Comparison of Usefulness of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide as an Independent Predictor of Cardiac Function Among Admission Cardiac Serum Biomarkers in Patients With Anterior Wall Versus Nonanterior Wall ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Joost D. E. Haeck, Niels J. W. Verouden, Wichert J. Kuijt, Karel T. Koch, Jan P. van Straalen, Johan Fischer, Maarten Groenink, Luc Bilodeau, Jan G. P. Tijssen, Mitchell W. Krucoff, Robbert J. de Winter

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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to determine the prognostic value of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP), among other serum biomarkers, on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging parameters of cardiac function and infarct size in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. We measured NT-pro-BNP, cardiac troponin T, creatinine kinase-MB fraction, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and creatinine on the patients' arrival at the catheterization laboratory in 206 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. The NT-pro-BNP levels were divided into quartiles and correlated with left ventricular function and infarct size measured by CMR imaging at 4 to 6 months. Compared to the lower quartiles, patients with nonanterior wall myocardial infarction in the highest quartile of NT-pro-BNP (>= 260 pg/ml) more often had a greater left ventricular end-systolic volume (68 vs 39 ml/m(2), p <0.001), a lower left ventricular ejection fraction (42% vs 54%, p <0.001), a larger infarct size (9 vs 4 g/m(2), p = 0.002), and a larger number of transmural segments (11% of segments vs 3% of segments, p <0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that a NT-pro-BNP level of >= 260 pg/ml was the strongest independent predictor of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with nonanterior wall myocardial infarction compared to the other serum biomarkers (beta = 5.8; p = 0.019). In conclusion, in patients with nonanterior wall myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention, an admission NT-pro-BNP level of >= 260 pg/ml was a strong, independent predictor of left ventricular function assessed by CMR imaging at follow-up. Our findings suggest that NT-pro-BNP, a widely available biomarker, might be helpful in the early risk stratification of patients with nonanterior wall myocardial infarction. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (Am J Cardiol 2010;105:1065-1069)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1065-1069
JournalAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Volume105
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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