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B-type natriuretic peptides improve cardiovascular disease risk prediction in a cohort of women.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Although N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has a strong relationship with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), few studies have examined whether NT-proBNP adds to risk prediction algorithms, particularly in women. OBJECTIVES:This study sought to evaluate the relationship between NT-proBNP and incident CVD in women. METHODS:Using a prospective case-cohort within the WHI (Women's Health Initiative) observational study, we selected 1,821 incident cases of CVD (746 myocardial infarctions, 754 ischemic strokes, 160 hemorrhagic strokes, and 161 other cardiovascular [CV] deaths) and a randomly selected reference cohort of 1,992 women without CVD at baseline. RESULTS:Median levels of NT-proBNP were higher at study entry among incident cases (120.3 ng/l [interquartile range (IQR): 68.1 to 219.5 ng/l]) than among control subjects (100.4 ng/l [IQR: 59.7 to 172.6 ng/l]; p < 0.0001). Women in the highest quartile of NT-proBNP (?140.8 ng/l) were at 53% increased risk of CVD versus those in the lowest quartile after adjusting for traditional risk factors (1.53 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21 to 1.94]; p for trend <0.0001). Similar associations were observed after adjustment for Reynolds Risk Score covariables (1.53 [95% CI: 1.20 to 1.95]; p for trend <0.0001); the association remained in separate analyses of CV death (2.66 [95% CI: 1.48 to 4.81]; p for trend <0.0001), myocardial infarction (1.39 [95% CI: 1.02 to 1.88]; p for trend = 0.008), and stroke (1.60 [95% CI: 1.22 to 2.11]; p for trend <0.0001). When added to traditional risk covariables, NT-proBNP improved the c-statistic (0.765 to 0.774; p = 0.0003), categorical net reclassification (0.08; p < 0.0001), and integrated discrimination (0.0105; p < 0.0001). Similar results were observed when NT-proBNP was added to the Reynolds Risk Score. CONCLUSIONS:In this multiethnic cohort of women with numerous CV events, NT-proBNP modestly improved measures of CVD risk prediction.

SUBMITTER: Everett BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4294182 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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B-type natriuretic peptides improve cardiovascular disease risk prediction in a cohort of women.

Everett Brendan M BM   Berger Jeffrey S JS   Manson JoAnn E JE   Ridker Paul M PM   Cook Nancy R NR  

Journal of the American College of Cardiology 20141021 17


<h4>Background</h4>Although N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has a strong relationship with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), few studies have examined whether NT-proBNP adds to risk prediction algorithms, particularly in women.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study sought to evaluate the relationship between NT-proBNP and incident CVD in women.<h4>Methods</h4>Using a prospective case-cohort within the WHI (Women's Health Initiative) observational study, we selected 1,821 incide  ...[more]

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