• Clinical chemistry · Nov 2010

    Comparative Study

    Midregional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide for the diagnosis of cardiac-related dyspnea according to renal function in the emergency department: a comparison with B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP.

    • Camille Chenevier-Gobeaux, Sylvie Guerin, Stéphanie André, Patrick Ray, Luc Cynober, Stéphanie Gestin, Jean-Louis Pourriat, and Yann-Erick Claessens.
    • Department of Clinical Chemistry, Hôpital Cochin-Hôtel Dieu, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. camille.gobeaux@cch.aphp.fr
    • Clin. Chem. 2010 Nov 1;56(11):1708-17.

    BackgroundAlthough renal dysfunction influences the threshold values of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) in diagnosis of cardiac-related dyspnea (CRD), its effects on midregional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP) threshold values are unknown. We evaluated the impact of renal function on MR-proANP concentrations and compared our results to those of BNP and NT-proBNP.MethodsMR-proANP, BNP, and NT-proBNP concentrations were measured in blood samples collected routinely from dyspneic patients admitted to the emergency department. Patients were subdivided into tertiles based on their estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR, in mL · min(-1) · (1.73 m(2))(-1)]: tertiles 1 (<44.3), 2 (44.3-58.5), and 3 (≥58.6).ResultsOf 378 patients studied, 69% (n = 260) had impaired renal function [<60 mL · min(-1) · (1.73 m(2))(-1)] and 30% (n = 114) had CRD. MR-proANP, BNP, and NT-proBNP concentrations were significantly increased in patients with impaired renal function. In each tertile, all peptides remained significantly increased in CRD patients by comparison with non-CRD patients. By ROC analysis, MR-proANP, BNP, and NT-proBNP threshold values for the diagnosis of CRD increased as eGFR decreased from tertile 3 to tertile 1. Areas under the ROC curve for all peptides were significantly lower in tertile 1. Using adapted thresholds, MR-proANP, BNP, and NT-proBNP remained independently predictive of CRD, even in tertile 1 patients.ConclusionsRenal function influences optimum cutoff points of MR-proANP for the diagnosis of CRD. With use of an optimum threshold value adapted to the eGFR category, MR-proANP remains as effective as BNP and NT-proBNP in independently predicting a diagnosis of CRD in the emergency department.

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