Can brain natriuretic peptide predict cardiovascular complications in severe preeclampsia? A case-control study

Background Preeclampsia is one of the most common pregnancy complications, which is one of the major causes of fetal and maternal mortality. Objective To compare the serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) level in patients with severe preeclampsia and normal pregnancy and investigate as...

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Main Authors: Nayereh Ghomian, Farveh Vakilian, Bahram Shahri, Vesam Rostaminejad, Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan
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Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v17i4.4552
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author Nayereh Ghomian
Farveh Vakilian
Bahram Shahri
Vesam Rostaminejad
Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan
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Farveh Vakilian
Bahram Shahri
Vesam Rostaminejad
Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan
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description Background Preeclampsia is one of the most common pregnancy complications, which is one of the major causes of fetal and maternal mortality. Objective To compare the serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) level in patients with severe preeclampsia and normal pregnancy and investigate associated cardiovascular complications. Materials and Methods This case-control study was performed on 94 women with a singleton pregnancy (severe preeclampsia and normal pregnancy) at Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad, Iran. The venous blood samples were collected to evaluate the serum BNP level. All patients were subjected to echocardiography performed by a single cardiologist. Results The mean pro-BNP levels were 480.36 ± 754.52 and 67.46 ± 106.24 pg/dL in the severe preeclampsia and normal pregnancy patients, respectively (p < 0.001). However, adjusted BNP for maternal and gestational age was not different in the two groups (ANCOVA, p = 0.69). Furthermore, the two study groups showed no significant difference in terms of the cardiac parameters, including ejection fraction (EF), left ventricle end-diastolic and -systolic diameters (LVEDD and LVESD, respectively), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), and ratio of the early transmitral flow velocity to the early diastolic tissue velocity (E/Em). However, the serum BNP level showed a significant correlation with EF (r = -0.39, p = 0.008), TAPSE (r = -0.47, p = 0.001), and E/Em ratio (r = 0.48, p = 0.001) in patients with severe preeclampsia. Conclusion It seems that BNP can be used as a predictor for some of the main cardiac functional indices (i.e., E/Em, EF, and TAPSE) in severe preeclampsia patients.
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spelling doaj.art-70894d95fe71416182dd4cb6d0696faa2022-12-21T18:50:43ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine2476-37722019-04-011727127810.18502/ijrm.v17i4.4552ijrm.v17i4.4552Can brain natriuretic peptide predict cardiovascular complications in severe preeclampsia? A case-control studyNayereh Ghomian0Farveh Vakilian1Bahram Shahri2Vesam Rostaminejad3Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan4Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Background Preeclampsia is one of the most common pregnancy complications, which is one of the major causes of fetal and maternal mortality. Objective To compare the serum Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) level in patients with severe preeclampsia and normal pregnancy and investigate associated cardiovascular complications. Materials and Methods This case-control study was performed on 94 women with a singleton pregnancy (severe preeclampsia and normal pregnancy) at Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad, Iran. The venous blood samples were collected to evaluate the serum BNP level. All patients were subjected to echocardiography performed by a single cardiologist. Results The mean pro-BNP levels were 480.36 ± 754.52 and 67.46 ± 106.24 pg/dL in the severe preeclampsia and normal pregnancy patients, respectively (p < 0.001). However, adjusted BNP for maternal and gestational age was not different in the two groups (ANCOVA, p = 0.69). Furthermore, the two study groups showed no significant difference in terms of the cardiac parameters, including ejection fraction (EF), left ventricle end-diastolic and -systolic diameters (LVEDD and LVESD, respectively), tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), and ratio of the early transmitral flow velocity to the early diastolic tissue velocity (E/Em). However, the serum BNP level showed a significant correlation with EF (r = -0.39, p = 0.008), TAPSE (r = -0.47, p = 0.001), and E/Em ratio (r = 0.48, p = 0.001) in patients with severe preeclampsia. Conclusion It seems that BNP can be used as a predictor for some of the main cardiac functional indices (i.e., E/Em, EF, and TAPSE) in severe preeclampsia patients.https://doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v17i4.4552brain natriuretic peptideechocardiographystroke volumepre-eclampsia, pregnancy
spellingShingle Nayereh Ghomian
Farveh Vakilian
Bahram Shahri
Vesam Rostaminejad
Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan
Can brain natriuretic peptide predict cardiovascular complications in severe preeclampsia? A case-control study
International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine
brain natriuretic peptide
echocardiography
stroke volume
pre-eclampsia, pregnancy
title Can brain natriuretic peptide predict cardiovascular complications in severe preeclampsia? A case-control study
title_full Can brain natriuretic peptide predict cardiovascular complications in severe preeclampsia? A case-control study
title_fullStr Can brain natriuretic peptide predict cardiovascular complications in severe preeclampsia? A case-control study
title_full_unstemmed Can brain natriuretic peptide predict cardiovascular complications in severe preeclampsia? A case-control study
title_short Can brain natriuretic peptide predict cardiovascular complications in severe preeclampsia? A case-control study
title_sort can brain natriuretic peptide predict cardiovascular complications in severe preeclampsia a case control study
topic brain natriuretic peptide
echocardiography
stroke volume
pre-eclampsia, pregnancy
url https://doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v17i4.4552
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