RGUHS Nat. J. Pub. Heal. Sci Vol: 14 Issue: 4 eISSN: pISSN
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Surapaneni Janardhana Rao* , Sangram Biradar**
** Postgraduate, ** Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Kalaburagi
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Dr. Sangram Biradar Associate Professor of Medicine Basaveshwar Hospital, Kalaburagi - 585 105
Abstract
Background: Early identification of heart failure as a post-myocardial infarction is very important in a clinical setting. A study was planned to determine the levels of (N-terminal) NT-pro-( Brain Natriuretic Peptide) BNP in systolic heart failure consequential to ischaemic heart disease, and to find out the risk factors in those patients.
Material and methods: The levels of NT-pro-BNP was determined in 100 patients admitted to Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital, Kalaburagi, with a diagnosis of systolic heart failure having an ejection fraction<40% subsequent to ischaemic heart disease.
Results: The levels of NT-pro-BNP ranged between 358 pg/ml and 3000 pg/ml with a mean value of 2049 pg/ml and a median value of 1886 pg/ml. Conclusions: NT-pro-BNP level had a good predictive value for heart failure (p-0.03)
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