In the present study, we assessed the use of urinary natriuretic peptides [N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide (N-ANP) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (N-BNP) and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP)] in the diagnosis of heart failure. Thirty-four consecutive hospitalized heart failure patients (median age, 75.5 years; 14 female) were compared with 82 age- and gender-matched echocardiographically normal controls. All subjects provided plasma and urine specimens. Plasma was assayed for N-BNP, and urine was assayed for N-ANP, N-BNP and CNP. The diagnostic efficiency of peptides was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. All three urinary natriuretic peptides were significantly elevated in heart failure patients (P<0.001). Urine N-BNP was correlated with plasma N-BNP (rs=0.53, P<0.0005). Areas under the ROC curves for urinary N-ANP, N-BNP and CNP were 0.86, 0.93 and 0.70 and for plasma N-BNP was 0.96. Correcting urinary peptide levels using urine creatinine produced ROC areas of 0.89, 0.93 and 0.76 respectively. A urine N-BNP level cut-off point of 11.6 fmol/ml had a sensitivity and specificity for heart failure detection of 97% and 78% respectively, with positive and negative predictive values of 64.7 and 98%. In conclusion, although all three natriuretic peptides were elevated in urine in heart failure, urinary N-BNP had diagnostic accuracy comparable with plasma N-BNP. Use of urinary N-BNP for heart failure diagnosis may be suitable for high-throughput screening, especially in subjects reluctant to provide blood samples.
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Diagnosis of heart failure using urinary natriuretic peptides Available to Purchase
L. L. NG;
1University of Leicester, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, U.K.
Correspondence: Professor L. L. Ng (e-mail [email protected]).
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S. GEERANAVAR;
S. GEERANAVAR
1University of Leicester, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, U.K.
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S. C. JENNINGS;
S. C. JENNINGS
1University of Leicester, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, U.K.
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I. LOKE;
I. LOKE
1University of Leicester, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, U.K.
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R. J. O'BRIEN
R. J. O'BRIEN
1University of Leicester, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, U.K.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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July 14 2003
Revision Received:
August 29 2003
Accepted:
September 18 2003
Accepted Manuscript online:
September 18 2003
Online ISSN: 1470-8736
Print ISSN: 0143-5221
© 2004 The Biochemical Society
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Clin Sci (Lond) (2004) 106 (2): 129–133.
Article history
Received:
July 14 2003
Revision Received:
August 29 2003
Accepted:
September 18 2003
Accepted Manuscript online:
September 18 2003
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L. L. NG, S. GEERANAVAR, S. C. JENNINGS, I. LOKE, R. J. O'BRIEN; Diagnosis of heart failure using urinary natriuretic peptides. Clin Sci (Lond) 1 February 2004; 106 (2): 129–133. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20030234
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