Urinary NT-proBNP levels and echocardiographic parameters for patent ductus arteriosus

S. S. Khan; T. Sithisarn; H. S. Bada; M. Vranicar; P. M. Westgate; M. Hanna

doi:10.1038/jp.2017.139

Urinary NT-proBNP levels and echocardiographic parameters for patent ductus arteriosus

S. S. Khan, T. Sithisarn, H. S. Bada, M. Vranicar, P. M. Westgate, M. Hanna

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Objective:Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is common in preterm infants and is associated with significant morbidities. B type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is synthesized in the ventricles secondary to volume overload and excreted as urinary N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP).Study Design:We report an observational prospective study of 64 preterm infants with birth weight ≤ 1/21000 g. Echocardiographic parameters were obtained from clinical echocardiograms performed in the first week of life. Urinary NT-proBNP/creatinine ratios (pg mg '1) were measured on the same day of the echocardiograms.Results:Infants with medium to large PDA (n=39) had significantly higher NT-proBNP/creatinine levels compared with infants with small PDA (n=10) (median (IQ range): 2333 (792-6166) vs 714 (271-1632) pg mg ≥ '1, P=0.01) and compared with infants with no PDA (n=15) (2333 (792-6166) vs 390 (134-1085) pg mg ≥ '1, P=0.0003). Urinary NT-proBNP/creatinine ratios were significantly lower post treatment if PDA closed (n=17), P=0.001 or if PDA became smaller after treatment (n=9), P=0.004. Urinary NT-proBNP/creatinine levels correlated with ductal diameter (P≤ 1/20.0001), but not with LA/Ao ratio (P=0.69) or blood flow velocity through the ductus (P=0.06).Conclusion:Our findings indicate that there is a positive correlation between ductal diameter and urinary NT-proBNP in preterm infants.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1319-1324
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Perinatology
Volume	37
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2017.139
State	Published - Dec 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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