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Heart-type fatty acid binding protein is a novel prognostic marker in patients with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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PMID:  16387818     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether concentrations of heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) measured before hospital discharge predict critical cardiac events in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). PATIENTS: 92 consecutive patients with DCM were enrolled and followed up for four years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Serum concentrations of H-FABP, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), cardiac troponin T before hospital discharge and survival rate. RESULTS: 23 patients died of cardiac causes, received a left ventricular assist device or underwent heart transplantation during the four-year follow up. Univariate analyses showed that New York Heart Association functional class, heart rate, ejection fraction, serum H-FABP and plasma BNP were significant variables. According to multivariate analysis, serum H-FABP and plasma BNP concentrations were independent predictors of critical cardiac events. Cardiac troponin T before hospital discharge was not a predictor. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for death from critical cardiac events was similar between H-FABP and BNP. Patients with an H-FABP concentration at or above the median (> or = 5.4 ng/ml) had a significantly lower survival rate than those below the median, according to analysis by log rank test (p < 0.0001). When combined with BNP concentration at or above the median (> or = 138 pg/ml), H-FABP below the median predicted the worst prognosis among the combinations. CONCLUSIONS: The concentration of serum H-FABP before discharge from hospital may be an independent predictor for critical cardiac events in DCM.
Authors:
K Komamura; T Sasaki; A Hanatani; J Kim; K Hashimura; Y Ishida; Y Ohkaru; K Asayama; T Tanaka; A Ogai; T Nakatani; S Kitamura; K Kangawa; K Miyatake; M Kitakaze
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2005-12-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Heart (British Cardiac Society)     Volume:  92     ISSN:  1468-201X     ISO Abbreviation:  Heart     Publication Date:  2006 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-04-14     Completed Date:  2006-06-09     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9602087     Medline TA:  Heart     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  615-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Dynamics, National Cardiovascular Centre Research Institute, Suita, Japan. kkoma@hsp.ncvc.go.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biological Markers / blood
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / blood,  mortality*
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins / blood*
Female
Heart Rate / physiology
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood
Prognosis
Stroke Volume / physiology
Survival Rate
Troponin T / blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/FABP3 protein, human; 0/Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; 0/Troponin T; 114471-18-0/Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
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