Abstract:Objective To investigate the correlation of plasma sestrin 2 (Sesn2) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) with cardiac function in elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and their predictive value for CHF.Methods A total of 150 CHF patients who were admitted to The Second Hospital of Beijing from April 2016 to May 2019 were selected, and they were divided into grade II group (n = 46), grade III group (n = 62), and grade IV group (n =42) according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification. Another 50 healthy people who underwent physical examination in The Second Hospital of Beijing during the same period were selected as control group. The plasma levels of HGF, Sesn2, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and echocardiographic parameters were compared among the groups. The correlation of plasma HGF and Sesn2 with NT-proBNP, LVMI and echocardiographic parameters in CHF patients was analyzed.Results The plasma levels of HGF and Sesn2, NT-proBNP, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD) and LVMI in grade IV group were higher than those in grade III group (P < 0.05), whereas LVEF in grade IV group was lower than that in grade III group (P < 0.05). The similar trends were observed in the comparisons between grade III group and grade II group (P < 0.05), as well as between grade II group and control group (P < 0.05). In CHF patients, plasma HGF and Sesn2 positively correlated with NT-proBNP, LVEDD and LVMI (P < 0.05), but negatively correlated with LVEF (P < 0.05). The cut-off value of Sesn2 for predicting CHF was 15.16 ng/ml, with a sensitivity of 0.856 (95% CI: 0.746, 0.913) and a specificity of 0.709 (95% CI: 0.681, 0.806); the cut-off value of HGF for predicting CHF was 204.61 ng/ml, with a sensitivity of 0.549 (95% CI: 0.433, 0.672) and a specificity of 0.688 (95% CI: 0.534, 0.771).Conclusions The plasma levels of HGF and Sesn2 are abnormally elevated in elderly patients with CHF, and are strongly correlated with NT-proBNP, LVEDD and LVMI, with a great predictive value for CHF in the elderly.