PMID- 35354080 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220419 LR - 20220505 IS - 1874-1754 (Electronic) IS - 0167-5273 (Linking) VI - 356 DP - 2022 Jun 1 TI - Serial measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide and future cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without known cardiovascular disease. PG - 98-104 LID - S0167-5273(22)00443-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.03.049 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) without known cardiovascular disease, the association between B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and cardiovascular events except for heart failure has not been elucidated. We aimed to investigate this association in high-risk T2DM patients. METHODS: We analyzed the association between BNP and cardiovascular events, including coronary, cerebral, renal, and vascular events or cardiovascular death based on the single and serial measurement of BNP in T2DM patients with retinopathy and hyperlipidemia without known cardiovascular disease enrolled in the EMPATHY study. RESULTS: Data from 4966 patients were analyzed for baseline BNP analysis. The median BNP value was 15.0 pg/mL. When analyzed in quartiles of baseline BNP (interquartile range 7.5-29.2 pg/mL), Q2, Q3, and Q4 were associated with cardiovascular events compared with Q1 (hazard ratio [HR]: Q2, 1.91 [P = 0.003]; Q3, 1.63 [P = 0.031]; Q4, 3.20 [P < 0.001]). The analysis of 12-month BNP showed similar associations. In serial BNP measurement, compared with low-low BNP group (baseline