Prediction of incident heart failure by serum amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide level in a community-based cohort

Aims: We investigated which serum amino-terminal pro-B-type-natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels inform heart failure (HF) risk in a community-based population at increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Methods and Results: Inclusion criteria were age ≥ 60 years with one or more of self-reported hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, abnormal heart rhythm, cerebrovascular disease, or renal impairment. Exclusion criteria were known HF, ejection fraction (EF) 76% and specificities of 47-69% for 5-year prediction of total HF in men and women in all three age groups. Sensitivities were ≥ 75% in most subgroups according to body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and the presence or absence of atrial fibrillation, pacemaker, or CVD, and for the prediction of HFpEF, HFrEF and VHF. Conclusion: Age-specific serum NT-proBNP levels inform prognosis, and hence therapeutic decisions, regarding HF risk in individuals at increased CVD risk.Duncan J. Campbell, Fei Fei Gong, Michael V. Jelinek, Julian M. Castro, Jennifer M. Coller, Michele McGrady, Umberto Boffa, Louise Shiel, Bing H. Wang, Danny Liew, Rory Wolfe, Simon Stewart, Alice J. Owen, Henry Krum, Christopher M. Reid, and David L. Prio