Comparison of Plasma N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels Between European and Japanese Patients with Acute Heart Failure:An International Study
10.3343/alm.2025.0232
- Author:
Jolie BRUNO
;
Aziz DAGHMOURI
;
Ayu ASAKAGE
;
Camille GOBEAUX
;
Kamilė ČERLINSKAITĖ-BAJORĖ
;
Jelena ČELUTKIENĖ
;
Naoki SATO
;
Koji TAKAGI
;
Alexandre MEBAZAA
;
Benjamin DENIAU
;
Shiro ISHIHARA
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- From:Annals of Laboratory Medicine
2026;46(3):338-344
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Plasma biomarkers levels, essential for diagnosing cardiovascular diseases, may vary by ethnicity. In this international prospective study, we compared plasma biomarker levels between European and Asian patients with clinically similar acute heart failure (AHF). Data were collected on emergency admission for acute dyspnea. Blood samples were obtainedwithin 4 hrs of presentation and analyzed for N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP), high-sensitivity troponin-T, growth differentiation factor 15, interleukin-6, and C-reactive protein levels. Overall, 907 AHF patients were enrolled; of which, 135 (15%) wereJapanese, and 772 (85%) were European. NT-proBNP levels were significantly higher inHôpital Lariboisière, Bat Viggo Petersen, Porte 5 au 2ème étage, 43 boulevard de la chapelle, Paris 75010, FranceJapanese than in Europeans [4,060 ng/L (interquartile range (IQR) 2,081–12,218) vs.3,390 ng/L (IQR 1,410–7,682), P = 0.004]. After propensity score matching (PSM), no bio-marker levels differed significantly. After stratification according to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at admission, higher NT-proBNP levels were observed in Japanese AHF pa-tients with LVEF > 50% (P = 0.02) than in European patients. After PSM, the difference was insignificant (P = 0.35). In Asian and Caucasian AHF patients with similar clinical profiles, plasma cardiovascular biomarker levels did not differ significantly, regardless of LVEF, sug-gesting that NT-proBNP and related biomarkers can be applied across these ethnicities.
