NT-proBNP levels in patients with arterial hypertension correlated positively with Heather index (r=0.375, p<0.00001) and negatively with thoracic fluid content (r=-0.300, p=0.0002).
Cross-Sectional (n=156)
In patients with essential hypertension, higher NT-proBNP levels are independently associated with older age, higher mean blood pressure, and higher Heather index measured by impedance cardiography.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of NT-proBNP with clinical and hemodynamic assessment in 156 patients with arterial hypertension. NT-proBNP correlated positively with, i.e. age (r=0.310, p=0.00008), mean blood pressure (MBP; r=0.199, p=0.0136), Heather index (HI; r=0.375, p<0.00001) and negatively with thoracic fluid content (TFC; r=-0.300, p=0.0002). The patients with higher NT-proBNP were older (46.1 versus 40.6 years, p=0.001), with higher MBP (102.6 versus 98.5 mm Hg, p=0.0043), HI (14.54 versus 11.93 Ohm s2, p=0.009) and lower TFC (27.5 versus 29.4 1/kOhm, p=0.0032). The independent predictors of higher NT-proBNP were: age, MBP and HI.
Krzesiński et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in arterial hypertension (n=156). NT-proBNP was evaluated on Association of NT-proBNP with clinical and hemodynamic parameters. NT-proBNP levels in patients with arterial hypertension correlated positively with Heather index (r=0.375, p<0.00001) and negatively with thoracic fluid content (r=-0.300, p=0.0002).
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