The NT-ProBNP Test in Subjects with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis Presenting with Acute Dyspnea: Is Knowing Worth the Cost?

Table 4

The Echocardiography parameters of the NT-ProBNP elevated, NT-ProBNP normal, and no NT-ProBNP groups.

	NT-ProBNP		No NT-ProBNP	𝑃 Value (95% CI)
	NT-ProBNP elevated	NT-ProBNP normal
Left ventricle parameters
Left ventricular systolic ejection fraction (%)^1	54.6%	50%	45.5%	0.43
Left atrial volume (mL)^2	47.3	45.5	39.2	0.66
Left ventricular mass (g)^3	148.8	139.2	156.7	0.45
E/E′ ratio	>15	>15	>15	1.0
Tricuspid parameters
Jet area-central jets (cm^2)^4	<5	<5	<5	1.0
Vena contracta width	Not defined	Not defined	Not defined	N/A
Mitral valve parameters
Mitral valve areas (cm^2)^4	4.2	4.6	4.5	0.87
Mitral valve gradient (mmHg)^5	3.4	4.2	3.7	0.63
Right ventricular parameters
Right ventricular ejection fraction (%)^1	38.2%	37.5%	40.9%	0.46
Pulmonary artery parameters
Pulmonary artery systolic pressures (mmHg)^5	20.1	22.4	19.7	0.24

¹Percent (%), ²mililiters (mL), ³grams (g), ⁴centimeters squared (cm²), and ⁵milimeters of Mercury (mmHg).