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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. BACKGROUND: N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a biomarker of cardiac ventricular wall stress that is incorporated into pulmonary hypertension (PH) risk stratification models. Sendaway sampling may enable patients to perform NT-proBNP tests remotely. This UK-wide study aimed to assess the agreement of sendaway NT-proBNP with standard venous NT-proBNP and to assess the effect of delayed processing. METHODS: Reference venous NT-proBNP was collected from PH patients. Samples for capillary and venous sendaway tests were collected contemporaneously, mailed to a reference laboratory and processed at 3 and 7 days using a Roche Cobas e411 device. Differences in paired measurements were analysed with Passing-Bablok regression, percentage difference plots and the % difference in risk strata. RESULTS: 113 patients were included in the study. 13% of day 3 capillary samples were insufficient. Day 3 capillary samples were not equivalent to reference samples (Passing Bablok analysis slope of 0.91 (95% CI 0.88 to 0.93) and intercept of 6.0 (95% CI 0.2 to 15.9)). The relative median difference was -7% and there were acceptable limits of agreement. Day 3 capillary NT-proBNP accurately risk stratified patients in 93.5% of cases. By comparison, day 3 venous results accurately risk stratified patients in 90.1% of cases and were equivalent by Passing-Bablok regression. Delayed sampling of sendaway tests led to an unacceptable level of agreement and systematically underestimated NT-proBNP. CONCLUSIONS: Sendaway NT-proBNP sampling may provide an objective measure of right ventricular strain for virtual PH clinics. Results must be interpreted with caution in cases of delayed sampling.
Author(s): Stubbs HD, Cannon J, Knightbridge E, Durrington C, Roddis C, Gin-Sing W, Massey F, Knight DS, Virsinskaite R, Lordan JL, Sear E, Apple-Pinguel J, Morris E, Johnson MK, Wort SJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Year: 2024
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Online publication date: 22/03/2024
Acceptance date: 07/03/2024
Date deposited: 08/04/2024
ISSN (electronic): 2052-4439
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
URL: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2023-002124
DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-002124
PubMed id: 38519115
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