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ArticleMediators of inflammation2012

Association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in patients with hepatitis C virus infection.

Wenliang Che, Buchun Zhang, Wenling Liu, Yidong Wei, Yawei Xu, Dayi Hu

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wenliang CheDepartment of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China. chewenliang@tongji.edu.cn
Buchun Zhang
Wenling Liu
Yidong Wei
Yawei Xu
Dayi Hu
Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital · CNPeking University · CNPeking University People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrior study showed HCV-infected patients have increased serum N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) and a possible left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. The objectives of the present paper were to investigate the characteristics of hs-CRP and its correlation with clinical profiles including NT-proBNP and echocardiographic variables in HCV-infected patients. METHODS AND

resultsA total of 106 HCV-infected patients and 106 control healthy individuals were enrolled. The level of serum hs-CRP (median 1.023 mg/L, range 0.03∼5.379 mg/L) was significantly lower in all 106 patients than that in controls (median 3.147 mg/L, range 0.08~7.36 mg/L, P = 0.012). Although hs-CRP did not correlate significantly with NT-proBNP when all patients and controls were included (r = 0.169, P = 0.121), simple regression analysis demonstrated a statistically significant linear correlation between hs-CRP and NT-proBNP in HCV-infected patients group (r = 0.392, P = 0.017). Independent correlates of hs-CRP levels (R(2) = 0.13) were older age (β' = 0.031, P = 0.025) and NT proBNP (β' = 0.024, P = 0.017).

conclusionsAlthough the level of serum hs-CRP decreased significantly, there was a significant association between hs-CRP and NT-proBNP in HCV-infected patients.

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