Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (Feb 2009)
Perfil neuro-hormonal de pacientes reumáticos com insuficiência aórtica crônica importante Perfil neurohormonal de pacientes reumáticos con insuficiencia aórtica crónica severa Neurohormonal profile of rheumatic patients with significant chronic aortic regurgitation
Abstract
FUNDAMENTO: Os neuro-hormônios estão envolvidos na fisiopatologia da insuficiência cardíaca, mas pouco se sabe sobre seu comportamento na insuficiência aórtica crônica importante (IAo). OBJETIVO: Analisar o comportamento desses mediadores na IAo. MÉTODOS: Analisamos 89 pacientes com IAo, com média etária de 33,6±11,5 anos, 84,6% do sexo masculino, 60% assintomáticos, todos de etiologia reumática. Após avaliação clínica e ecocardiográfica, realizaram-se dosagens plasmáticas de fator de necrose tumoral (TNF), seus antagonistas receptores solúveis tipos I e II (sTNFRI e sTNFRII), interleucina-6 (IL-6), seu receptor solúvel, endotelina-1 e peptídeo natriurético tipo B (BNP). Doze indivíduos saudáveis serviram como controle. RESULTADOS: O valor médio de diâmetro diastólico (DD) do ventrículo esquerdo (VE) foi de 71,9±8,3 mm, e o do diâmetro sistólico (DS) do VE, de 50,4±9,3 mm. Os níveis de neuro-hormônios estavam elevados nos pacientes com IAo: TNF 92,65±110,24 pg/ml vs. 1,67±1,21 pg/ml nos controles, pFUNDAMENTO: Las neurohormonas están involucradas en la fisiopatología de la insuficiencia cardiaca, pero poco se sabe sobre su comportamiento en la insuficiencia aórtica crónica severa (IAo severa). OBJETIVO: Analizar el comportamiento de estos mediadores en la IAo severa. MÉTODOS: Analizamos a 89 pacientes con IAo severa, con un promedio de edad de 33,6±11,5 años, el 84,6% del sexo masculino, el 60% asintomáticos, todos de etiología reumática. Después de una evaluación clínica y ecocardiográfica, se realizaron dosificaciones plasmáticas de factor de necrosis tumoral (TNF), sus antagonistas receptores solubles tipos I y II (sTNFRI y sTNFRII), interleucina-6 (IL-6), su receptor soluble, endotelina-1 y péptido natriurético tipo B (BNP). Un grupo de 12 individuos saludables sirvieron como control. RESULTADOS: El valor promedio de diámetro diastólico (DD) del ventrículo izquierdo (VI) fue de 71,9±8,3 mm, y el del diámetro sistólico (DS) del VI, de 50,4±9,3 mm. Los niveles de neurohormonas estaban elevados en los pacientes con IAo severa: TNF 92,65±110,24 pg/ml vs 1,67±1,21 pg/ml en los controles, pBACKGROUND: Neurohormones are involved in the physiopathology of heart failure, but little is known about its behavior in significant chronic aortic regurgitation (AR). We aimed at analyzing the behavior of these mediators in AF. OBJECTIVE: We aimed at analyzing the behavior of these mediators in AF. METHODS: We analyzed 89 patients with AF, whose mean age was 33.6±11.5 years and of whom 84.6% were males, 60% asymptomatic, all with rheumatic etiology. After the clinical and echocardiographic assessment, plasma measurements of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), soluble TNF receptor types I and II (sTNFRI e sTNFRII), interleukin-6 (IL-6), its soluble receptor (sIL6R), endothelin-1 and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) were carried out; 12 healthy individuals were used as controls. RESULTS: The mean values of the left ventricle diastolic diameter (LVDD) were 71.9±8.3mm, whereas the mean values of the LV systolic diameter (LVSD) were 50.4±9.3mm. The neurohormonal levels were elevated in patients with AF (TNF 92.65±110.24 pg/mL vs. 1.67±1.21 pg/ml in controls, p<0.001), (IL-6 7.17±7.78pg/ml vs. 0.81±0.38pg/mL in controls, p=0.0001) and TNFRI (894.75±348.87pg/mL vs. 521.42±395.13pg/ml, p=0.007). Except for the BNP levels, symptomatic and asymptomatic patients presented a similar neurohormonal profile. There was a correlation between TNFRII and LVDD (r=-0.329, p=0.038) and LVSD (r=-0.352, p=0.027). BNP levels were significantly higher in symptomatic patients and only in the latter it was possible to establish a correlation between BNP and ventricular diameters. CONCLUSION: Patients with significant chronic AF present high neurohormonal levels, with no correlation with the symptomatic status. The TNFRII and BNP levels could be correlated with ventricular diameters, but only the latter could be correlated with symptoms.
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