Table 4

 Neurohormone concentrations at baseline and during follow up in the CRT and control groups

Baseline1 month12 months24 months
Control (n = 59)CRT (n = 65)Control (n = 58)CRT (n = 65)Control (n = 53)CRT (n = 62)Control (n = 49)CRT (n = 58)
Data are mean (SD).
*p<0.05.
ADH, antidiuretic hormone; NT-proANP, N-terminal fragment of pro-atrial natriuretic peptide; NT-proBNP, N-terminal fragment of pro-brain natriuretic peptide.
Noradrenaline (nmol/l)3.34 (1.44)3.45 (1.31)3.27 (1.29)2.56 (1.05)*3.56 (1.36)2.48 (1.20)*3.38 (1.42)3.16 (1.27)
NT-proANP (pmol/l)1672 (922)1786 (1003)1793 (954)1505 (879)1544 (1009)1698 (975)1707 (977)1755 (913)
NT-proBNP (pmol/l)1551 (917)1502 (732)1492 (869)1178 (651)*1632 (942)1294 (711)*1734 (878)1561 (667)
ADH (pmol/l)9.5 (5.0)6.9 (3.8)7.7 (4.1)6.7 (2.9)8.78 (3.1)9.1 (4.1)8.4 (3.7)8.4 (4.9)
Aldosterone (nmol/l)0.30 (0.19)0.25 (0.18)0.24 (0.15)0.21 (0.14)0.27 (0.18)0.30 (0.19)0.26 (0.17)0.28 (0.16)
Endothelin (pg/ml)1.6 (0.9)1.7 (0.8)1.5 (1.0)1.6 (1.1)1.8 (1.3)1.9 (1.5)1.9 (1.2)1.6 (0.9)