TY - JOUR
T1 - Usefulness of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and myocardial perfusion in asymptomatic adults (from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis)
AU - Mitchell, Adam
AU - Misialek, Jeffrey R.
AU - Folsom, Aaron R.
AU - Duprez, Daniel
AU - Alonso, Alvaro
AU - Jerosch-Herold, Michael
AU - Sanchez, Otto A.
AU - Watson, Karol E.
AU - Sallam, Tamer
AU - Konety, Suma H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/5/15
Y1 - 2015/5/15
N2 - This study sought to investigate the relation between myocardial perfusion and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in asymptomatic adults without overt coronary artery disease. NT-proBNP is a cardiac neurohormone secreted from the ventricles in response to ventricular volume expansion and pressure overload and may also be elevated in the setting of reduced myocardial perfusion. We hypothesized that reduced myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) would be associated with elevated NT-proBNP in participants free of overt cardiovascular disease. MPR was measured by cardiac magnetic resonance, before and after adenosine infusion, in 184 MESA participants (mean age 60 ± 10.4, 58% white, 42% Hispanic, 44% women) without overt cardiovascular disease. MPR was modeled as hyperemic myocardial blood flow (MBF) adjusted for MBF at rest. A linear regression analysis, adjusted for demographics, established cardiovascular risk factors, left ventricular mass, coronary calcium score, body mass index, and medications, was used to determine the association between MPR and NT-proBNP. Participants with low hyperemic MBF were more likely to be older, male, diabetic, and have higher blood pressure and higher coronary artery calcium score. Mean hyperemic MBF was 3.04 ± 0.829 ml/min/g. MPR was inversely associated with NT-proBNP levels. In a fully adjusted model, every 1-SD decrement in MPR was associated with a 21% increment in NT-proBNP (p = 0.04). In conclusion, MPR is inversely associated with NT-proBNP level in this cross-sectional study of asymptomatic adults free of overt coronary artery disease, suggesting that higher NT-proBNP levels may reflect subclinical myocardial microvascular dysfunction.
AB - This study sought to investigate the relation between myocardial perfusion and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in asymptomatic adults without overt coronary artery disease. NT-proBNP is a cardiac neurohormone secreted from the ventricles in response to ventricular volume expansion and pressure overload and may also be elevated in the setting of reduced myocardial perfusion. We hypothesized that reduced myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) would be associated with elevated NT-proBNP in participants free of overt cardiovascular disease. MPR was measured by cardiac magnetic resonance, before and after adenosine infusion, in 184 MESA participants (mean age 60 ± 10.4, 58% white, 42% Hispanic, 44% women) without overt cardiovascular disease. MPR was modeled as hyperemic myocardial blood flow (MBF) adjusted for MBF at rest. A linear regression analysis, adjusted for demographics, established cardiovascular risk factors, left ventricular mass, coronary calcium score, body mass index, and medications, was used to determine the association between MPR and NT-proBNP. Participants with low hyperemic MBF were more likely to be older, male, diabetic, and have higher blood pressure and higher coronary artery calcium score. Mean hyperemic MBF was 3.04 ± 0.829 ml/min/g. MPR was inversely associated with NT-proBNP levels. In a fully adjusted model, every 1-SD decrement in MPR was associated with a 21% increment in NT-proBNP (p = 0.04). In conclusion, MPR is inversely associated with NT-proBNP level in this cross-sectional study of asymptomatic adults free of overt coronary artery disease, suggesting that higher NT-proBNP levels may reflect subclinical myocardial microvascular dysfunction.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.040
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.02.040
M3 - Article
C2 - 25816778
AN - SCOPUS:84928585272
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 115
SP - 1341
EP - 1345
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 10
ER -