Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33657664›Full record

Observational studyEuropean journal of clinical investigation2021

Mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide independently predicts short-term mortality in COVID-19.

Christoph C Kaufmann, Amro Ahmed, Mona Kassem, Matthias K Freynhofer, Bernhard Jäger, Gabriele Aicher, Susanne Equiluz-Bruck, Alexander O Spiel, Georg-Christian Funk, Michael Gschwantler and 3 more

Open access · bronzeAbstract readObservational Study
In one paragraph

Observational study in European journal of clinical investigation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Observational
  7. Observational
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christoph C Kaufmann3rd Medical Department with Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4710-0522
Amro Ahmed3rd Medical Department with Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Mona Kassem3rd Medical Department with Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Matthias K Freynhofer3rd Medical Department with Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Bernhard Jäger3rd Medical Department with Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Gabriele AicherDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Susanne Equiluz-BruckDepartment of Hospital Hygiene, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Alexander O SpielDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Georg-Christian FunkKarl-Landsteiner-Institute for Lung Research and Pulmonary Oncology, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Michael GschwantlerDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Peter FaschingDepartment of Endocrinology and Rheumatology, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Johann WojtaDepartment of Internal Medicine 2, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1282-9276
Kurt Huber3rd Medical Department with Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
Wilhelminen Hospital · ATLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research · ATSigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien · AT

Funding

Association for the Promotion of Research on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB)Bürgermeisterfond der Stadt WienLudwig Boltzmann Cluster for Cardiovascular Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP) is a strong prognostic marker in several inflammatory, respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, but has not been studied in COVID-19 yet.

methodsThis prospective, observational study of patients with COVID-19 infection was conducted from 6 June to 26 November 2020 in different wards of a tertiary hospital. MR-proANP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitive cardiac troponin I levels on admission were collected and tested for their association with disease severity and 28-day mortality.

resultsA total of 213 eligible patients with COVID-19 were included in the final analyses of whom 13.2% (n = 28) died within 28 days. Median levels of MR-proANP at admission were significantly higher in nonsurvivors (307 pmol/L IQR, [161 - 532] vs 75 pmol/L [IQR, 43 - 153], P < .001) compared to survivors and increased with disease severity and level of hypoxaemia. The area under the ROC curve for MR-proANP predicting 28-day mortality was 0.832 (95% CI 0.753 - 0.912, P < .001). An optimal cut-off point of 160 pmol/L yielded a sensitivity of 82.1% and a specificity of 76.2%. MR-proANP was a significant predictor of 28-day mortality independent of clinical confounders, comorbidities and established prognostic markers of COVID-19 (HR 2.77, 95% CI 1.21 - 6.37; P = .016), while NT-proBNP failed to independently predict 28-day mortality and had a numerically lower AUC compared to MR-proANP.

conclusionHigher levels of MR-proANP at admission are associated with disease severity of COVID-19 and act as a powerful and independent prognostic marker of 28-day mortality.

Indexed as

MortalityAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial Natriuretic FactorCase-Control StudiesCause of DeathCOVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansHypoxiaMaleMiddle AgedNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPeptide FragmentsProspective StudiesAtrial Natriuretic Factormidregional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide, humanNatriuretic Peptide, BrainPeptide Fragmentspro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)Troponin ICOVID-19disease severityhigh-sensitive cardiac troponin IMid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptideMortalityN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide

Identifiers

PMID33657664
PMCPMC7995001
OpenAlexW3134603505

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.