ANP, BNP and D-dimer predict right ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Henrik Gutte Borgwardt, Jann Mortensen, Claus V Jensen, Peter Von Der Recke, Claus L Petersen, Ulrik S Kristoffersen, Andreas Kjær, Henrik Gutte Borgwardt, Der Recke Peter Von

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    Abstract

    Summary: Background: The aim of this study was to predict right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) using plasma concentration of D-dimer, pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (pro-ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), endothelin-1 (ET-1) and cardiac troponin I (TNI) in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE).Methods: Patients suspected of PE had a ventilation/perfusion-single-photon emission-tomography (V/Q-SPECT), pulmonary multidetector computer tomography (MDCT) angiography, blood samples and ECG-gated cardiac CT performed the same day.Results: Pro-ANP, BNP and D-dimer are associated with significantly elevated levels in PE patients with RVD. ROC curves demonstrated that D-dimer, pro-ANP and BNP were accurate for detection of RVD.Conclusion: Because measurements of cardiac biomarkers are inexpensive and easily obtained they may prove useful in the clinical diagnosis of RVD. However because of the small sample size, the results need to be confirmed in larger studies.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalClinical Physiology and Functional Imaging
    Volume30
    Issue number6
    Pages (from-to)466-72
    Number of pages7
    ISSN1475-0961
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2010

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