PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Chatha, K
AU  - Alsoud, M
AU  - Griffiths, M J
AU  - Elfatih, A
AU  - Abozguia, K
AU  - Horton, R C
AU  - Dunmore, S J
AU  - Gama, R
TI  - B-type natriuretic peptide in reversible myocardial ischaemia
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.2005.034702
DP  - 2006 Nov 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 1216--1217
VI  - 59
IP  - 11
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/59/11/1216.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/59/11/1216.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol2006 Nov 01; 59
AB  - Background: Coronary heart disease is associated with increased B-type natriuretic peptides (BNPs), and, although controversial, may cause exaggerated exercise-induced BNP secretion. We investigated BNP in relation to reversible myocardial ischaemia. Materials and methods: Serum N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) was measured before and after an exercise electrocardiogram test (ETT) in 14 patients with and 45 patients without exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia. Statistical analysis was carried out on logarithmically transformed data. Results, however, are pre-transformed data. Results: NT-proBNP increased with exercise both in ETT-positive patients (mean (SD) 71.4 (41.2) v 76.8 (44.0) ng/l; p<0.001) and ETT-negative patients (54.0 (61.2) v 60.1 (69.0) ng/l; p<0.001). Pre-exercise and post-exercise NT-proBNP were higher (p<0.05) in ETT-positive than in ETT-negative patients. Incremental NT-proBNP was similar in ETT-positive (4.7 (4.2) ng/l) and ETT-negative (6.2 (8.6) ng/l) patients. Conclusion: Serum NT-proBNP concentrations are higher in patients with exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia than in those without. Exercise-induced electrocardiographic myocardial ischaemia, however, is not associated with exaggerated BNP secretion.