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Tubular damage in chronic systolic heart failure is associated with reduced survival independent of glomerular filtration rate.
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Heart (British Cardiac Society) [Heart] 2010 Aug; Vol. 96 (16), pp. 1297-302. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Background: The prognostic impact of reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in chronic heart failure (CHF) is increasingly recognised, but little is known about tubular damage in these patients.<br />Objective: To investigate the prevalence of tubular damage, and its association with GFR, and prognosis in patients with CHF.<br />Methods and Results: In 90 patients with CHF, GFR and effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) were measured ([(125)I]iothalamate and [(131)I]hippuran clearances). The tubular markers neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) and kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1) as well as urinary albumin excretion were determined in 24 h urine collections. Mean GFR was 78+/-26 ml/min/1.73 m(2). Urinary NGAL (175 (70-346) microg/g creatinine (gCr)), NAG (12 (6-17) U/gCr) and KIM-1 (277 (188-537) ng/gCr) levels were increased compared with 20 healthy controls (all p<0.001). Urinary NAG, but not NGAL or KIM-1 correlated with GFR (r=-0.34, p=0.001) and ERPF (r=-0.29, p=0.006). Both NAG (r=0.21, p=0.048) and KIM-1 (r=0.23, p=0.033) correlated with plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels. Both urinary KIM-1 (HR=1.15 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.30) per 100 ng/gCr increase, p=0.025) and NAG (HR=1.42 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.94) per 5 U/gCr increase, p=0.039), were associated with an increased risk of death or heart failure hospitalisations, independent of GFR.<br />Conclusion: Tubular damage, as indicated by increased urinary concentrations of NGAL, NAG and KIM-1 is common in patients with CHF and mildly reduced GFR. Both urinary KIM-1 and NAG showed prognostic information additional to GFR. These findings suggest an important role for tubular damage and tubular markers in cardiorenal interaction in heart failure.
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- Adult
Aged
Biomarkers blood
Biomarkers urine
Chronic Disease
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Glomerular Filtration Rate physiology
Heart Failure, Systolic mortality
Heart Failure, Systolic physiopathology
Humans
Kidney Diseases mortality
Kidney Diseases physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Renal Circulation physiology
Young Adult
Heart Failure, Systolic complications
Kidney Diseases etiology
Kidney Tubules physiopathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1468-201X
- Volume :
- 96
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Heart (British Cardiac Society)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20659949
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2010.194878