<b>Blood B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Changes in Different Periods and Different Cardiac Pacing Modes</b>

Abstract

SUMMARYTo observe blood B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level changes and the clinical implications in different periods and different cardiac pacing modes, the BNP levels of 105 patients with permanent cardiac pacing were assayed before pacemaker implantation and 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months postoperatively. BNP level changes were compared in different periods and during different pacing modes. DDD(R) pacing mode was performed in 32 patients for 9 months and then changed to AAI(R) and VVI(R) pacing modes for 2 months, respectively. BNP levels were assayed during three different pacing modes.BNP levels did not change at any time with any pacing mode in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart functional class I to II before pacemaker implantation, however, BNP levels did change significantly with physiologic pacing mode and nonphysiologic pacing mode in patients with NYHA heart functional class III to IV before pacemaker implantation. BNP levels during physiologic pacing mode decreased significantly while it increased during nonphysiologic pacing mode. BNP levels were the lowest in AAI(R) pacing and the highest in VVI(R) pacing among the three pacing modes. The BNP level in DDD(R) pacing was between that for AAI(R) pacing and VVI(R) pacing.The results indicate that physiologic pacing should first be chosen in patients with bradycardia and congestive heart failure (CHF), and that AAI(R) was the best pacing mode if atrioventricular conduction function was normal. (Int Heart J 2005; 46: 1015-1022 Key words: B-type natriuretic peptide, Pacing mode, Congestive heart failure, Physiologic pacing, Nonphysiologic pacing IN recent years, the indications of cardiac pacing have expanded continuously with the rapid development of pacing techniques. Pacemaker treatment is not only limited to arrhythmias of bradycardia and the number of pacemaker treatments has increased year by year. However, more and more cases of new congesFrom the

BNP/NT‐ProBNP and Cardiac Pacing: A Review

“…Due to maintaining sequential atrioventricular conduction in physiologic pacing, it produces beneficial effects on patients’ hemodynamics. It has been reported that NP levels will change in patients with permanent cardiac pacing 8–10 ; nevertheless, in fact, we do not exactly know how BNP and NT‐proBNP levels change in different pacing modes, and we do not accurately know if physiologic pacing can really reduce BNP and NT‐proBNP levels, either.…”

“…The results illustrated that BNP levels in VVIR pacing were notably higher than those in DDDR pacing. The first author and the third author of this article 10 assayed BNP levels in 105 patients with permanent cardiac pacing during preoperation and 9 months postoperatively (Table IV). BNP levels in patients with NYHA heart functional class I to II showed no significant change in physiologic and nonphysiologic pacing during preoperation and 9 months postoperatively (Fig.…”

“… Preop indicates preoperation; PM, pacing mode. *P > 0.05, analysis of variance among patients with functional class I to II in different periods; P < 0.05, analysis of variance among patients with functional class III to IV in different periods (Adapted from Wang et al 10 ) …”

Correlation analysis of the relationship between B-type natriuretic peptide and selected echocardiographic parameters in patients with permanent pacemakers

“…However, Wang et al in 105 patients with DDD/R and VVI/R pacemakers found a clear relationship between BNP levels, mode of pacing, and NYHA class [31].…”

Effects of right ventricular septal versus apical pacing on plasma natriuretic peptide levels

“…Furthermore, BNP levels reflect hemodynamic changes elicited by different pacing modes, and BNP levels are significantly higher during asynchronous ventricular pacing than during atrioventricular sequential pacing. [10–12] It has been reported that BNP levels will change in patients with permanent cardiac pacing;[10–13] nevertheless, in fact, we do not exactly know how BNP levels change in different pacing sites, and we do not accurately know if RV septal pacing can really reduce BNP levels.…”