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Biomakers in Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy.
Rodrigues, Angela Braga; da Gama Torres, Henrique Oswaldo; Nunes, Maria do Carmo Pereira; de Assis Silva Gomes, Juliana; Rodrigues, Aline Braga; Pinho, Laura Lopes Nogueira; Rocha, Manoel Otavio; Botoni, Fernando Antonio.
Afiliação
  • Rodrigues AB; Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, The Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine (PPG-IMT), School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil.
  • da Gama Torres HO; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil.
  • Nunes MDCP; Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, The Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine (PPG-IMT), School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil.
  • de Assis Silva Gomes J; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil.
  • Rodrigues AB; Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
  • Pinho LLN; Department of Cardiology, Hospital Felicio Rocho, Belo Horizonte 30110-934, MG, Brazil.
  • Rocha MO; Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, The Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine (PPG-IMT), School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil.
  • Botoni FA; Postgraduate Course of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, The Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine (PPG-IMT), School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30130-100, MG, Brazil.
Microorganisms ; 10(8)2022 Aug 09.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36014020
The primary objective was to observe the relationship between serum levels of BNP, Ca-125, C-reactive protein and uric acid as prognostic and functional markers in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC). Circulating levels of cytokines: IL-1ß, TNFα, IL-10, IL6, IL-8 and IL-12 were determined and investigated regarding their association with hemodynamic parameters, clinical signs of heart failure and outcome. Chagas is still a neglected disease that affects numerous individuals, many of them in their most productive years. CCC with left ventricular dysfunction is the most severe presentation of Chagas Disease. BNP is a well-recognized prognostic and clinical biomarker, not only in chronic heart failure patients but also in patients with CCC. Previous studies have shown Ca-125, C-reactive protein, and uric acid to be potentially good prognostic markers in heart failure (HF). Fifty patients with left ventricular fraction less (LVEF) than 55% were selected and followed for a mean period of 18 ± 8.3 months. Patient's mean age was 43.42 ± 10.3 years (32 male), their BNP was 293 (160-530) pg/mL, Ca-125 8.5 (5.5-16.75) U/mL, uric acid 6.2 ± 2 mg/dL, and C- reactive protein 4.5 (4.5-7.3) mg/L. Patients who had LVEF less than 35% had higher BNP (p = 0.0023), Ca-125 (p = 0.027) and uric acid (p = 0.01) serum levels. Patients who died also showed higher BNP (p = 0.01), uric acid (p = 0.05) and a trend towards higher Ca-125 serum levels (p = 0.056). All markers: BNP, Ca-125, uric acid and C-reactive had good predictability of death in Cox-regression univariate analysis, however, not on the final multivariate model. Of the inflammatory cytokines, IL-8 and IL-12 showed a relation to LVEF of less than 35%. IL-12 was related to adverse cardiovascular events and non-survival. IL-1ß was a good predictor of mortality in the final Cox regression model. Determination of Ca-125, uric acid levels and C-reactive protein may add useful clinical and prognostic information and may help clinical decision making for patients with CCC.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Microorganisms Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Microorganisms Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça