Post-procedural N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide predicts one-year mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

• Main Authors: Nelson Carlos Vale, Rui Campante Teles, Sérgio Madeira, João Brito, Manuel Sousa Almeida, Tiago Nolasco, Joao Abecasis, Gustavo Rodrigues, João Carmo, Maria Furstenau, Regina Ribeiras, José Pedro Neves, Miguel Mendes
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
• Series: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116304504

Introduction: Natriuretic peptides are ubiquitously used for diagnosis, follow-up and prognostic assessment in various heart conditions. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) correlates with aortic stenosis severity, however its significance after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is not well established. Aim: We aimed to assess the prognostic value of NT-proBNP at one year in patients undergoing TAVI. Methods: This single-center retrospective analysis included 151 patients in whom both baseline and one-month post-procedure NT-proBNP were measured, from 206 consecutive patients undergoing TAVI between November 2008 and December 2014. The best cut-off values of both baseline and one-month post-TAVI NT-proBNP for one-year mortality were determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Independent predictors of one-year mortality were assessed by Cox regression. Results: The areas under the curve of baseline and post-procedural NT-proBNP for one-year mortality were 0.60 and 0.72, with the best cut-off values of 1350 and 2500 pg/ml, respectively. Atrial fibrillation, procedure-related major bleeding, baseline NT-proBNP higher than 1350 pg/ml, post-procedural NT-proBNP higher than 2500 pg/ml, higher creatinine and Society of Thoracic Surgeons score, and lower left ventricular ejection fraction were associated with one-year mortality. Only post-procedural NT-proBNP was independently and negatively associated with one-year survival (HR 5.9, 95% CI 1.6-21.7, p=0.008). Conclusions: Baseline NT-proBNP did not predict one-year mortality; on the other hand one-month post-procedural NT-proBNP higher than 2500 pg/ml may identify a high-risk subset of patients, allowing better management, care and hypothetically outcome. Resumo: Introdução: Os peptídeos natriuréticos são usados de forma ubíqua para o diagnóstico, seguimento e avaliação prognóstica em cardiologia. O NT-ProBNP correlaciona-se com a gravidade da estenose aórtica, porém o seu significado após VAP não está bem estabelecido. Objetivo: Avaliar o valor prognóstico do NT-ProBNP nos doentes submetidos a VAP. Métodos: Análise retrospetiva de 151 doentes, de um registo de 206 doentes consecutivos de novembro de 2008 a dezembro de 2014, com doseamentos de NT-ProBNP basal e após um mês da implantação de VAP. Os preditores independentes de mortalidade a um ano foram avaliados por regressão Cox. Resultados: Os melhores valores discriminativos de NT-ProBNP basal e pós-procedimento foram 1.350 e 2.500, respetivamente. Somente um valor de NT-ProBNP pós-procedimento superior a 2.500pg/ml foi preditor independente e negativamente associado à sobrevida a um ano (HR 5,9; 95% IC 1,6-21,7; p = 0,008). Conclusões: O NT-ProBNP basal não previu a mortalidade a um ano. Por outro lado, o NT-ProBNP superior a 2.500pg/ml após o procedimento identificou um subgrupo de doentes de alto risco, permitiu um melhor manejo, seguimento e possíveis resultados. Keywords: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, Aortic valve stenosis, N-terminal pro-BNP, Prognosis, Palavras-chave: Válvula aórtica percutânea, Estenose aórtica, N-terminal pro-BNP, Prognóstico