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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Circulatory, respiratory and pulmonary medicine2020

Correlation Between N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients With Pre-Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension: A Pilot Study.

Sahachat Aueyingsak, Wilaiwan Khrisanapant, Upa Kukongviriyapun, Orapin Pasurivong, Pailin Ratanawatkul, Chinadol Wanitpongpan, Burabha Pussadhamma

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Article in Clinical medicine insights. Circulatory, respiratory and pulmonary medicine, 2020. 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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Sahachat AueyingsakDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5761-149X
Wilaiwan KhrisanapantDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Upa KukongviriyapunDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Orapin PasurivongDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Pailin RatanawatkulDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Chinadol WanitpongpanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Burabha PussadhammaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9688-823X
Khon Kaen University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) are useful for severity assessment in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Correlations between these tests in pre-capillary PH patients is less well studied.

methodsWe studied 23 patients with pre-capillary PH: 8 with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), 6 with systemic sclerosis-associated PAH (SSc-PAH), and 9 with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Clinical evaluation, NT-proBNP levels, six-minute walking test (6MWT), spirometry, and CPET were evaluated on the same day. Correlation between NT-proBNP levels and CPET parameters were investigated.

resultsIn all patients, NT-proBNP levels were significantly correlated with peak oxygen uptake (VO

conclusionNT-proBNP levels were significantly correlated with CPET parameters in patients with IPAH and CTEPH subgroups, but not in SSc-PAH subgroup. A further study with larger population is required to confirm these preliminary findings.

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cardiopulmonary exercise testingchronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptidepulmonary arterial hypertensionpulmonary hypertension

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