Tamagno Gianluca, Guzzon Samuele
Medical Clinic III, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, Italy.
Acta Cardiol. 2006 Jun;61(3):359-61. doi: 10.2143/AC.61.3.2014842.
We describe the case of an obese patient presenting leg oedema, progressive oliguria, orthopnoea and mild increased B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels. Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) provided additional data for the interpretation of the plasma BNP values, contributing to the diagnosis of heart failure and the appropriate management of the patient. In our mind, BIA could represent a useful tool for integrating the plasma BNP assay in both diagnosis and management of heart failure.
我们描述了一例肥胖患者，其出现腿部水肿、进行性少尿、端坐呼吸以及B型利钠肽（BNP）水平轻度升高。生物电阻抗分析（BIA）为解释血浆BNP值提供了额外数据，有助于心力衰竭的诊断及患者的恰当管理。在我们看来，BIA可能是一种在心力衰竭的诊断和管理中整合血浆BNP检测的有用工具。
