Association of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide, N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide, and brain natriuretic peptide levels with coronary artery stenosis in patients with normal left ventricular systolic function
Nishikimi, T.; Mori, Y.; Ishimura, K.; Tadokoro, K.; Yagi, H.; Yabe, A.; Horinaka, S.; Matsuoka, H.
American Journal of Medicine 116(8): 517-523
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9343 PMID: 15063812 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.12.022
Accession: 011787109
To examine whether coronary artery stenosis affects plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide (proANP), and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients with normal left ventricular systolic function. We studied 104 consecutive patients with normal left ventricular function and suspected coronary artery stenosis. Plasma natriuretic peptide levels were measured by immunoradiometric assays. Plasma levels of ANP, N-terminal proANP, and BNP were higher in patients with (n = 65) than in those without (n = 39) coronary artery stenosis, whereas hemodynamic variables were similar. Patients who had coronary artery stenosis with only distal lesions (n = 36) had higher levels of all three natriuretic peptides than did patients with no coronary artery stenosis. N-terminal proANP levels were significantly higher in patients who had coronary artery stenosis with proximal lesions (n = 29) than in patients who had coronary artery stenosis with only distal lesions and those with no coronary artery stenosis. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that N-terminal proANP, but not ANP or BNP, was independently associated with coronary artery stenosis after adjusting for clinical and demographic variables (odds ratio per 100 fmol/mL increase = 1.9; 95% confidence interval: 1.9 to 2.6; P = 0.01). However, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of each peptide were not sufficiently high to be used for prediction. N-terminal proANP may be associated with clinically important coronary artery stenosis in patients with normal left ventricular systolic function, but its clinical usefulness may be limited.