SPARCL1 and NT‐proBNP as biomarkers of right ventricular‐to‐pulmonary artery uncoupling in pulmonary hypertension

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Title: SPARCL1 and NT‐proBNP as biomarkers of right ventricular‐to‐pulmonary artery uncoupling in pulmonary hypertension
Authors: Oliver Dörr, Stanislav Keranov, Paulina vanWickern, Holger Nef, Christian Hamm, Pascal Bauer, Christian Troidl, Samuel Sossalla, Sandra Voss, Christoph Liebetrau, Manuel J. Richter, Henning Gall, Werner Seeger, Ardeschir Ghofrani, Athiththan Yogeswaran, Khodr Tello
Source: ESC Heart Failure, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 1416-1426 (2025)
Publisher Information: Wiley, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Subject Terms: RV–PA coupling, PV loops, Ees/Ea, RV dysfunction, RV remodelling, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
More Details: Abstract Aims SPARCL1 was recently identified as a biomarker of right ventricular (RV) maladaptation in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), and N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic protein (NT‐proBNP) is an established biomarker of RV failure in PH. The present study investigated whether NT‐proBNP and SPARCL1 concentrations are associated with load‐independent parameters of RV function and RV‐to‐pulmonary artery (RV–PA) coupling as measured using invasive pressure–volume (PV) loops in the RV. Methods SPARCL1 and NT‐proBNP were measured in the plasma of patients with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension (IPAH, n = 73). Participants without LV or RV abnormalities served as controls (n = 28). All patients underwent echocardiography and right heart catheterization with invasive PV loop measurements. Results Our cohort had more females with IPAH than the control group (64% vs. 35%; P = 0.01) and was older [69 (interquartile range, IQR 57–76) vs. 51 (IQR 35–62) years; P 42 mm (AUCSPARCL1 = 0.72, AUCNT‐proBNP = 0.65, P = 0.19 for AUCSPARCL1 vs. AUCNT‐proBNP) and RV end‐systolic volume index RVESVI > 31 mL/m2 (AUCSPARCL1 = 0.78, AUCNT‐proBNP = 0.71, PP = 0.10 for AUCSPARCL1 vs. AUCNT‐proBNP). Conclusions SPARCL1 and NT‐proBNP are good predictors of maladaptive RV remodelling and RV–PA uncoupling in IPAH patients. SPARCL1 may be a better predictor of early maladaptive RV remodelling than NT‐proBNP.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2055-5822
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2055-5822
DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.15159
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4068a5c81f944492abe66102e5a6243f
Accession Number: edsdoj.4068a5c81f944492abe66102e5a6243f
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20555822
DOI:10.1002/ehf2.15159
Published in:ESC Heart Failure
Language:English