TY  - JOUR
A1  - Saller, Thomas
A1  - Peterß, Sven
A1  - Scheiermann, Patrick
A1  - Eser-Valeri, Daniela
A1  - Ehler, Johannes Marc
A1  - Brügger, Dirk Steffen
A1  - Chappell, Daniel
A1  - Kofler, Othmar
A1  - Hagl, Christian
A1  - Hofmann-Kiefer, Klaus
T1  - Natriuretic peptides as a prognostic marker for delirium in cardiac aurgery - a pilot study
T2  - Medicina
N2  - Background and Objectives: Delirium is a common and major complication subsequent to cardiac surgery. Despite scientific efforts, there are no parameters which reliably predict postoperative delirium. In delirium pathology, natriuretic peptides (NPs) interfere with the blood–brain barrier and thus promote delirium. Therefore, we aimed to assess whether NPs may predict postoperative delirium and long-term outcomes. Materials and Methods: To evaluate the predictive value of NPs for delirium we retrospectively analyzed data from a prospective, randomized study for serum levels of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and the precursor of C-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proCNP) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with or without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump coronary bypass grafting; OPCAB). Delirium was assessed by a validated chart-based method. Long-term outcomes were assessed 10 years after surgery by a telephone interview. Results: The overall incidence of delirium in the total cohort was 48% regardless of the surgical approach (CABG vs. OPCAB). Serum ANP levels >64.6 pg/mL predicted delirium with a sensitivity (95% confidence interval) of 100% (75.3–100) and specificity of 42.9% (17.7–71.1). Serum NT-proCNP levels >1.7 pg/mL predicted delirium with a sensitivity (95% confidence interval) of 92.3% (64.0–99.8) and specificity of 42.9% (17.7–71.1). Both NPs could not predict postoperative survival or long-term cognitive decline. Conclusions: We found a positive correlation between delirium and preoperative plasma levels of ANP and NT-proCNP. A well-powered and prospective study might identify NPs as biomarkers indicating the risk of delirium and postoperative cognitive decline in patients at risk for postoperative delirium.
KW  - delirium
KW  - cardiac surgery
KW  - off-pump surgery
KW  - natriuretic peptide
KW  - biomarker
Y1  - 2020
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/54801
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-548014
SN  - 1648-9144
SN  - 1010-660X
N1  - © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
VL  - 56
IS  - (6), 258
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -