PMID: 32538758Jun 17, 2020Paper

Correlation of serum BNP and ET-1 levels with cardiac pump function and ventricular remodeling in patients with heart failure.

Cellular and Molecular Biology
Limin QinYi Li

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the correlation of serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels with cardiac pump function and ventricular remodeling in patients with heart failure. Eighty-one patients with chronic heart failure admitted to our hospital from March 2016 to November 2018 were enrolled as the study group, and 80 healthy individuals as the control group. Immunofluorescence was used for the detection of serum BNP, ELISA for serum ET-1, and ultrasound for related indexes of cardiac pump function and ventricular remodeling. Moreover, correlation analysis and prognostic factors analysis were carried out. Both BNP and ET-1 were highly expressed in the serum of patients with heart failure. Cardiac pump function related indexes (left atrial ejection fraction (LAEF), left atrial passive ejection fraction (LAPEF), and left atrial active ejection fraction (LAAEF)) in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P< 0.05). While ventricular remodeling related indexes (left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD), interventricular septum thickness (IVST), left ventricular posterior wall thickness (LVPM), and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) in the study group were signifi...Continue Reading

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