BACKGROUND: The relationship among plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), markers of extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, and left ventricular (LV) dilation after reperfused acute myocardial infarction is poorly known. METHODS AND RESULTS: Echocardiogram, plasma BNP, and ECM degradation markers (serum amino-terminal telopeptide of type I procollagen and type III procollagen and carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I procollagen [ICTP]) were evaluated in 34 patients at days 1, 3, and 30 after first reperfused acute myocardial infarction. At 1 month, infarct size and severity and LV volume were measured by sestamibi gated single photon emission computed tomography. Patients were stratified according to day 3 BNP levels into 2 groups: group 1 (n = 17) had BNP values over the median value, and group 2 (n = 17) had BNP values under the median value. Infarct size and severity were similar in the 2 groups. LV volumes increased in group 1 but decreased in group 2 (P < .01). BNP values, LV volume/mass index, and infarct size were independent predictors of 1-month LV dilation (beta = .58 [P = .001], beta = .41 [P = .01], and beta = .32 [P = .03], respectively). Levels of serum amino-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen and type III procollagen were similar in both groups. The level of ICTP increased significantly in group 1 only, and after 3 days, it was higher (P < .01) than in group 2. In group 1 ICTP significantly interacted with the relationship between BNP release and serial changes in LV volumes (F = 4.87, P = .03). CONCLUSIONS: ICTP is related to elevated BNP level independently of infarct size and severity and interacts with the relationship between BNP and LV dilation. BNP levels could play a role in LV remodeling by favoring ECM degradation.
BACKGROUND: The relationship among plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), markers of extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, and left ventricular (LV) dilation after reperfused acute myocardial infarction is poorly known. METHODS AND RESULTS: Echocardiogram, plasma BNP, and ECM degradation markers (serum amino-terminal telopeptide of type I procollagen and type III procollagen and carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I procollagen [ICTP]) were evaluated in 34 patients at days 1, 3, and 30 after first reperfused acute myocardial infarction. At 1 month, infarct size and severity and LV volume were measured by sestamibi gated single photon emission computed tomography. Patients were stratified according to day 3 BNP levels into 2 groups: group 1 (n = 17) had BNP values over the median value, and group 2 (n = 17) had BNP values under the median value. Infarct size and severity were similar in the 2 groups. LV volumes increased in group 1 but decreased in group 2 (P < .01). BNP values, LV volume/mass index, and infarct size were independent predictors of 1-month LV dilation (beta = .58 [P = .001], beta = .41 [P = .01], and beta = .32 [P = .03], respectively). Levels of serum amino-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen and type III procollagen were similar in both groups. The level of ICTP increased significantly in group 1 only, and after 3 days, it was higher (P < .01) than in group 2. In group 1 ICTP significantly interacted with the relationship between BNP release and serial changes in LV volumes (F = 4.87, P = .03). CONCLUSIONS: ICTP is related to elevated BNP level independently of infarct size and severity and interacts with the relationship between BNP and LV dilation. BNP levels could play a role in LV remodeling by favoring ECM degradation.
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