Association between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in a community based population / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) are excellent biomarkers for detecting heart failure and subclinical myocardial injury. However, it remains unclear whether subclinical myocardial injury is associated with NT-proBNP elevation in a community based population.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>In a community based study, levels of hs-cTnT and of NT-proBNP were determined in 1 497 participants older than 45 years. The lower detection limit of the hs-cTnT assay used in the present study was 0.003 ng/ml. The association of hs-cTnT levels and NT-proBNP levels was analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>When the subjects with undetectable (<0.003 ng/ml), intermediate (0.003-0.014 ng/ml), and elevated (≥0.014 ng/ml) levels of hs-cTnT were compared (r = 0.175, P < 0.001), a strong association between the hs-cTnT levels and NT-proBNP levels was observed (β = -0.206, P < 0.001; β = -0.118, P < 0.001, respectively). In multivariable analyses, older age and hs-cTnT were positively and independently associated with NT-proBNP levels (β = 0.341, P < 0.001; β = 0.143, P < 0.001, respectively), and male gender and the levels of eGFR were inversely and independently associated with NT-proBNP levels. When the subjects with normal or elevated NT-proBNP were analyzed separately, the hs-cTnT level was not an independent predictor for the NT-proBNP level in the normal NT-proBNP group, whereas the hs-cTnT level was the only independent predictor for NT-proBNP level in the elevated NT-proBNP group (β = 0.399, P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>In this community based population, NT-proBNP elevation was common. In addition to female gender and older age, subclinical myocardial injury indicated by the hs-cTnT level was another important factor in NT-proBNP elevation.</p>

Related Factors of Congestive Heart Failure in Elderly Female Patients / 中国康复理论与实践

@#Objective To analyze the related factors of congestive heart failure (CHF) in elderly female patients. Methods 39 female patients aged over 60-year-old with chronic CHF were divided into two groups according to the cardiac functional grading. Historical features and data were compared between two groups by single factor and multifactorial regression analysis.Results There were differences between two groups in hemoglobin concentration, serum creatinine, incidence of chronic kidney disease and anemia (P<0.01), but no obvious difference between two groups in morbidity of hypertension and diabetes. And it was n by multifactorial regression analysis showed that hemoglobin concentration, serum creatinine, incidence of chronic kidney disease and anemia could not be in regression equation. Conclusion The hemoglobin concentration, serum creatinine, incidence of chronic kidney disease and anemia may associated with degree of congestive heart failure.