| 초록 |
Background: N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) may be a useful biomarker predicting adverse cardiovascular events. However, the relative contribution of volume status, left ventricular (LV) mass, LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction to elevated circulating NT-pro-BNP level has insufficiently evaluated in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.
Methods: A total of 203 patients who commenced maintenance dialysis therapy (2009-2012) and had measurement for serum NT-pro-BNP, were analyzed. Multivariable linear regression model was constructed with age, sex, diabetes, mean arterial pressure (MAP), extracellular water/body weight estimated by bioimpedence analysis (ECW/Wt), ejection fraction (EF), the ratio of early mitral flow velocity to early mitral annulus velocity (E/e’), LV mass index (LVMI), hemoglobin and log C-reactive protein (CRP) as independent variables, and log NT-pro-BNP as dependent variable. Standardized beta coefficient was used to compare the relative contribution of independent variables to NT-pro-BNP level.
Results: Patients were 56.1±14.8 years old, 48.3% women, and 54.2% diabetics. Median NT-pro-BNP level was 3630 pg/mL (interquartile range: 960-13731 pg/mL). All of MAP, ECW/Wt, EF, E/e’ and LVMI were significantly correlated with log NT-pro-BNP level in univariate analysis. In multivariable analysis, standardized beta coefficients were -0.303 for EF (p<0.001), 0.269 for ECW/Wt (p<0.001), 0.219 for E/e’ (p<0.001) and 0.154 for LVMI (p=0.008) in order (Table).
Table. Summary of Multivariable Regression Model for Log NT-pro-BNP Level
Coefficient
Std error
Beta
p-value
Age (yr)
Male
Diabetes
MAP (mmHg)
ECW/Wt
EF (%)
E/e’
LVMI (g/m2)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
Log CRP (log mg/dL)
Constant
0.003
-0.114
-0.011
0.006
6.605
-0.030
0.037
0.004
-0.616
0.208
2.902
0.003
0.087
0.090
0.004
1.318
0.006
0.010
0.001
0.025
0.051
0.667
0.058
-0.068
-0.007
0.089
0.269
-0.303
0.219
0.154
-0.126
0.218
-
0.285
0.193
0.899
0.102
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.008
0.015
<0.001
<0.001
Conclusion: NT-pro-BNP level is influenced by multiple factors including LV structural or functional abnormality as well as volume status in ESRD patients. Although this complexity makes a difficulty in interpretation, NP-pro-BNP may serve as a useful adjunct method to identify cardiac abnormalities and/or volume overload in ESRD patients. |