Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Background: Circulating C-type natriuretic peptides (CNPs) predict adverse outcome in women presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic impact of a high proCNP concentration in women with angina pectoris but no obstructive...

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Main Authors: Peter D. Mark, MD, PhD, Jakob Schroder, MD, Andreas K. Jensen, MD, Timothy C.R. Prickett, PhD, Eva Prescott, MD, DMSc, Jens P. Goetze, MD, DMSc
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Jakob Schroder, MD
Andreas K. Jensen, MD
Timothy C.R. Prickett, PhD
Eva Prescott, MD, DMSc
Jens P. Goetze, MD, DMSc
author_facet Peter D. Mark, MD, PhD
Jakob Schroder, MD
Andreas K. Jensen, MD
Timothy C.R. Prickett, PhD
Eva Prescott, MD, DMSc
Jens P. Goetze, MD, DMSc
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description Background: Circulating C-type natriuretic peptides (CNPs) predict adverse outcome in women presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic impact of a high proCNP concentration in women with angina pectoris but no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA). Methods: In a prospective cohort of women with ANOCA, we assessed the baseline associations between proCNP concentrations in plasma and clinical data. Moreover, we performed exploratory partial least squares regression (PLS) analyses for correlation patterns of proCNP with 185 cardiovascular plasma markers. We included 1,508 women in baseline/follow-up analyses and 1,598 women in PLS analyses. Follow-up analyses included all-cause death and a composite endpoint of cardiovascular events, where we calculated HR estimates from crude and adjusted (age, creatinine) Cox proportional hazards models. Results: A high proCNP concentration (223 women) was associated with hypertension (P = 0.001), diabetes mellitus (P < 0.001), and postmenopausal status (P < 0.001) but not age (P = 0.13). PLS analyses showed that proCNP concentrations were positively associated with atherosclerotic markers and negatively associated with pro-inflammatory markers. For high proCNP, we found an increased risk of all-cause mortality (HRcrude: 1.73 [95% CI: 1.10-2.73]; P = 0.02 and HRadjusted: 1.57 [95% CI: 0.99-2.49]; P = 0.06), whereas hazard rates of cardiovascular events were comparable (HRcrude: 1.08 [95% CI: 0.72-1.62]; P = 0.71 and HRadjusted: 1.03 [95% CI: 0.68-1.56]; P = 0.90). Conclusions: In women with ANOCA, a high circulating proCNP concentration is associated with a distinct cardiovascular risk profile beyond pro-inflammatory biomarkers and an increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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spelling doaj-art-8dba3a83b2a74d35be5452fc08d3b8d92025-08-20T03:10:28ZengElsevierJACC: Advances2772-963X2025-07-014710185910.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101859Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery DiseasePeter D. Mark, MD, PhD0Jakob Schroder, MD1Andreas K. Jensen, MD2Timothy C.R. Prickett, PhD3Eva Prescott, MD, DMSc4Jens P. Goetze, MD, DMSc5Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Cardiology, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkBiostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New ZealandDepartment of Cardiology, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Address for correspondence: Dr Jens P. Goetze, Department of Clinical Biochemistry KB3013, 9 Blegdamsvej, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.Background: Circulating C-type natriuretic peptides (CNPs) predict adverse outcome in women presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic impact of a high proCNP concentration in women with angina pectoris but no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA). Methods: In a prospective cohort of women with ANOCA, we assessed the baseline associations between proCNP concentrations in plasma and clinical data. Moreover, we performed exploratory partial least squares regression (PLS) analyses for correlation patterns of proCNP with 185 cardiovascular plasma markers. We included 1,508 women in baseline/follow-up analyses and 1,598 women in PLS analyses. Follow-up analyses included all-cause death and a composite endpoint of cardiovascular events, where we calculated HR estimates from crude and adjusted (age, creatinine) Cox proportional hazards models. Results: A high proCNP concentration (223 women) was associated with hypertension (P = 0.001), diabetes mellitus (P < 0.001), and postmenopausal status (P < 0.001) but not age (P = 0.13). PLS analyses showed that proCNP concentrations were positively associated with atherosclerotic markers and negatively associated with pro-inflammatory markers. For high proCNP, we found an increased risk of all-cause mortality (HRcrude: 1.73 [95% CI: 1.10-2.73]; P = 0.02 and HRadjusted: 1.57 [95% CI: 0.99-2.49]; P = 0.06), whereas hazard rates of cardiovascular events were comparable (HRcrude: 1.08 [95% CI: 0.72-1.62]; P = 0.71 and HRadjusted: 1.03 [95% CI: 0.68-1.56]; P = 0.90). Conclusions: In women with ANOCA, a high circulating proCNP concentration is associated with a distinct cardiovascular risk profile beyond pro-inflammatory biomarkers and an increased risk of all-cause mortality.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772963X25002790CNPcoronary artery diseaseC-type natriuretic peptidenatriuretic peptideNT-proCNPwomen
spellingShingle Peter D. Mark, MD, PhD
Jakob Schroder, MD
Andreas K. Jensen, MD
Timothy C.R. Prickett, PhD
Eva Prescott, MD, DMSc
Jens P. Goetze, MD, DMSc
Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
JACC: Advances
CNP
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women
title Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_full Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_fullStr Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_full_unstemmed Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_short Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
title_sort pro c type natriuretic peptide in women with angina pectoris and no obstructive coronary artery disease
topic CNP
coronary artery disease
C-type natriuretic peptide
natriuretic peptide
NT-proCNP
women
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772963X25002790
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