Key result
Atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients altered cardiac BNP release during haemodynamic stress, showing a significant decrease during isometric handgrip unlike those in sinus rhythm.
Why the study?
Does cardiac rhythm (atrial fibrillation vs sinus rhythm) influence cardiac BNP release in response to haemodynamic stress in heart failure patients?
Observational (n=18)
Does cardiac rhythm (atrial fibrillation vs sinus rhythm) influence cardiac BNP release in response to haemodynamic stress in heart failure patients?
In heart failure patients, cardiac rhythm (atrial fibrillation vs sinus rhythm) significantly influences cardiac BNP release in response to haemodynamic stress.
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AF may alter BNP response to stress in HF; hypothesis-generating for rhythm-specific interpretation and reference values.
BACKGROUND: The determinants of release of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in heart failure (HF) are incompletely understood, particularly, the effect of heart rhythm and haemodynamic stress. AIMS: To investigate the effect of haemodynamic stress on cardiac BNP release in HF and differentiate this response for atrial fibrillation (AF) and sinus rhythm (SR). METHODS: In 18 HF patients (ejection fraction<40%, 9 in AF and 9 in SR) haemodynamics and BNP levels were measured from arterial and coronary sinus samples at baseline, after 10 min of 20 degrees passive head up tilt (HUT) and after 10 min of isometric handgrip (IHG) exercise. From these data, we calculated a transcardiac BNP gradient and compared results between the AF and SR cohort. RESULTS: During haemodynamic stress in both groups, there were no significance differences in left sided filling pressures. At baseline, there were no differences in BNP measurements between the SR and AF group. The transcardiac BNP gradient increased significantly in the SR (p=0.02) but not the AF cohort, after HUT. During IHG exercise, there was a significant decrease in cardiac BNP release in the AF cohort (p=0.03) but not the SR cohort. CONCLUSION: These data imply in HF, cardiac rhythm influences cardiac BNP release in response to haemodynamic stress.
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Gould et al. (2005) conducted an observational in Heart failure (n=18). Atrial fibrillation vs. Sinus rhythm was evaluated on Transcardiac BNP gradient (p=0.02 (SR after HUT), 0.03 (AF during IHG)). Atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients altered cardiac BNP release during haemodynamic stress, showing a significant decrease during isometric handgrip unlike those in sinus rhythm.
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