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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE
卷 14, 期 3, 页码 278-286出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr177
关键词
Acute heart failure; Procalcitonin; Pneumonia; Survival; Diagnosis
资金
- Roche
- Biosite
- Bayer
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- Swiss Heart Foundation
- Novartis Foundation
- Krokus Foundation
- Abbott
- BRAHMS
- University of Basel
- Inverness
- Roche Diagnostics
- Inverness Medical (Biosite)
- Medical Innovations
Biomarkers have proven their ability in the evaluation of cardiopulmonary diseases. We investigated the utility of concentrations of the biomarker procalcitonin (PCT) alone and with clinical variables for the diagnosis of pneumonia in patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with a chief complaint of shortness of breath. The BACH trial was a prospective, international, study of 1641 patients presenting to EDs with dyspnoea. Blood samples were analysed for PCT and other biomarkers. Relevant clinical data were also captured. Patient outcomes were assessed at 90 days. The diagnosis of pneumonia was made using strictly validated guidelines. A model using PCT was more accurate [area under the curve (AUC) 72.3] than any other individual clinical variable for the diagnosis of pneumonia in all patients, in those with obstructive lung disease, and in those with acute heart failure (AHF). Combining physician estimates of the probability of pneumonia with PCT values increased the accuracy to 86 for the diagnosis of pneumonia in all patients. Patients with a diagnosis of AHF and an elevated PCT concentration (0.21 ng/mL) had a worse outcome if not treated with antibiotics (P 0.046), while patients with low PCT values (0.05 ng/mL) had a better outcome if they did not receive antibiotic therapy (P 0.049). Procalcitonin may aid in the diagnosis of pneumonia, particularly in cases with high diagnostic uncertainty. Importantly, PCT may aid in the decision to administer antibiotic therapy to patients presenting with AHF in which clinical uncertainty exists regarding a superimposed bacterial infection. Trial registration: NCT00537628.
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