N-terminal Pro brain natriuretic peptide is a reliable biomarker of reduced myocardial contractility in patients with lamin A/C gene mutations

International Journal of Cardiology
Christophe MeuneGisèle Bonne

Abstract

Recently, concerns have been raised about a possible lack of sensitivity of biomarkers to detect left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with myopathies. We examined the ability of the N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) to detect LV or right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in patients with lamin A/C (LMNA) gene mutations. We prospectively measured plasma NT-proBNP in consecutive patients with documented LMNA mutations and age-sex matched controls. All patients underwent standard echocardiography implemented by pulsed tissue-Doppler echocardiography (TDE). Twenty-three patients were included (10 males, mean age 39.2 ± 18.9 years);10 had previous atrial arrhythmias, 8 had been implanted with cardioverter defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden death, 5 patients were of NYHA class II and 18 of NHYA class I. Sinus rhythm was recorded in all. NT-proBNP was increased in LMNA patients versus controls (123 ± 229 versus 26 ± 78 pg/ml, p=0.0004); 7 patients had depressed LV and/or RV contractility. Patients with reduced LV or RV contractility had increased mean NT-proBNP (341 ± 1032 pg/ml versus 80 ± 79 pg/ml in patients with normal myocardial contractility, p=0.004). Receiver-operating-characteristics analysis sh...Continue Reading

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