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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide and Left Atrial Systolic Function in Normal Subjects

2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime, Japan

Takumi Sumimoto

2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime, Japan

Hiroshi Matsuoka

2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime, Japan

Takamasa Kobayashi

2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime, Japan

Takashi Ohtani

2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime, Japan

Mitsunori Abe

2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime, Japan

Yuji Shigematsu

2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime, Japan

Mareomi Hamada

2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime, Japan

Kunio Hiwada

2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun, Ehime, Japan

The purpose of this study is to elucidate factors determining the release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in normal volunteers at rest. Ten normal volun teers were included in this study. Ages ranged between twenty-seven and thirty- three years (mean twenty-seven). The authors measured plasma levels of ANP, and four cardiac chamber volumes, and their functions by cine magnetic reso nance imaging using the rephased gradient-echo method. Plasma levels of ANP in 10 normal subjects were 15.0-37.1 pg/mL (mean 23.6 pg/mL). No significant relationship was seen between ANP level and heart rate or blood pressure. The level of ANP was positively correlated with left atrial (LA) emptying fraction and negatively correlated with LA minimal volume (r=0.85, P < 0.01; r = 0.64, P < 0.05, respectively). No significant relationship was observed between plasma ANP level and left ventricular, right ventricular, or right atrial parame ters. These results suggest that LA systolic function is one of the major determi nants for ANP release in normal subjects at rest.

Angiology, Vol. 44, No. 11, 903-907 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/000331979304401109


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