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[Leptin: a parameter for metabolic changes in heart failure].

B M Richartz1, U Lotze, A Krack

  • 1Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Klinik für Innere Medizin III Kardiologie, Angiologie & Internistische Intensivmedizin Erlanger Allee 101 07740 Jena, Germany. barbara.richartz@med.uni-jena-de

Zeitschrift Fur Kardiologie
|May 31, 2001
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In advanced heart failure, plasma leptin levels decrease, indicating a shift towards catabolic metabolism. Lower leptin concentrations in severe heart failure patients may have prognostic significance.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Endocrinology
  • Metabolic Research

Context:

  • Advanced chronic heart failure is characterized by a hypercatabolic state.
  • This state involves an imbalance between anabolic and catabolic metabolism.
  • Progressive loss of muscle mass and adipose tissue occurs in heart failure.

Purpose:

  • To investigate plasma leptin concentrations in patients with advanced chronic heart failure.
  • To test the hypothesis that leptin levels are reduced in this population.
  • To explore the relationship between leptin levels and heart failure severity.

Summary:

  • Fasting plasma leptin concentrations were measured in 20 heart failure patients (NYHA grades II-IV) and 20 controls.
  • Leptin levels were significantly lower in NYHA grade III and IV patients compared to controls.

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  • NYHA grade II patients showed elevated leptin levels, suggesting anabolic metabolism, while advanced stages indicated catabolism.

    • Impact:

    • Plasma leptin levels correlate with NYHA functional class.
    • This correlation suggests a shift from anabolic to catabolic metabolism in advanced heart failure.
    • Leptin levels may serve as a prognostic marker in chronic heart failure.