Using brain natriuretic peptide to quantitatively analyse the therapeutic effect of congestive heart failure / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the sensitivity and constancy of BNP in evaluating the therapeutic effect of congestive heart failure.Methods 80 patients made a definite diagnosis of congestive heart failure were selected and whose cardiac functional grading of NYHA,BNP and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were determined respectively pre-treatment,one week,one month and three months after-treatment.Statistical analysis on the difference of therapeutic effect was performed for each case.Results No statistical difference was found between the amplitude of BNP and LVEF in one week and on one month, three months pro-treatment by the scheme of captopril combining with metoprolol (P>0.05 ).But between the BNP and the cardiac functional grading,statistica difference was found in the fitst week pro-treament(P<0.05),when on one month and three months after treatment the statistical difference still not found(P>0.05).Conclusion BNP dynamic measuring had the hige sensitivity and constancy in quantitatively analysing the therapeutic effect of congestive heart failure which could be used as a reliable tool for evaluating the therapeutic effect of congestive heart failure.