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Increased B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) expression precedes the development of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats. We therefore tested the hypothesis that elevated plasma BNP levels predict the onset of hypertension in normotensive subjects. Japanese normotensive participants who were at our hospital for a yearly physical check-up (mean age 52.7 years, 35.9% women, n=5,026) were enrolled in the study. Blood pressure and BNP were measured at baseline and subjects were followed up for 5 years (median 1,114 d), with the endpoint being the development of hypertension. We evaluated the relationship between plasma BNP levels at baseline and the incidence of hypertension during the follow-up period. Hypertension was defined as systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≥140 or ≥90 mmHg, respectively, or the use of antihypertensive medications. During the follow-up period, hypertension developed in 23.4% (77.0 per 1,000 person-years) and 14.9% (51.0 per 1,000 person-years) of male and female subjects, respectively. Cox proportional hazard regression analysis demonstrated that after adjustment for known risk factors, the risk of hypertension was increased from the first to fourth quartiles of baseline BNP levels. However, after additional adjustment for baseline blood pressure, BNP did not predict the new onset of hypertension. Baseline BNP levels are closely associated with the risk of hypertension in individuals with normal blood pressure, but the prediction of hypertension with BNP is largely dependent on baseline blood pressure. Measurements of BNP may serve as a complementary method for the prediction or confirmation of hypertension.
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Takase, H., Dohi, Y., Toriyama, T. et al. Does B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Predict the New Onset of Hypertension?. Hypertens Res 31, 1737–1744 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.31.1737
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