Relationship between body mass index, cardiovascular biomarkers and incident heart failure.
Navin SuthaharLaura M G MeemsDion GroothofStephan J L BakkerRon T GansevoortDirk J van VeldhuisenRudolf A de BoerPublished in: European journal of heart failure (2021)
Plasma concentrations of several cardiovascular biomarkers are influenced by obesity. Only NT-proBNP, MR-proANP and cTnT were associated with incident HF, and BMI did not modify these associations. A combination of NT-proBNP and cTnT improves HF risk prediction in overweight and obese individuals.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- weight gain
- heart failure
- acute heart failure
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- physical activity
- magnetic resonance
- left ventricular
- high fat diet induced
- atrial fibrillation
- contrast enhanced
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- computed tomography
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle