Abstract:Objective To investigate the predictive values of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), endotoxin (ETX) and heparin-binding protein (HBP) levels in prognosis of patients with severe heart failure complicating acute kidney injury.Methods A total of 89 patients with severe heart failure complicating acute kidney injury who were admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to March 2022 were selected. The clinical data including levels of NT-proBNP, ETX and HBP were collected, and the patients were followed up for 3 months after admission to evaluate their prognosis. The levels of NT-proBNP, ETX and HBP in patients with different New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classes and acute kidney injury stages were detected. Factors affecting the prognosis of patients with severe heart failure complicating acute kidney injury were analyzed. The values of NT-proBNP, ETX and HBP levels in predicting the prognosis of patients with severe heart failure complicating acute kidney injury were determined.Results The levels of NT-proBNP, ETX and HBP in NYHA class IV patients were higher than those in class III patients (P < 0.05). The levels of NT-proBNP, ETX and HBP in patients with acute kidney injury stage 1 to 2 were lower than those in stage 3 patients (P < 0.05), while they were even lower in stage 1 patients than in stage 2 patients (P < 0.05). The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, the proportions of NYHA class IV and acute kidney injury stage 3 patients, and the levels of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), NT-proBNP, ETX and HBP were higher, but left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was lower in the death group compared with the survival group (P < 0.05). Multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that the APACHE Ⅱ score [O^R = 5.165 (95% CI: 2.125, 12.554) ], the SOFA score [O^R = 5.048 (95% CI: 2.077, 12.268) ], the NYHA functional class [O^R = 4.889 (95% CI: 2.012, 11.882) ], the NT-proBNP level [O^R = 4.464 (95% CI: 1.837, 10.849) ], the ETX level [O^R = 3.983 (95% CI: 1.639, 9.680) ], and the HBP level [O^R = 3.861 (95% CI: 1.589, 9.384) ] were risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients with severe heart failure complicating acute kidney injury (P < 0.05). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that the sensitivities of NT-proBNP, ETX, HBP and their combination in predicting the prognosis of patients with severe heart failure complicating acute kidney injury were 76.67%, 70.00%, 73.33% and 80.00%, with the specificities being 71.19%, 66.10%, 72.88% and 89.83%, and the area under the ROC curves (AUCs) were 0.741, 0.719, 0.721 and 0.908, respectively.Conclusions NT-proBNP, ETX, and HBP are related to the prognosis of patients with severe heart failure complicating acute kidney injury, and combination of the three indicators yields great predictive efficacy for the prognosis of these patients.