期刊
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
卷 366, 期 1-2, 页码 304-308出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2005.11.005
关键词
BNP; NT-proBNP; pediatric reference intervals
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR 020359, M01 RR020359] Funding Source: Medline
- NIA NIH HHS [R01 AG033867] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [5U10HD047890-03, P0 1-HD-4067, U10 HD047890] Funding Source: Medline
Background: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) have been shown to be useful biomarkers; for the diagnosis of heart failure. Pediatric reference intervals for these analytes have been reported in part. Previous studies lack large numbers in each group, have not covered all age ranges and have not compared results for BNP with NT-proBNP in simultaneously drawn samples. Methods: We measured BNP in whole blood using the Biosite Triage point-of-care method and plasma NT-proBNP using the Dade RxL Dimension. We assessed between and within-day precision of both methods and after removing outliers employed the Hoffmann approach to calculate pediatric reference intervals over the age range of 0-21 y. We also compared the 2 methods on simultaneously drawn samples. Results: Reference intervals revealed approximately 20-fold higher 97.5th percentiles for neonates than for children > 3 y of age. 97.5th percentiles decreased significantly over the first 3 years of life. As shown by others, the CVs for the automated Dade RxL platform were somewhat lower than those for the POCT method. BNP and NT-proBNP correlated well in simultaneously drawn samples (r=0.947). Discussion: Reference intervals for BNP and NT-proBNP are far higher in neonates and infants than in children older than three years of age. The reasons for this are unknown but resemble the elevated CK-MBs and troponins also found in neonates, although the 97.5th percentiles for these latter 2 cardiac markers decrease more rapidly to values found in older children by 6 months of age. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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