Concentrations of renin, angiotensin II, aldosterone, and NT pro-BNP and their normal ranges in 50 patients with heart failure according to their treatment regimen
| Medication | Normal range | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined data (n = 50) | ACEI+/BB+ (n = 32) | ACEI+/BB− (n = 13) | ACEI−/BB+ (n = 4) | ||
| Data are mean (SEM). | |||||
| ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; BB, β blocker; NT pro-BNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide. | |||||
| Age (years) | 68 (1) | 67 (2) | 70 (2) | 70 (2) | |
| Renin (mU/l) | 271 (149) | 102 (25) | 782 (553) | 37 (14) | 7–76 |
| Angiotensin II (pmol/l) | 12 (1) | 10 (1) | 12 (3) | 14 (4) | 19–38 |
| Aldosterone (ng/l) | 97 (10) | 89 (8) | 83 (14) | 78 (14) | 40–310 |
| NT pro-BNP (pg/ml) | 2552 (615) | 1609 (419) | 3889 (1710) | 6333 (2334) | <227 (men <75 years) <334 (women <75 years) |