze²  G Sölétormos⁴  C Kistorp¹  T Kümler⁵  K Iversen⁵  N Tønder³  H Bosselmann³  F Gaborit⁵ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine O, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, DK-2730, Denmark;Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark;Department of Internal Medicine KNEA, North Zealand University Hospital, Hillerod, DK-3400, Denmark;Department of Clinical Biochemistry, North Zealand University Hospital, Hillerod, DK-3400, Denmark;Department of Cardiology, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, DK-2730, Denmark

关键词: Natriuretic peptides;    Systolic heart failure;    Left ventricular global longitudinal strain;   

Others  :  1222691
DOI  :  10.1186/s12872-015-0063-8

 received in 2015-03-09, accepted in 2015-07-06,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Both impaired left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) and increased plasma concentrations of natriuretic peptides(NP) are associated with a poor outcome in heart failure (HF). Increased levels of NP reflect increased wall stress of the LV. However, little is known about the relationship between LV GLS and NP. This aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the echocardiographic measure LV GLS and plasma levels of NP.

Methods

We prospectively included 149 patients with verified systolic HF at the baseline visit in an outpatient HF clinic. LV GLS was assessed by two dimension speckle tracking and plasma concentrations of N-terminal-pro-brain-natriuretic-peptide (NT-proBNP) and pro-atrial-natriuretic-peptide (proANP) were analysed.

Results

The patients had a median age of 70 years, 28.2 % were females, 26.5 % were in functional class III-IV, median left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 33 % and median LV GLS was −11 %. LV GLS was associated with increased plasma concentrations of NT-proBNP and proANP in multivariate logistic regression (NT-proBNP: Odds Ratio _GLS : 7.25, 95 %-CI: 2.48-21.1, P < 0.001 and proANP: Odds Ratio _GLS : 3.26, 95-%-CI: 1.28-8.30, P = 0.013) and linear regression (NT-proBNP: β _GLS : 1.19, 95 %-CI: 0.62-1.76, P < 0.001 and proANP: β _GLS : 0.42, 95-%-CI: 0.11-0.72, P = 0.007) models after adjustment for traditional confounders (age, gender, body-mass-index, atrial fibrillation, renal function) and left atrial volume index.

Conclusion

Impaired LV GLS is associated with increased plasma concentrations of NP and our data suggest that left ventricular myocardial mechanics estimated by LV GLS reflects myocardial wall stress in chronic systolic HF.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Gaborit et al.

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