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  • Body mass index (BMI) affects the relationship between certain biomarkers and prognosis in patients with acute heart failure (AHF), with a specific focus on B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI).
  • A study of 866 AHF patients revealed that while BNP and hs-cTnI levels decreased with higher BMI, biomarkers like galectin-3 and sNGAL showed an increase.
  • The analysis indicated that BNP's association with adverse outcomes weakened as BMI rose, particularly in obese individuals, whereas hs-cTnI remained a reliable prognostic factor across all BMI categories.

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Background: Body mass index (BMI) is a known confounder for natriuretic peptides, but its influence on other biomarkers is less well described. We investigated whether BMI interacts with biomarkers' association with prognosis in patients with acute heart failure (AHF).

Methods And Results: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI), galectin-3, serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (sNGAL), and urine NGAL were measured serially in patients with AHF during hospitalization in the AKINESIS (Acute Kidney Injury Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin Evaluation of Symptomatic Heart Failure) study. Cox regression analysis was used to determine the association of biomarkers and their interaction with BMI for 30-day, 90-day and 1-year composite outcomes of death or HF readmission. Among 866 patients, 21.2%, 29.7% and 46.8% had normal (18.5-24.9 kg/m), overweight (25-29.9 kg/m) or obese (≥ 30 kg/m) BMIs on admission, respectively. Admission values of BNP and hs-cTnI were negatively associated with BMI, whereas galectin-3 and sNGAL were positively associated with BMI. Admission BNP and hs-cTnI levels were associated with the composite outcome within 30 days, 90 days and 1 year. Only BNP had a significant interaction with BMI. When BNP was analyzed by BMI category, its association with the composite outcome attenuated at higher BMIs and was no longer significant in obese individuals. Findings were similar when evaluated by the last-measured biomarkers and BMIs.

Conclusions: In patients with AHF, only BNP had a significant interaction with BMI for the outcomes, with its association attenuating as BMI increased; hs-cTnI was prognostic, regardless of BMI.

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