Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between blood microRNA (miR-25), Na+ levels in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and the degree of heart failure.
Methods One hundred and twenty-six patients with ADHF were selected, and they were classified into 48 cases of class Ⅱ, 43 cases of class Ⅲ, and 35 cases of class Ⅳ according to the cardiac function classification of the New York Heart Association (NYHA) of the United States. The blood miR-25, Na+ levels, and the occurrence of hyponatraemia in patients with different degrees of heart failure were compared. Sperman rank correlation was used to analyze the correlation between miR-25, hyponatraemia and the degree of heart failure. Multivariate logistic regression was used to further analyze the independent relationship between blood miR-25, hyponatraemia and degree of heart failure in ADHF.
Results The comparison of miR-25 and incidence of hyponatraemia in patients with different degrees of heart failure showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.01), and with the increase of the degree of heart failure, the miR-25 and incidence of hyponatraemia in patients showed an increasing trend. The miR-25 and incidence of hyponatraemia were positively correlated with the degree of heart failure (rs = 0.551, 0.320, P < 0.01). After adjusting for confounders, miR-25 (OR = 3.942 95%CI: 2.230–6.969, P < 0.01), and hyponatraemia (OR = 3.889, 95%CI: 2.159–7.004, P < 0.01) were risk factors for the degree of heart failure in patients with ADHF.
Conclusion ADHF patients show high expression of miR-25 and they are prone to hyponatremia. The miR-25 and hyponatremia are independently correlated with the severity of patients' disease.