Biomarker bieten quantitative, leicht verfügbare Informationen über Krankheitsprozesse
im klinischen Alltag. Ihr Nutzen in der kardiovaskulären Medizin ist durch die Troponine
und natriuretischen Peptide belegt. Diese und weitere in Entwicklung befindliche Biomarker
haben großes Potenzial für die frühe Erkennung und personalisierte Therapie kardiovaskulärer
Erkrankungen.
Abstract
Cardiac biomarkers are an integral, guideline-recommended part of the diagnosis and
follow-up of heart diseases. High sensitivity tests for troponin I or T allow for
the early diagnosis of myocardial infarction. Rule-in and rule-out algorithms based
on the dynamic of plasma concentrations in the first hour after admission improve
safe, evidence-based decision making for patients with acute chest pain. Low concentrations
of brain natriuretic peptides (BNP or NT-proBNP) reliably exclude heart failure. Elevated
BNP/NT-proBNP concentrations are part of the definition of all types of heart failure
but require additional tests to diagnose heart failure. Chronic elevations of troponins
and BNP/NT-proBNP identify subpopulations at increased risk of cardiovascular events
even in the absence of manifest cardiac disease. Whether and how this risk can be
reduced requires further evaluation. Several novel biomarkers were recently discovered
and characterised. Their place in cardiovascular medicine has yet to be defined.
Schlüsselwörter
kardiovaskuläre Biomarker - Troponin I/T - BNP/NT-proBNP - Herzinfarktdiagnostik -
Herzinsuffizienz - neue Biomarker
Keywords
cardiovascular biomarkers - Troponin I/T - BNP/NT-proBNP - myocardial infarction -
heart failure - new biomarkers - circulating biomolecules