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Lund LH, Crespo-Leiro MG, Laroche C, Zaliaduonyte D, Saad AM, Fonseca C, Čelutkienė J, Zdravkovic M, Bielecka-Dabrowa AM, Agostoni P, Xuereb RG, Neronova KV, Lelonek M, Cavusoglu Y, Gellen B, Abdelhamid M, Hammoudi N, Anker SD, Chioncel O, Filippatos G, Lainscak M, McDonagh TA, Mebazaa A, Piepoli M, Ruschitzka F, Seferović PM, Savarese G, Metra M, Rosano GMC, Maggioni AP. Heart failure in Europe: Guideline-directed medical therapy use and decision making in chronic and acute, pre-existing and de novo, heart failure with reduced, mildly reduced, and preserved ejection fraction - the ESC EORP Heart Failure III Registry. Eur J Heart Fail 2024. [PMID: 39257278 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2024] [Revised: 08/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024] Open
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AIMS We analysed baseline characteristics and guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) use and decisions in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart Failure (HF) III Registry. METHODS AND RESULTS Between 1 November 2018 and 31 December 2020, 10 162 patients with acute HF (AHF, 39%, age 70 [62-79], 36% women) or outpatient visit for HF (61%, age 66 [58-75], 33% women), with HF with reduced (HFrEF, 57%), mildly reduced (HFmrEF, 17%) or preserved (HFpEF, 26%) ejection fraction were enrolled from 220 centres in 41 European or ESC-affiliated countries. With AHF, 97% were hospitalized, 2.2% received intravenous treatment in the emergency department, and 0.9% received intravenous treatment in an outpatient clinic. AHF was seen by most by a general cardiologist (51%) and outpatient HF most by a HF specialist (48%). A majority had been hospitalized for HF before, but 26% of AHF and 6.1% of outpatient HF had de novo HF. Baseline use, initiation and discontinuation of GDMT varied according to AHF versus outpatient HF, de novo versus pre-existing HF, and by ejection fraction. After the AHF event or outpatient HF visit, use of any renin-angiotensin system inhibitor, angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor, beta-blocker, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist and loop diuretics was 89%, 29%, 92%, 78%, and 85% in HFrEF; 89%, 9.7%, 90%, 64%, and 81% in HFmrEF; and 77%, 3.1%, 80%, 48%, and 80% in HFpEF. CONCLUSION Use and initiation of GDMT was high in cardiology centres in Europe, compared to previous reports from cohorts and registries including more primary care and general medicine and regions more local or outside of Europe and ESC-affiliated countries.
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- Lars H Lund
- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cardiology, Hospital Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), INIBIC (Institute investigacion Biomedica A Coruña), A Coruña, Spain
- CIBERCV, A Coruña, Spain
- Universidad de A Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
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- European Society of Cardiology, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Academy of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Department of Cardiology, Kaunas Hospital, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Cardiovascular Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Heart Failure Clinic, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Sao Francisco Xavier, ULSLO, Lisbon, Portugal
- NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Department of Personalized Medicine, Centre of Innovative Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- University Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Department of Cardiology, Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging, CMR Lab, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiology and Congenital Heart Diseases of Adults, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland
- Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Cardiovascular Section, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Heart Failure Unit, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Faculty Therapy Named after M.E. Volsky-M.M. Mirrakhimov, I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Noninvasive Cardiology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Failure, ELSAN-Polyclinique de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kasr AlAiny, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiology, EHS Maouche Hospital-Benaknoun, Algiers, Algeria
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK), German Heart Center Charité, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Berlin, Germany
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany
- Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases 'C.C. Iliescu', Bucharest, Romania
- University of Medicine Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Department of Cardiology, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Chaidari, Greece
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- Division of Cardiology, General Hospital Murska Sobota, Rakičan, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Clinical Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Center for Translational and Experimental Cardiology (CTEC), Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
- University Medical Center, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiac Academic Group, Chair of Cardiology, St George's University Medical School, London, UK
- Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of Quality of Life, Chair of Pharmacology, San Raffaele University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, San Raffaele Cassino Hospital, Cassino, Italy
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- ANMCO Research Center - Heart Care Foundation, Florence, Italy
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Karlström P, Pivodic A, Dahlström U, Fu M. Modern heart failure treatment is superior to conventional treatment across the left ventricular ejection spectrum: real-life data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry 2013-2020. Clin Res Cardiol 2024; 113:1355-1368. [PMID: 39186181 PMCID: PMC11371852 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-024-02498-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVES This study is aimed to compare the effectiveness of modern therapy including angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) with conventional heart failure treatment in the real world. BACKGROUND Since ARNI and SGLT2i were introduced to treat heart failure (HF), its therapeutic regimen has modernized from previous treatment with beta-blocker (BB) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi)/angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) as added-on in HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, a comparison between conventional and modern treatment strategies with drugs in combination has not been performed. METHODS This observational study (2013-2020), using the Swedish HF Registry, involved 20,849 HF patients. Patients received either conventional (BB, ACEi/ARB, with/without MRA, n = 20,140) or modern (BB, ACEi/ARB, MRA, SGLT2i or BB, ARNI, MRA with/without SGLT2i, n = 709) treatment at the index visit. The endpoints were all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality. RESULTS Modern HF therapy was associated with a significant 28% reduction in all-cause mortality (adjusted HR [aHR], 0.72 (0.54-0.96); p = 0.024) and a significant 62% reduction in CV mortality (aHR, 0.38 (0.21-0.68); p = 0.0013) compared to conventional HF treatment. Similar results emerged in a sensitivity analysis using propensity score matching. The interaction analyses did not reveal any trends for EF (< 40% and ≥ 40%), sex, age (< 70 and ≥ 70 years), eGFR (< 60 and ≥ 60 ml/min/1.73 m2), and etiology of HF subgroups. CONCLUSION In this nationwide study, modern HF therapy was associated with significantly reduced all-cause and CV mortality, regardless of EF, sex, age, eGFR, and etiology of HF.
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- Patric Karlström
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ryhov County Hospital, SE-551 85, Jönköping, Sweden.
- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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- APNC Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Teng LE, Lammoza N, Aung AK, Thayaparan A, Vasudevan S, Edwards G, Hormiz M, Gibbs H, Hopper I. General physicians' perspectives on SGLT2 inhibitors for heart failure. Intern Med J 2024; 54:1483-1489. [PMID: 38957943 DOI: 10.1111/imj.16440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) are novel agents for heart failure (HF) and are now recommended in guidelines. Understanding general physicians' perspectives can help to optimise utilisation of this new medication. AIM To understand the clinical concerns and barriers from general physicians about prescribing SGLT2is in a general medicine cohort. METHODS A questionnaire exploring clinicians' experience, comfort level and barriers to prescribing SGLT2is in patients with HF, incorporating two clinical scenarios, was disseminated to Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand members over a 2-month period. RESULTS Ninety-eight participants responded to the questionnaire (10.8% response rate). Most respondents (66.3%) were senior medical staff. Most participants worked in metropolitan settings (64.3%) and in public hospital settings (83.7%). For HF with reduced ejection fraction, 23.5% of participants reported prescribing SGLT2is frequently (defined as prescribing SGLT2is frequently over 75% of occasions). For HF with preserved ejection fraction, 57.1% of participants reported prescribing SGLT2is less than 25% of the time. Almost half of the participants (44%) expressed a high level of familiarity with therapeutic knowledge of SGLT2is, while 47% indicated high familiarity with potential side effects. Patient complexity, cost of medications and discontinuity of care were identified as important barriers. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis was the side effect that caused the most hesitancy to prescribe SGLT2is in 48% of the respondents. CONCLUSION General physicians in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are familiar with the therapeutic knowledge and side effects of SGLT2is. Patient complexity, medication cost and discontinuity of care were significant barriers to the use of SGLT2is for HF among general physicians.
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- Lung E Teng
- General Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- General Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- General Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- General Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- General Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- General Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pharmacy, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- General Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- General Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Central Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- General Medicine Unit, Alfred Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Hiraiwa H, Yura Y, Okumura T, Murohara T. Interplay of the heart, spleen, and bone marrow in heart failure: the role of splenic extramedullary hematopoiesis. Heart Fail Rev 2024; 29:1049-1063. [PMID: 38985383 PMCID: PMC11306273 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-024-10418-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Improvements in therapies for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are crucial for improving patient outcomes and quality of life. Although HFpEF is the predominant heart failure type among older individuals, its prognosis is often poor owing to the lack of effective therapies. The roles of the spleen and bone marrow are often overlooked in the context of HFpEF. Recent studies suggest that the spleen and bone marrow could play key roles in HFpEF, especially in relation to inflammation and immune responses. The bone marrow can increase production of certain immune cells that can migrate to the heart and contribute to disease. The spleen can contribute to immune responses that either protect or exacerbate heart failure. Extramedullary hematopoiesis in the spleen could play a crucial role in HFpEF. Increased metabolic activity in the spleen, immune cell production and mobilization to the heart, and concomitant cytokine production may occur in heart failure. This leads to systemic chronic inflammation, along with an imbalance of immune cells (macrophages) in the heart, resulting in chronic inflammation and progressive fibrosis, potentially leading to decreased cardiac function. The bone marrow and spleen are involved in altered iron metabolism and anemia, which also contribute to HFpEF. This review presents the concept of an interplay between the heart, spleen, and bone marrow in the setting of HFpEF, with a particular focus on extramedullary hematopoiesis in the spleen. The aim of this review is to discern whether the spleen can serve as a new therapeutic target for HFpEF.
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- Hiroaki Hiraiwa
- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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Shakoor A, Mohansingh C, El Osrouti A, Borleffs JWC, van Houwelingen GK, van de Swaluw JEC, van Kimmenade R, den Besten M, Pisters R, van Ofwegen-Hanekamp CEE, Koudstaal S, Handoko LM, Asselbergs FW, van Veghel D, van Wijk SS, van der Boon RMA, Brugts JJ, Schaap J. Design and rationale of the Engage-HF study: the impact of a gamified engagement toolkit on participation and engagement in a heart failure registry. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. DIGITAL HEALTH 2024; 5:643-650. [PMID: 39318682 PMCID: PMC11417485 DOI: 10.1093/ehjdh/ztae052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/26/2024]
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Aims Heart failure (HF) registries provide valuable insights into patient management and quality of care. However, healthcare professionals face challenges due to the administrative burden of participation in registries. This study aims to evaluate the impact of education through an engagement toolkit on HF nurse practitioners' participation rate and data completeness in a national registry: the Netherlands Heart Registration-Heart Failure (NHR-HF) registry. Methods and results Engage-HF is an observational study (intervention at the HF nurse level) with a pretest-posttest design within the participating hospitals. Between December 2022 and April 2024, 28 HF nurse practitioners from 12 hospitals will participate in a 24-week educational programme using the Engage-HF engagement toolkit. The main interaction platform in this toolkit is a gamified smartphone-based educational application called BrightBirds. The complete toolkit includes this educational application with weekly challenges, interactive posters, pop-ups, and alert messages, and a follow-up call at Week 4. The primary endpoints are the NHR-HF participation rates and data completeness at 1 and 6 months after using the toolkit. Additionally, we will analyse the experience of participants with the toolkit concerning their HF registry and knowledge of ESC 2021 HF guidelines. Conclusion The Engage-HF study is the first to explore the impact of education through a gamified engagement toolkit to boost participation rates in a HF registry (NHR-HF) and test participant knowledge of the ESC 2021 HF guidelines. This innovative approach addresses challenges in the rollout of healthcare registries and the implementation of guidelines by providing a contemporary support base and a time-efficient method for education.
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- Abdul Shakoor
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Haga Teaching Hospital, Els Borst-Eilersplein 275, 2545 AA The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Koningstraat 1, 7512 Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Gelre Hospital, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Rijnstate Hospital, Wagnerlaan 55, 6815 AD Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Groene Hart Hospital, Bleulandweg 10, 2803 HH Gouda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Heart Registration, Moreelsepark 1, 3511 EP Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Henri Dunantstraat 5, 6419 PC Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Molengracht 21, 4818 CK Breda, The Netherlands
- Dutch Network for Cardiovascular Research (WCN), Moreelsepark 1, 3511 EPUtrecht, The Netherlands
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Ingimarsdóttir IJ, Hansen JS, Bergmann HM, Einarsson H. The Icelandic Heart Failure Registry-A nationwide assessment tool for HF care and intervention in HF treatment. ESC Heart Fail 2024. [PMID: 39104306 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.15012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 07/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The incidence of heart failure (HF) is increasing, largely because populations are both ageing and growing. Most clinical HF treatment trials are conducted on selected cohorts, only a few of which include elderly patients, among whom HF is common. HF registries can include all HF patients, independent of age or comorbidity profile, and thus reflect reality in healthcare management. METHODS The Icelandic Heart Failure Registry (IHFR) was created in the autumn of 2019 and has operated since 1 January 2020. Based on the Swedish Heart Failure Registry (SwedeHF), it quickly acquired several extensions. All patients admitted for HF to the Department of Cardiology (DC) at Landspítali - The National University Hospital of Iceland are included. Several variables are collected, including the aetiology of HF, comorbidities, clinical assessment at admission, blood tests, imaging results, treatment given and medical therapy at discharge. RESULTS During the 3 years from 2020 to 2022, the DC admitted 1890 patients. As some were readmitted during the study period, the true total was 2384 admissions. Because the IHFR 2023 edition includes 327 variables, automation of many of them is imperative for data collection. CONCLUSION HF is a heterogenous disease with numerous underlying factors. HF management differs among HF phenotypes. A registry can serve as an unbiased indicator of care quality and has the potential to be studied in the future to assess the long-term effects of HF treatment. A registry like the IHFR, therefore, can impact the treatment of all patients recorded in it, reduce the rate of readmissions and even optimize HF management costs.
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- Inga Jóna Ingimarsdóttir
- Department of Cardiology, Landspítali - The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Bouleti C, Alos B, Legallois D, Eschalier R, Costa J, Tea V, Trochu JN, Turlotte G, Perrin-Faurie J, Dutoiu T, Picard F, Ducrocq G, de Groote P, Laperche T, Delmas C, Cohen A, Doublet M, Logeart D. Rationale and design of the French Observatory of Acute Heart Failure (OFICA2). Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2024; 117:514-520. [PMID: 39089898 DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2024.05.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Acute heart failure (AHF) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality - especially in patients aged≥65 years in high-income countries - and represents a high healthcare burden. In the past decade, the epidemiology and management of heart failure (HF) has changed, with the emergence of new medical and interventional therapeutics, but up-to-date real-life data are scarce. AIMS The main objectives are to describe baseline characteristics (with an emphasis on lifestyle, cognitive status, HF knowledge and treatment adherence), management, and in-hospital and mid-term outcomes of AHF patients in France. Secondary objectives are to investigate determinants of prognosis, modalities of treatment and follow-up, and identify gaps between guidelines and real-life management. METHODS OFICA2 is a prospective multicentre observational survey that enrolled 1513 patients hospitalized for AHF in 80 participating centres in France during March and April 2021. The diagnosis of AHF was made according to the European Society of Cardiology guidelines definition. Inclusion criteria were age≥18years, health coverage and consent to participate. Detailed information was collected prospectively starting at admission. Thanks to direct linking with the French National Health Database, the anteriority up to 2years before inclusion, as well as a 3-year follow-up is specified for each patient and includes individual information on death, hospital admissions, major clinical events, drug delivery and use of reimbursed health resources. CONCLUSION This cohort provides a representative snapshot on contemporary AHF, with a particular focus on self-care determinants, and will improve knowledge about AHF presentation, management and outcomes.
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- Claire Bouleti
- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Poitiers, Clinical Investigation Center (Inserm 1402), Poitiers, France.
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Poitiers, Clinical Investigation Center (Inserm 1402), Poitiers, France
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France
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- Cardiology Department, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut Pascal, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Reims, Reims, France
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- Cardiology Department, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Cardiology Department, La Roche-sur-Yon Hospital, La-Roche-Sur-Yon, France
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- Cardiology Department, Chartres Hospital, Le Coudray, France
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Cardiology Department, Bichat University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, CHU Lille, 59000 Lille, France; Inserm U1167, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Cardiology Department, Centre Cardiologique du Nord, Saint-Denis, France
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Cardiology Department, Saint-Antoine University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Inserm U942, Paris Cité University, AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, 75010 Paris, France
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Abdin A, Wilkinson C, Aktaa S, Böhm M, Polovina M, Rosano G, Lainscak M, Lund LH, McDonagh T, Metra M, Adamo M, Mindham R, Piepoli M, Abdelhamid M, Störk S, Tokmakova MP, Seferović P, Coats AJS, Gale CP. European Society of Cardiology quality indicators update for the care and outcomes of adults with heart failure. The Heart Failure Association of the ESC. Eur J Heart Fail 2024. [PMID: 38995217 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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AIMS To update the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) quality indicators (QIs) for the evaluation of the care and outcomes of adults with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS The Working Group comprised experts in heart failure including members of the ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force for heart failure, members of the Heart Failure Association, and a patient representative. We followed the ESC methodology for QI development. The 2023 focused guideline update was reviewed to assess the suitability of the recommendations with strongest association with benefit and harm against the ESC criteria for QIs. All the new proposed QIs were individually graded by each panellist via online questionnaires for both validity and feasibility. The existing heart failure QIs also underwent voting to 'keep', 'remove' or 'modify'. Five domains of care for the management of heart failure were identified: (1) structural QIs, (2) patient assessment, (3) initial treatment, (4) therapy optimization, and (5) patient health-related quality of life. In total, 14 'main' and 3 'secondary' QIs were selected across the five domains. CONCLUSION This document provides an update of the previously published ESC QIs for heart failure to ensure that these measures are aligned with contemporary evidence. The QIs may be used to quantify adherence to clinical practice as recommended in guidelines to improve the care and outcomes of patients with heart failure.
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- Amr Abdin
- Internal Medicine Clinic III, Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, UK
- Academic Cardiovascular Unit, South Tees NHS Foundation Trust, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Internal Medicine Clinic III, Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine and Heart Failure Center, Belgrade University Medical Center, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiology, St George's University and St George's University Hospitals, London, UK
- Department of Cardiology, San Raffaele Cassino Hospital, Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Department of Research and Education, General Hospital Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Medicine Karolinska Institute, and Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- King's College Hospital, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Clinical Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al Ainy, Cardiology Department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Research & Epidemiology, Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre and Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine and Heart Failure Center, Belgrade University Medical Center, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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Malgie J, Wilde MI, Clephas PRD, Emans ME, Koudstaal S, Schaap J, Mosterd A, van Ramshorst J, Wardeh AJ, van Wijk S, van den Heuvel M, Wierda E, Borleffs CJW, Saraber C, Beeres SLMA, van Kimmenade R, Jansen Klomp W, Denham R, da Fonseca CA, Klip IJT, Manintveld OC, van der Boon RMA, van Ofwegen CEE, Yilmaz A, Pisters R, Linssen GCM, Faber N, van Heerebeek L, van de Swaluw JEC, Bouhuijzen LJ, Post MC, Kuijper AFM, Wu KW, van Beek EA, Hesselink T, Kleijn L, Kurvers MJM, Tio RA, Langerveld J, van Dalen BM, van Eck JWM, Handoko ML, Hermans WRM, Koornstra-Wortel HJJ, Szymanski MK, Rooker D, Tandjung K, Eijsbouts SCM, Asselbergs FW, van der Meer P, Brunner-La Rocca HP, de Boer RA, Brugts JJ. Contemporary guideline-directed medical therapy in de novo, chronic, and worsening heart failure patients: First data from the TITRATE-HF study. Eur J Heart Fail 2024; 26:1549-1560. [PMID: 38734980 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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AIMS Despite clear guideline recommendations for initiating four drug classes in all patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and the availability of rapid titration schemes, information on real-world implementation lags behind. Closely following the 2021 ESC HF guidelines and 2023 focused update, the TITRATE-HF study started to prospectively investigate the use, sequencing, and titration of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in HF patients, including the identification of implementation barriers. METHODS AND RESULTS TITRATE-HF is an ongoing long-term HF registry conducted in the Netherlands. Overall, 4288 patients from 48 hospitals were included. Among these patients, 1732 presented with de novo, 2240 with chronic, and 316 with worsening HF. The median age was 71 years (interquartile range [IQR] 63-78), 29% were female, and median ejection fraction was 35% (IQR 25-40). In total, 44% of chronic and worsening HFrEF patients were prescribed quadruple therapy. However, only 1% of HFrEF patients achieved target dose for all drug classes. In addition, quadruple therapy was more often prescribed to patients treated in a dedicated HF outpatient clinic as compared to a general cardiology outpatient clinic. In each GDMT drug class, 19% to 36% of non-use in HFrEF patients was related to side-effects, intolerances, or contraindications. In the de novo HF cohort, 49% of patients already used one or more GDMT drug classes for other indications than HF. CONCLUSION This first analysis of the TITRATE-HF study reports relatively high use of GDMT in a contemporary HF cohort, while still showing room for improvement regarding quadruple therapy. Importantly, the use and dose of GDMT were suboptimal, with the reasons often remaining unclear. This underscores the urgency for further optimization of GDMT and implementation strategies within HF management.
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- Jishnu Malgie
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Cardiovascular Institute, Thorax Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Cardiovascular Institute, Thorax Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Cardiovascular Institute, Thorax Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Ikazia Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, Gouda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amphia Ziekenhuis, Breda, The Netherlands
- Dutch Network for Cardiovascular Research (WCN), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Noordwest Hospital Group, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Haaglanden Medical Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Zuyderland Hospital, Sittard, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Dijklander Ziekenhuis, Hoorn Purmerend, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Tergooi Medical Centre, Hilversum, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Leids University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Admiraal de Ruyter Ziekenhuis, Goes, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amphia Ziekenhuis, Breda, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Antonius Ziekenhuis, Sneek, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Cardiovascular Institute, Thorax Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Cardiovascular Institute, Thorax Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Bernhoven, Uden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Rijnstate, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Group Twente, Almelo Hengelo, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Bravis Ziekenhuis, Bergen op Zoom Roosendaal, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Saxenburg Medical Centre, Hardenberg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Het Van Weel-Bethesda Ziekenhuis, Dirksland, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital St Jansdal, Harderwijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Streekziekenhuis Koninging Beatrix, Winterswijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Treant Zorggroep, Emmen Hoogeveen Stadskanaal, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Rivierenland, Tiel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam Schiedam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology's, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Apeldoorn Zutphen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Amstelland, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Maxima Medical Centre, Eindhoven Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School for Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM), University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Cardiovascular Institute, Thorax Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Cardiovascular Institute, Thorax Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Savarese G, Lindberg F, Cannata A, Chioncel O, Stolfo D, Musella F, Tomasoni D, Abdelhamid M, Banerjee D, Bayes-Genis A, Berthelot E, Braunschweig F, Coats AJS, Girerd N, Jankowska EA, Hill L, Lainscak M, Lopatin Y, Lund LH, Maggioni AP, Moura B, Rakisheva A, Ray R, Seferovic PM, Skouri H, Vitale C, Volterrani M, Metra M, Rosano GMC. How to tackle therapeutic inertia in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. A scientific statement of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC. Eur J Heart Fail 2024; 26:1278-1297. [PMID: 38778738 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) reduces morbidity and mortality, but its implementation is often poor in daily clinical practice. Barriers to implementation include clinical and organizational factors that might contribute to clinical inertia, i.e. avoidance/delay of recommended treatment initiation/optimization. The spectrum of strategies that might be applied to foster GDMT implementation is wide, and involves the organizational set-up of heart failure care pathways, tailored drug initiation/optimization strategies increasing the chance of successful implementation, digital tools/telehealth interventions, educational activities and strategies targeting patient/physician awareness, and use of quality registries. This scientific statement by the Heart Failure Association of the ESC provides an overview of the current state of GDMT implementation in HFrEF, clinical and organizational barriers to implementation, and aims at suggesting a comprehensive framework on how to overcome clinical inertia and ultimately improve implementation of GDMT in HFrEF based on up-to-date evidence.
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- Gianluigi Savarese
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, London, UK
- Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases 'Prof. C.C. Iliescu', and University of Medicine Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Cardiology, Cardiothoracovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Cardiology Department, Santa Maria delle Grazie Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- ASST Spedali Civili and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al Ainy, Department of Cardiology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Renal and Transplantation Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cardiovascular and Genetics Research Institute, St George's University, London, UK
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- Heart Institute, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, CIBERCV, Badalona, Spain
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre d'Investigation Clinique Plurithémathique Pierre Drouin & Département de Cardiologie Institut Lorrain du Cœur et des Vaisseaux, Université de Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University and Institute of Heart Diseases, University Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University, Belfast, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Volgograd State Medical University, Regional Cardiology Centre, Volgograd, Russia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- ANMCO Research Center, Heart Care Foundation, Florence, Italy
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- Armed Forces Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- City Cardiology Center, Konaev City Hospital, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Cardiology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK
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- University Medical Center, Medical Faculty University of Belgrade, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Balamand University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Cardiology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Exercise Science and Medicine, San Raffaele Open University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Cardiopulmonary Department, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy
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- ASST Spedali Civili and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK
- Cardiology, San Raffaele Hospital, Cassino, Italy
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Lindberg F, Øigaard N, Metra M, Rosano GMC, Dahlström U, Mol P, Hage C, Lund LH, Savarese G. Eligibility for omecamtiv mecarbil in a real-world heart failure population: Data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0303348. [PMID: 38787867 PMCID: PMC11125482 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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AIMS We assessed eligibility for omecamtiv mecarbil (OM) in a real-world cohort with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) according to the selection criteria of the GALACTIC-HF trial (trial scenario) and selected trial´s criteria more likely to impact real-world use (pragmatic scenario). METHODS AND RESULTS We included 31,015 patients with HFrEF lasting ≥3 months and registered in the Swedish HF registry between 2000-2021. Trial eligibility was calculated by applying all the GALACTIC-HF selection criteria. The pragmatic scenario considered only the New York Heart Association class, history of worsening HF, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptides (NT-proBNP), blood pressure and renal failure criteria defined as in the trial. Eligibility for OM in chronic HFrEF was 21% and 36% in the trial and pragmatic scenarios, respectively. Eligibility was higher in those with EF<30% (trial: 27%, pragmatic: 44%), in-patients (trial:30%, pragmatic:57%), severe HF (trial: 35%, pragmatic: 60%), NYHA class III-IV (trial: 26%, pragmatic: 45%), and NT-proBNP≥5,000pg/mL (trial: 30%, pragmatic: 51%). The criteria that most limited eligibility were history of a recent worsening HF event (60% eligible in chronic HFrEF), elevated NT-proBNP (82% eligible), and deviating blood pressure (82% eligible). Overall, eligible patients were characterized by more severe HF and higher CV event-rates in both scenarios, and higher comorbidity burden in the pragmatic scenario. CONCLUSION Approximately 21% of real-world chronic HFrEF patients would be eligible for OM according to the GALACTIC-HF selection criteria, and 36% according to the criteria more likely to affect OM use in clinical practice. Criteria in both scenarios identified a patient-group with severe HF and high CV event-rates.
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- Felix Lindberg
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, Cardiothoracic Department, Civil Hospitals, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group, Molecular and Clinical Research Institute, St George’s University Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Cardiology, San Raffaele Cassino Hospital, Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ferrannini G, Biber ME, Abdi S, Ståhlberg M, Lund LH, Savarese G. The management of heart failure in Sweden-the physician's perspective: a survey. Front Cardiovasc Med 2024; 11:1385281. [PMID: 38807949 PMCID: PMC11130511 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1385281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Aims To assess the barriers to guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) use in heart failure (HF), diagnostic workup and general knowledge about HF among physicians in Sweden. Methods A survey about the management of HF was sent to 828 Swedish physicians including general practitioners (GPs) and specialists during 2021-2022. Answers were reported as percentages and comparisons were made by specialty (GPs vs. specialists). Results One hundred sixty-eight physicians participated in the survey (40% females, median age 43 years; 41% GPs and 59% specialists). Electrocardiography and New York Heart Association class evaluations are mostly performed once a year by GPs (46%) and at every outpatient visit by specialists (40%). Echocardiography is mostly requested if there is clinical deterioration (60%). One-third of participants screen for iron deficiency only if there is anemia. Major obstacles to implementation of different drug classes in HF with reduced ejection fraction are related to side effects, with no significant differences between specialties. Device implantation is deemed appropriate regardless of aetiology (69%) and patient age (86%). Specialists answered correctly to knowledge questions more often than GPs. Eighty-six percent of participants think that GDMT should be implemented as much as possible. Most participants (57%) believe that regular patient assessment in nurse-led HF clinics improve adherence to GDMT. Conclusion Obstacles to GDMT implementation according to physicians in Sweden mainly relate to potential side effects, lack of specialist knowledge and organizational aspects. Further efforts should be placed in educational activities and structuring of nurse-led clinics.
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- Giulia Ferrannini
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Internal Medicine Unit, Södertälje Hospital, Södertälje, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medical Studies, University of Trieste School of Medicine, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Internal Medicine, Acute and Reparative Medicine Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Cardiology, Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Cardiology, Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Cardiology, Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Corica B, Romiti GF, Simoni AH, Mei DA, Bucci T, Thompson JLP, Qian M, Homma S, Proietti M, Lip GYH. Educational status affects prognosis of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A post-hoc analysis from the WARCEF trial. Eur J Clin Invest 2024; 54:e14152. [PMID: 38205865 DOI: 10.1111/eci.14152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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AIMS The influence of social determinants of health (SDOH) on the prognosis of Heart Failure and reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) is increasingly reported. We aim to evaluate the contribution of educational status on outcomes in patients with HFrEF. METHODS We used data from the WARCEF trial, which randomized HFrEF patients with sinus rhythm to receive Warfarin or Aspirin; educational status of patients enrolled was collected at baseline. We defined three levels of education: low, medium and high level, according to the highest qualification achieved or highest school grade attended. We analysed the impact of the educational status on the risk of the primary composite outcome of all-cause death, ischemic stroke (IS) and intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH); components of the primary outcome were also analysed as secondary outcomes. RESULTS 2295 patients were included in this analysis; of these, 992 (43.2%) had a low educational level, 947 (41.3%) had a medium education level and the remaining 356 (15.5%) showed a high educational level. Compared to patients with high educational level, those with low educational status showed a high risk of the primary composite outcome (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR]: 1.31, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 1.02-1.69); a non-statistically significant association was observed in those with medium educational level (aHR: 1.20, 95%CI: .93-1.55). Similar results were observed for all-cause death, while no statistically significant differences were observed for IS or ICH. CONCLUSION Compared to patients with high educational levels, those with low educational status had worse prognosis. SDOH should be considered in patients with HFrEF. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT00041938.
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- Bernadette Corica
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Danish Center for Health Services Research, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Biomedical, Cardiology Division, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Department of General and Specialized Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Cardiology Division, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Division of Subacute Care, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Milan, Italy
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Danish Center for Health Services Research, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Tomasoni D, Vitale C, Guidetti F, Benson L, Braunschweig F, Dahlström U, Melin M, Rosano GMC, Lund LH, Metra M, Savarese G. The role of multimorbidity in patients with heart failure across the left ventricular ejection fraction spectrum: Data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry. Eur J Heart Fail 2024; 26:854-868. [PMID: 38131248 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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AIMS The aim of this analysis was to provide data on the overall comorbidity burden, both cardiovascular (CV) and non-CV, in a large real-world heart failure (HF) population across the ejection fraction (EF). METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with HF from the Swedish HF Registry between 2000 and 2021 were included. Of 91 463 patients (median age 76 years [interquartile range 67-82]), 98% had at least one among the 17 explored comorbidities (94% at least one CV and 85% at least one non-CV comorbidity). All comorbidities, except for coronary artery disease (CAD), were more frequent in HF with preserved EF (HFpEF). Patients with multiple comorbidities were older, more likely female, inpatients, with HFpEF, worse New York Heart Association class and higher N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels. In a multivariable Cox model, 12 comorbidities were independently associated with a higher risk of death from any cause. The highest risk was associated with dementia (hazard ratio [HR] 1.55, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.45-1.65), chronic kidney disease (HR 1.37, 95% CI 1.34-1.41), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HR 1.32, 95% CI 1.28-1.35). Obesity was associated with a lower risk of all-cause death (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.79-0.84). CAD and valvular heart disease were associated with a higher risk of all-cause and CV mortality, but not non-CV mortality, whereas cancer and musculo-skeletal disease increased the risk of non-CV mortality. A significant interaction with EF was observed for several comorbidities. Occurrence of CV and non-CV outcomes was related to the number of CV and non-CV comorbidities, respectively. CONCLUSION The burden of both CV and non-CV comorbidities was high in HF regardless of EF, but overall higher in HFpEF. Multimorbidity was associated with a high risk of death with a different burden on CV or non-CV outcomes.
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- Daniela Tomasoni
- Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Section of Clinical Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ferrannini G, Benson L, Lautsch D, Dahlström U, Lund LH, Savarese G, Carrero JJ. N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations, testing and associations with worsening heart failure events. ESC Heart Fail 2024; 11:759-771. [PMID: 38115625 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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AIMS In patients with heart failure (HF), we aimed to assess (i) the time trends in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) testing; (ii) patient characteristics associated with NT-proBNP testing; (iii) distribution of NT-proBNP levels, focusing on the subgroups with (WHFE) vs. without (NWHFE) a worsening HF event, defined as an HF hospitalization; and (iv) changes of NT-proBNP levels over time. METHODS AND RESULTS NT-proBNP testing and levels were investigated in HF patients enrolled in the Swedish Heart Failure Registry (SwedeHF) linked with the Stockholm CREAtinine Measurements project from January 2011 to December 2018. Index date was the first registration in SwedeHF. Patterns of change in NT-proBNP levels before (in the previous 6 ± 3 months) and after (in the following 6 ± 3 months) the index date were categorized as follows: (i) <3000 ng/L at both measurements = stable low; (ii) <3000 ng/L at the first measurement and ≥3000 ng/L at the second measurement = increased; (iii) ≥3000 ng/L at the first measurement and <3000 ng/L at the second measurement = decreased; and (iv) ≥3000 ng/L at both measurements = stable high. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models, expressed as odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs), were performed to assess the associations between (i) clinical characteristics and NT-proBNP testing and (ii) changes in NT-proBNP from 6 months prior to the index date and the index date and a WHFE. Consistency analyses were performed in HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) alone. A total of 4424 HF patients were included (median age 74 years, women 34%, HFrEF 53%), 33% with a WHFE. NT-proBNP testing increased over time, up to 55% in 2018, and was almost two-fold as frequent, and time to testing was less than half, in patients with WHFE vs. NWHFE. Independent predictors of testing were WHFE, higher heart rate, diuretic use, and preserved ejection fraction. Median NT-proBNP was 3070 ng/L (Q1-Q3: 1220-7395), approximately three-fold higher in WHFE vs. NWHFE. Compared with stable low NT-proBNP levels, increased (OR 4.27, 95% CI 2.47-7.37) and stable high levels (OR 2.48, 95% CI 1.58-3.88) were independently associated with a higher risk of WHFE. Results were consistent in the HFrEF population. CONCLUSIONS NT-proBNP testing increased over time but still was only performed in half of the patients. Testing was associated with a WHFE, with features of more severe HF and for differential diagnosis purposes. Increased and stable high levels were associated with a WHFE. Overall, our data highlight the potential benefits of carrying further implementation of NT-proBNP testing in clinical practice.
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- Giulia Ferrannini
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Norrbacka S1:02, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden
- Internal Medicine Unit, Södertälje Hospital, Södertälje, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Norrbacka S1:02, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Norrbacka S1:02, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Norrbacka S1:02, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Zhao Y, Sun J, Xie C. The gap between real-world and guidelines in the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction: Is it underestimated or overestimated? Letter regarding the article 'Real-world use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: Data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry'. Eur J Heart Fail 2024; 26:704-705. [PMID: 38329836 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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- Yuqin Zhao
- Department of Pharmacy, The First People's Hospital of Kunshan, Kunshan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First People's Hospital of Kunshan, Kunshan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Walli-Attaei M, Joseph P, Johansson I, Sliwa K, Lonn E, Maggioni AP, Mielniczuk L, Ross H, Karaye K, Hage C, Pogosova N, Grinvalds A, McCready T, McMurray J, Yusuf S. Characteristics, management, and outcomes in women and men with congestive heart failure in 40 countries at different economic levels: an analysis from the Global Congestive Heart Failure (G-CHF) registry. Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12:e396-e405. [PMID: 38218197 DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00557-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is a paucity of data on the clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of women compared with men with heart failure in low-income and middle-income countries compared with high-income countries. We examined sex differences in risk factors, clinical characteristics, and treatments, and prospectively assessed the risk of heart failure hospitalisation and mortality in patients with heart failure in 40 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries. METHODS Participants aged 18 years or older with heart failure were enrolled from Dec 20, 2016, to Sept 9, 2020 in the prospective Global Congestive Heart Failure (G-CHF) study from 257 centres in 40 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries. Participants were followed up until May 25, 2023. We recorded the demographic characteristics, medical history, and treatments of participants. We prospectively recorded data on heart failure hospitalisation and mortality by sex in the overall study, according to country economic status, and according to level of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). FINDINGS 23 341 participants (9119 [39·1%] women and 14 222 [60·1%] men) were recruited and followed up for a mean of 2·6 years (SD 1·4). The mean age of women in the study was 62 years (SD 17) compared with 64 years (14) in men. Fewer women than men had an LVEF of 40% or lower (51·7% women vs 66·2% men). By contrast, more women than men had an LVEF of 50% or higher (33·2% women vs 18·6% men). Hypertensive heart failure was the most common aetiology in women (25·5% women vs 16·8% men), whereas ischaemic heart failure was the most common aetiology in men (45·6% men vs 26·6% women). Signs and symptoms of congestion were more common in women than men: 42·6% of women had a New York Heart Association functional class of III or IV compared with 37·9% of men. The use of heart failure medications and cardiac tests did not differ systematically between the sexes, although implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation was lower among women than men (8·7% women vs 17·2% men). The adjusted risk of heart failure hospitalisation was similar in women and men (women-to-men adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0·99 [95% CI 0·92-1·05]). This pattern was consistent within groups of countries categorised by economic status, geographical region, and by LVEF level. However, women had a lower adjusted risk of mortality (women-to-men adjusted HR 0·79 [95% CI 0·75-0·84]) despite adjustments for prognostic factors-a pattern which was consistently observed across groups of countries irrespective of economic status, geography, and LVEF levels of patients. INTERPRETATION The underlying cause of heart failure and ejection fraction phenotype differ between women and men, as do the severity of symptoms. Heart failure treatments (except ICD use) were not consistently in favour of one sex. Paradoxically, while the rates of hospitalisations were similar among women and men, the risk of death was lower among women. These patterns were consistent regardless of the economic status of the countries. The higher mortality among men is unexplained and warrants further study. FUNDING Bayer.
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- Marjan Walli-Attaei
- Population Health Research Institute and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- ANMCO Research Center-Heart Care Foundation, Florence, Italy
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Ted Rogers Center for Heart Research, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Bayero University and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Cardiology Unit, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Medical Research Center of Cardiology named after E.I. Chazov, Moscow, Russia
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Shakoor A, Abou Kamar S, Malgie J, Kardys I, Schaap J, de Boer RA, van Mieghem NM, van der Boon RMA, Brugts JJ. The different risk of new-onset, chronic, worsening, and advanced heart failure: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Eur J Heart Fail 2024; 26:216-229. [PMID: 37823229 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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AIMS Heart failure (HF) is a chronic and progressive syndrome associated with a poor prognosis. While it may seem intuitive that the risk of adverse outcomes varies across the different stages of HF, an overview of these risks is lacking. This study aims to determine the risk of all-cause mortality and HF hospitalizations associated with new-onset HF, chronic HF (CHF), worsening HF (WHF), and advanced HF. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed a systematic review of observational studies from 2012 to 2022 using five different databases. The primary outcomes were 30-day and 1-year all-cause mortality, as well as 1-year HF hospitalization. Studies were pooled using random effects meta-analysis, and mixed-effects meta-regression was used to compare the different HF groups. Among the 15 759 studies screened, 66 were included representing 862 046 HF patients. Pooled 30-day mortality rates did not reveal a significant distinction between hospital-admitted patients, with rates of 10.13% for new-onset HF and 8.11% for WHF (p = 0.10). However, the 1-year mortality risk differed and increased stepwise from CHF to advanced HF, with a rate of 8.47% (95% confidence interval [CI] 7.24-9.89) for CHF, 21.15% (95% CI 17.78-24.95) for new-onset HF, 26.84% (95% CI 23.74-30.19) for WHF, and 29.74% (95% CI 24.15-36.10) for advanced HF. Readmission rates for HF at 1 year followed a similar trend. CONCLUSIONS Our meta-analysis of observational studies confirms the different risk for adverse outcomes across the distinct HF stages. Moreover, it emphasizes the negative prognostic value of WHF as the first progressive stage from CHF towards advanced HF.
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- Abdul Shakoor
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amphia Ziekenhuis, Breda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Karlström P, Pivodic A, Dahlström U, Fu M. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors are associated with reduced risk of mortality and readmissions in heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2024; 11:327-337. [PMID: 38012065 PMCID: PMC10804187 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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AIMS Compelling evidence from randomized trials has shown that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) are effective in heart failure (HF) across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fractions. However, there are very few studies with real-world data. METHODS AND RESULTS A retrospective cohort analysis was performed based on patient-level data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry (SwedeHF) linked with three other national registers. Patients included had an index registration between 3 September 2013 and 31 December 2020 in SwedeHF and were on treatment with guideline-recommended therapy without or with SGLT2i 3 months before or 6 months after their index registration. Endpoints were mortality or readmissions. Association between the use of SGLT2i and endpoints was studied using adjusted Cox models. In the overall cohort, 796/22 405 patients were included with/without SGLT2i. In patients with SGLT2i, 93.5% had diabetes mellitus. In the overall cohort, SGLT2i was statistically significantly associated with all-cause mortality {hazard ratio [HR]: 0.61 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.48-0.79], P < 0.0001}, cardiovascular mortality [HR: 0.29 (95% CI 0.17-0.50), P < 0.0001], cardiovascular mortality or HF readmission [HR: 0.89 (95% CI 0.80-1.00), P = 0.046], and all-cause readmissions [HR: 0.90 (95% CI 0.81-0.99), P = 0.038]. Similar results were obtained for the diabetes cohort. However, no association with cause-specific readmissions was observed. CONCLUSIONS This nationwide real-world study indicates that patients with HF, in which majority coexisted with diabetes mellitus, who received SGLT2i were statistically significantly associated with lower risk for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular mortality or HF readmissions, and all-cause readmissions, in line with the randomized trials assessing SGLT2i.
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- Patric Karlström
- Department of Internal MedicineRyhov County HospitalSE‐551 85JönköpingSweden
- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring SciencesLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and PhysiologySahlgrenska Academy, University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring SciencesLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of MedicineSahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra Hospital, University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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Pol T, Karlström P, Lund LH. Heart failure registries - Future directions. J Cardiol 2024; 83:84-90. [PMID: 37844799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Heart failure (HF) is a growing, global public health issue. Despite advances in HF care, many challenges remain and HF outcomes are poor. Some of the major reasons for this are the lack of understanding and treatment for certain HF sub-types as well as the lack of implementation of treatment in areas where effective treatment exists. HF registries provide the opportunity to transform clinical research and patient care. Recently the registry-based randomized clinical trial has emerged as a pragmatic and inexpensive alternative to the gold standard in clinical trial design, the randomized controlled trial. Registries may also provide platforms for strategy trials, implementation trials, and screening. Using examples from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry and others, the present review provides insights into how registry-based research can address many of the unmet needs in HF.
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- Tymon Pol
- Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ryhov County Hospital, Region Jönköping County, Jönköping, Sweden; Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Möckel M, Pudasaini S, Baberg HT, Levenson B, Malzahn J, Mansky T, Michels G, Günster C, Jeschke E. Oral anticoagulation in heart failure complicated by atrial fibrillation: A nationwide routine data study. Int J Cardiol 2024; 395:131434. [PMID: 37827285 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND This nationwide routine data analysis evaluates if oral anticoagulant (OAC) use in patients with heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) leads to a lower mortality and reduced readmission rate. Superiority of new oral anticoagulants (NOACs), compared to vitamin K antagonists (VKA), was analyzed for these endpoints. METHODS Anonymous data of patients with a health insurance at the Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse and a claims record for hospitalization with the main diagnosis of HF and secondary diagnosis of AF (2017-2019) were included. A hospital stay in the previous year was an exclusion criterion. Mortality and readmission for all-cause and stroke/intracranial bleeding (ICB) were analyzed 91-365 days after the index hospitalization. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and multivariable Cox regression models were used to evaluate the impact of medication on outcome. RESULTS 180,316 cases were included [81 years (IQR 76-86), 55.6% female, CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥ 2 (96.81%)]. In 80.6%, OACs were prescribed (VKA: 21.7%; direct factor Xa inhibitors (FXaI): 60.0%; direct thrombin inhibitors (DTI): 3.4%; with multiple prescriptions per patient included). Mortality rate was 19.1%, readmission rate was 29.9% and stroke/ICB occurred in 1.9%. Risk of death was lower with any OAC (HR 0.77, 95% CI [0.75-0.79]) but without significant differences in OAC type (VKA: HR 0.73, [0.71-0.76]; FXaI: HR 0.77, [0.75-0.78]; DTI: HR 0.71, [0.66-0.77]). The total readmission rate (HR 0.97, [0.94 to 0.99]) and readmission for stroke/ICB (HR 0.71, [0.65-0.77]) was lower with OAC. CONCLUSIONS Nationwide data confirm a reduction in mortality and readmission rate in HF-AF patients taking OACs, without NOAC superiority.
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- Martin Möckel
- Department of Emergency and Acute Medicine, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 13353/10117 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Emergency and Acute Medicine, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 13353/10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Helios Klinikum, Berlin-Buch, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- German Society of Cardiologists in Private Practise (BNK), 10627 Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Association of the Local Health Care Funds (AOK), 10178 Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Economics and Management, Division of Structural Development and Quality Management in Healthcare, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Clinic for Acute and Emergency Medicine, St. Antonius Hospital Eschweiler, 52249 Eschweiler, Germany
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- Research Institute of the Local Health Care Funds (WIdO), 10178 Berlin, Germany
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- Research Institute of the Local Health Care Funds (WIdO), 10178 Berlin, Germany
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Li X, Zeng L, Qu Z, Zhang F. Huoxin pill protects verapamil-induced zebrafish heart failure through inhibition of oxidative stress-triggered inflammation and apoptosis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e23402. [PMID: 38169776 PMCID: PMC10758798 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health concern. Although advances in medical and surgical therapies have been achieved over the last decades, there is still no firmly evidence-based treatment with many traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) for HF. Huoxin Pill (HXP), a TCM, has been widely used to treat patients with coronary heart disease and angina pectoris. However, the underlying molecular mechanism is poorly understood. In this study, using a verapamil-induced zebrafish HF model, we validated the efficacy and revealed the underlying mechanism of HXP in the treatment of HF. Zebrafish embryos were pretreated with different concentrations of HXP followed by verapamil administration, and we found that HXP significantly improved cardiac function in HF zebrafish, such as by effectively alleviating venous congestion and increasing heart rates. Mechanistically, HXP evidently inhibited verapamil-induced ROS and H2O2 production and upregulated CAT activity in HF zebrafish. Moreover, transgenic lines Tg(mpx:EGFP) and Tg(nfkb:EGFP) were administered for inflammation evaluation, and we found that neutrophil infiltration in HF zebrafish hearts and the activated NF-kB level could be reduced by HXP. Furthermore, HXP significantly downregulated the level of cell apoptosis in HF zebrafish hearts, as assessed by AO staining. Molecularly, RT‒qPCR results showed that pretreatment with HXP upregulated antioxidant-related genes such as gpx-1a and gss and downregulated the expression of the stress-related gene hsp70, proinflammatory genes such as tnf-α, il-6 and lck, and apoptosis-related indicators such as apaf1, puma and caspase9. In conclusion, HXP exerts a protective effect on verapamil-induced zebrafish HF through inhibition of oxidative stress-triggered inflammation and apoptosis.
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- Xianmei Li
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, PR China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Ministry of Education), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Ministry of Education), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, PR China
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Lund LH, Crespo-Leiro MG, Laroche C, Garcia-Pinilla JM, Bennis A, Vataman EB, Polovina M, Radovanovic S, Apostolovic SR, Ašanin M, Gackowski A, Kaplon-Cieslicka A, Cabac-Pogorevici I, Anker SD, Chioncel O, Coats AJS, Filippatos G, Lainscak M, Mcdonagh T, Mebazaa A, Metra M, Piepoli M, Rosano GM, Ruschitzka F, Savarese G, Seferović PM, Iung B, Popescu BA, Maggioni AP. Rationale and design of the ESC Heart Failure III Registry - Implementation and discovery. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:2316-2330. [PMID: 37990135 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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AIMS Heart failure outcomes remain poor despite advances in therapy. The European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure III Registry (ESC HF III Registry) aims to characterize HF clinical features and outcomes and to assess implementation of guideline-recommended therapy in Europe and other ESC affiliated countries. METHODS Between 1 November 2018 and 31 December 2020, 10 162 patients with chronic or acute/worsening HF with reduced, mildly reduced, or preserved ejection fraction were enrolled from 220 centres in 41 European or ESC affiliated countries. The ESC HF III Registry collected data on baseline characteristics (hospital or clinic presentation), hospital course, diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in hospital and at the clinic visit; and on outcomes at 12-month follow-up. These data include demographics, medical history, physical examination, biomarkers and imaging, quality of life, treatments, and interventions - including drug doses and reasons for non-use, and cause-specific outcomes. CONCLUSION The ESC HF III Registry will provide comprehensive and unique insight into contemporary HF characteristics, treatment implementation, and outcomes, and may impact implementation strategies, clinical discovery, trial design, and public policy.
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- Lars H Lund
- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Fisioterapia, Medicina y Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de A Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain
- Instituto Investigación Biomedica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- EURObservational Research Programme, European Society of Cardiology, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga Biomedical Research Institute (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina y Dermatología, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Ibn Rochd University Center, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Heart Failure Department, Institute of Cardiology, Chișinău, Moldova
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Institute of Cardiology, Chișinău, Moldova
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- Department of Cardiology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Failure Center, University Hospital Center 'Dr Dragisa Misovic-Dedinje', Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Nis, Serbia
- Medical School, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Nis, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
- Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Coronary Disease and Heart Failure, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
- Noninvasive Cardiovascular Laboratory, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Nicolae Testemitanu', Chișinău, Moldova
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK) of German Heart Center Charité, Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- 1st Cardiology Department, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases 'Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu', Bucharest, Romania
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Carol Davila', Bucharest, Romania
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- Office of the CEO, Heart Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Division of Cardiology, General Hospital Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Cardiovascular Science, Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Anaethesia and Critical Care, APHP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
- Burn and the multi-organ retrieval, APHP, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France
- Cardiovascular MArkers in Stressed COndiTions, UMRS INSERM 942, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Clinical Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Cardiology, Center for Translational and Experimental Cardiology (CTEC), University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Cardiology, APHP, Hôpital Bichat Claude-Bernard, Paris, France
- LVTS INSERM 1148, Université Paris-Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Carol Davila', Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases 'Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu', Bucharest, Romania
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- ANMCO Research Center, Heart Care Foundation, Florence, Italy
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Satogami K, Katayama Y, Ozaki Y, Taruya A, Taniguchi M, Ota S, Kuroi A, Shiono Y, Tanimoto T, Yamano T, Kitabata H, Ino Y, Tanaka A. Characteristics of Discharged Elderly Patients with Acute Heart Failure Followed by Board-Certified-Cardiologists in a Rural Area of Japan. Int Heart J 2023; 64:1105-1112. [PMID: 37967981 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.23-306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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The worldwide incidence rates of heart failure (HF) are approaching pandemic status due to aging societies. Board-certified cardiologists (BCCs) of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) are cardiologists who have completed the respective fellowship program and passed the examination. However, in rural areas, patients have limited access to medical care for social or geographical reasons. The clinical features of the specialist's follow-up for HF patients in rural areas are unclear.This study consists of 205 consecutive discharged elderly patients who were admitted to our hospital due to acute HF (AHF). All patients were recommended for follow-up with BCCs-JCS by the multidisciplinary HF team at the discharge-care planning meeting. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features and impact of BCC follow-up for discharged elderly patients with AHF in rural areas.A total of 156 patients chose follow-up with BCCs-JCS (BCC group), and 49 patients chose follow-up with non-BCCs-JCS (non-BCC group). Patients in the BCC group were younger (83 [76-86] versus 89 [75-93] years old, P < 0.001) and had more frequent use of β-blockers (67% versus 39%, P < 0.001). The degree of frailty assessed by the clinical frailty scale was more severe in the non-BCC group than in the BCC group (4 [3-5] versus 6 [4-7], P < 0.001). The non-BCC group lived in nursing homes more frequently than the BCC group (16% versus 5%, P = 0.011).The HF patients followed by BCCS-JCS in rural areas were younger and had less frailty.
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- Keisuke Satogami
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
- Department of Cardiology, Shingu Municipal Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
- Department of Cardiology, Shingu Municipal Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
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- Department of Cardiology, Shingu Municipal Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiology, Shingu Municipal Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
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Reitblat OM, Airapetian AA, Lazareva NV, Mezhonov EM, Sorokin EV, Prints IS, Blankova ZN, Svirida ON, Ageev FT, Zhirov IV, Tereshchenko SN, Boytsov SA. [Creation of registers as one of the mechanisms for improving medical care for patients with chronic heart failure. Problem state]. TERAPEVT ARKH 2023; 95:739-745. [PMID: 38158915 DOI: 10.26442/00403660.2023.09.202370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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The annual mortality of patients with clinically pronounced symptoms of chronic heart failure in the Russian Federation reaches 26-29%, i.e., from 880 to 986 thousand patients with heart failure die in the country in one year, which is comparable to the population of a large city. Providing care for patients with heart failure places a heavy burden on the country's health care system, making a significant contribution to mortality rates, hospitalization rates, including readmissions, which in turn requires considerable costs. The article presents an overview of registry studies that are devoted to assessing the effectiveness of diagnostics, the completeness of examinations, as well as the adequacy of ongoing drug treatment.
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- O M Reitblat
- Tyumen State Medical University
- Regional Clinical Hospital №1
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- Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology
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- Tyumen State Medical University
- Regional Clinical Hospital №1
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- Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology
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- Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology
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- Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology
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- Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology
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- Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology
- Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
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- Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology
- Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
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- Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology
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Bozkurt B, Savarese G, Adamsson Eryd S, Bodegård J, Cleland JGF, Khordoc C, Kishi T, Thuresson M, Vardeny O, Zhang R, Lund LH. Mortality, Outcomes, Costs, and Use of Medicines Following a First Heart Failure Hospitalization: EVOLUTION HF. JACC. HEART FAILURE 2023; 11:1320-1332. [PMID: 37354145 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are few contemporary data on outcomes, costs, and treatment following a hospitalization for heart failure (hHF) in epidemiologically representative cohorts. OBJECTIVES This study sought to describe rehospitalizations, hospitalization costs, use of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) (renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, sacubitril/valsartan, beta-blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors), and mortality after hHF. METHODS EVOLUTION HF (Utilization of Dapagliflozin and Other Guideline Directed Medical Therapies in Heart Failure Patients: A Multinational Observational Study Based on Secondary Data) is an observational, longitudinal cohort study using data from electronic health records or claims data sources in Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Adults with a first hHF discharge between 2018 and 2022 were included. The 1-year event rates per 100 patient-years (ERs) for death and rehospitalizations (with a primary diagnosis of heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease [CKD], myocardial infarction, stroke, or peripheral artery disease) were calculated. Hospital health care costs were cumulatively summarized. Cumulative GDMT use was assessed using Kaplan-Meier estimates. RESULTS Of 263,525 patients, 28% died within the first year post-hHF (ER: 28.4 [95% CI: 27.0-29.9]). Rehospitalizations were mainly driven by HF (ER: 13.6 [95% CI: 9.8-17.4]) and CKD (ER: 4.5 [95% CI: 3.6-5.3]), whereas the ERs for myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral artery disease were lower. Health care costs were predominantly driven by HF and CKD. Between 2020 and 2022, use of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, sacubitril/valsartan, beta-blockers, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists changed little, whereas uptake of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors increased 2- to 7-fold. CONCLUSIONS Incident post-hHF rehospitalization risks and costs were high, and GDMT use changed little in the year following discharge, highlighting the need to consider earlier and greater implementation of GDMT to manage risks and reduce costs.
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- Biykem Bozkurt
- Winters Center for Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- CVRM Evidence, BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Global Medical Affairs, BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Graduate School of Medicine (Cardiology), International University of Health and Welfare, Okawa, Japan
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- Minneapolis VA Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Medical and Scientific Affairs, BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Stolfo D, Lund LH, Benson L, Lindberg F, Ferrannini G, Dahlström U, Sinagra G, Rosano GMC, Savarese G. Real-world use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: Data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:1648-1658. [PMID: 37419495 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023] Open
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AIMS Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) reduce mortality/morbidity in heart failure (HF). We explored the implementation of SGLT2i over time, and patient characteristics associated with their use, in a large, nationwide population with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with HFrEF (ejection fraction <40%), no type 1 diabetes, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <20 ml/min/1.73 m2 and/or on dialysis, registered in the Swedish HF Registry between 1 November 2020 and 5 August 2022 were included. Independent predictors of use were investigated by multivariable logistic regressions. Of 8192 patients, 37% received SGLT2i. Use increased overall from 20.5% to 59.0% over time, from 46.2% and 12.5% to 69.8% and 55.4% in patients with and without type 2 diabetes, from 14.7% and 22.3% to 58.0% and 59.8% in eGFR <60 versus ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m2 , from 21.0% and 18.9% to 61.6% and 52.0% in males versus females, from 24.2% and 18.0% to 60.8% and 57.7% in patients with versus without recent HF hospitalization, from 26.1% and 19.8% to 54.7% and 59.6% in inpatients versus outpatients, and from 20.2% and 21.2% to 59.2% and 58.7% in those with HF duration <6 versus ≥6 months, respectively. Important characteristics associated with SGLT2i use were male sex, recent HF hospitalization, specialized HF follow-up, lower ejection fraction, type 2 diabetes, higher education level, use of other HF/cardiovascular interventions. Older age, higher blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and anaemia were associated with less use. Discontinuation rate at 6 and 12 months was 13.1% and 20.0%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Use of SGLT2i increased three-fold over 2 years. Although this indicates a more rapid translation of trial results and guidelines into clinical practice compared to previous HF drugs, further efforts are advocated to complete the implementation process while avoiding inequities across different patient subgroups and discontinuations.
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- Davide Stolfo
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Cardiothoracovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASUGI) and University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Cardiothoracovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASUGI) and University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart and Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Keshvani N, Shah S, Ayodele I, Chiswell K, Alhanti B, Allen L, Greene SJ, Yancy C, Alonso W, Van Spall H, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Pandey A. Sex differences in long-term outcomes following acute heart failure hospitalization: Findings from the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure registry. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:1544-1554. [PMID: 37632339 PMCID: PMC11069419 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023] Open
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AIMS Sex differences in long-term outcomes following hospitalization for heart failure (HF) across ejection fraction (EF) subtypes are not well described. In this study, we evaluated the risk of mortality and rehospitalization among males and females across the spectrum of EF over 5 years of follow-up following an index HF hospitalization event. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients hospitalized with HF between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2014 from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure registry with available 5-year follow-up using Medicare Part A claims data were included. The association between sex and risk of mortality and readmission over a 5-year follow-up period for each HF subtype (HF with reduced EF [HFrEF, EF ≤40%], HF with mildly reduced EF [HFmrEF, EF 41-49%], and HF with preserved EF [HFpEF, EF >50%]) was assessed using adjusted Cox models. The effect modification by the HF subtype for the association between sex and outcomes was assessed by including multiplicative interaction terms in the models. A total of 155 670 patients (median age: 81 years, 53.4% female) were included. Over 5-year follow-up, males and females had comparably poor survival post-discharge; however, females (vs. males) had greater years of survival lost to HF compared with the median age- and sex-matched US population (HFpEF: 17.0 vs. 14.6 years; HFrEF: 17.3 vs. 15.1 years; HFmrEF: 17.7 vs. 14.6 years for age group 65-69 years). In adjusted analysis, females (vs. males) had a lower risk of 5-year mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.89, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.87-0.90, p < 0.0001), and the risk difference was most pronounced among patients with HFrEF (aHR 0.87, 95% CI 0.85-0.89; pinteraction [sex*HF subtype] = 0.04). Females (vs. males) had a higher adjusted risk of HF readmission over 5-year follow-up (aHR 1.06, 95% CI 1.04-1.08, p < 0.0001), with the risk difference most pronounced among patients with HFpEF (aHR 1.11, 95% CI 1.07-1.14; pinteraction [sex*HF subtype] = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS While females (vs. males) had lower adjusted mortality, females experienced a significantly greater loss in survival time than the median age- and sex-matched US population and had a greater risk of rehospitalization over 5 years following HF hospitalization.
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- Neil Keshvani
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Pierce JB, Butler J, Greene SJ. Implementation of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Where we are versus where we need to be. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:1659-1662. [PMID: 37581237 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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- Jacob B Pierce
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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Pironti G. State-of-the-art methodologies used in preclinical studies to assess left ventricular diastolic and systolic function in mice, pitfalls and troubleshooting. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1228789. [PMID: 37608817 PMCID: PMC10441126 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1228789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still the leading cause of death worldwide. The improved survival of patients with comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity together with the extension of life expectancy contributes to raise the prevalence of CVD in the increasingly aged society. Therefore, a translational research platform that enables precise evaluation of cardiovascular function in healthy and disease condition and assess the efficacy of novel pharmacological treatments, could implement basic science and contribute to reduce CVD burden. Heart failure is a deadly syndrome characterized by the inability of the heart to meet the oxygen demands of the body (unless there is a compensatory increased of filling pressure) and can manifest either with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) or preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The development and progression of HFrEF is mostly attributable to impaired contractile performance (systole), while in HFpEF the main problem resides in decreased ability of left ventricle to relax and allow the blood filling (diastole). Murine preclinical models have been broadly used in research to understand pathophysiologic mechanisms of heart failure and test the efficacy of novel therapies. Several methods have been employed to characterise cardiac systolic and diastolic function including Pressure Volume (PV) loop hemodynamic analysis, echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The choice of one methodology or another depends on many aspects including budget available, skills of the operator and design of the study. The aim of this review is to discuss the importance of several methodologies that are commonly used to characterise the cardiovascular phenotype of preclinical models of heart failure highlighting advantages and limitation of each procedure. Although it requires highly skilled operators for execution, PV loop analysis represents the "gold standard" methodology that enables the assessment of left ventricular performance also independently of vascular loading conditions and heart rate, which conferee a really high physiologic importance to this procedure.
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- Gianluigi Pironti
- Cardiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Nguyen NV, Lindberg F, Benson L, Ferrannini G, Imbalzano E, Mol PGM, Dahlström U, Rosano GMC, Ezekowitz J, Butler J, Lund LH, Savarese G. Eligibility for vericiguat in a real-world heart failure population according to trial, guideline and label criteria: Data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:1418-1428. [PMID: 37323078 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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AIM We investigated the eligibility for vericiguat in a real-world heart failure (HF) population based on trial, guideline and label criteria. METHODS AND RESULTS From the Swedish HF registry, 23 573 patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) enrolled between 2000 and 2018, with a HF duration ≥6 months, were considered. Eligibility for vericiguat was calculated based on criteria from (i) the Vericiguat Global Study in Subjects with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction (VICTORIA) trial; (ii) European and American guidelines on HF; (iii) product labelling according to the Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency. Estimated eligibility for vericiguat in the trial, guidelines, and label scenarios was 21.4%, 47.4%, and 47.4%, respectively. Prior HF hospitalization within 6 months was the criterion limiting eligibility the most in all scenarios (met by 49.1% of the population). In the trial scenario, other criteria meaningfully limiting eligibility were elevated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels and nitrate use. In all scenarios, eligibility was higher among patients hospitalized for HF at baseline (44.3% vs. 21.4% [trial scenario] and 97.3% vs. 47.4% [guideline/label scenarios] for hospitalized vs. non-hospitalized patients). Overall, eligible patients were older, had more severe HF, more comorbidities, and consequently higher cardiovascular mortality and HF hospitalization rates compared with ineligible patients across all scenarios. CONCLUSION In a large and contemporary real-world HFrEF cohort, we estimated that 21.4% of patients would be eligible for vericiguat according to the VICTORIA trial selection criteria, 47.4% based on guidelines and labelling. Eligibility for vericiguat translated into the selection of a population at high risk of morbidity/mortality.
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- Ngoc V Nguyen
- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
- Baylor Scott and White Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Nichols GA, Qiao Q, Déruaz-Luyet A, Kraus BJ. The clinical burden of newly diagnosed Heart failure among patients with Reduced, mildly Reduced, and preserved ejection fraction. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2023; 47:101182. [PMID: 37583714 PMCID: PMC10424074 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2023.101182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Background Contemporary analyses of the distribution of heart failure (HF) patients by groups of ejection fraction are not available or are limited to hospitalized patients. Our objective was to quantify the per-person and system level clinical burden of a broad population of HF patients. Methods We studied 16,516 patients with a new HF diagnosis recorded in the electronic medical record of a U.S. integrated delivery system between 2005 and 2017. We used the diagnosis date as the index date and the nearest echocardiogram result to classify patients as HFrEF (n = 2,430), HFmrEF (n = 1,646), HFpEF (n = 12,440) and followed them through 2019 for major clinical outcomes (all-cause mortality, HF hospitalizations [HHF], all-cause hospitalizations, incident chronic kidney disease [CKD], progression of eGFR category, progression of CKD, incident type 2 diabetes [T2D], and progression to insulin use). We compared age and sex adjusted incidence rates and rate ratios of the outcomes between the HF types. Results Incidence rates for most outcomes were significantly higher among patients with HFrEF compared with HFpEF. HHF was 59 % greater, mortality 31 % greater, and CKD incidence 55 % greater, (p < 0.001 for all comparisons). However, the larger size of the HFpEF group generated 4.7-6.7 times as many total outcomes. Conclusions Regardless of subtype, the presence of HF was associated with poor clinical outcomes. Incidence rates were higher for HFrEF than HFpEF, but as the latter represented 75% of the study population, HFpEF caused a greater overall burden on the health care system, reflecting the high unmet need of target therapies for HFpEF.
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- Gregory A. Nichols
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, United States
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany
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Setogawa N, Ohbe H, Isogai T, Matsui H, Yasunaga H. Characteristics and short-term outcomes of outpatient and inpatient cardiac catheterizations: A descriptive study using a nationwide claim database in Japan. J Cardiol 2023:S0914-5087(23)00125-9. [PMID: 37247658 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Most previous studies on outpatient cardiac catheterization have been conducted in Western countries, but Japanese studies are rare. We aimed to describe patient characteristics and short-term clinical outcomes of outpatient cardiac catheterization compared to those of inpatient cardiac catheterization in Japan. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the JMDC Claims Database. We identified all adult patients aged ≥18 years who underwent cardiac catheterization between April 2012 and October 2021. We investigated patient characteristics and clinical outcomes (i.e. all-cause mortality, stroke, acute kidney injury, bleeding, vascular complications, percutaneous coronary intervention, and total healthcare costs) within 2, 7, and 30 days between patients who underwent outpatient cardiac catheterization (outpatient group) and those who underwent inpatient cardiac catheterization (inpatient group). RESULTS Of the 37,002 eligible patients (57.6 % <60 years old, and 80.2 % male), 1853 (5.01 %) underwent outpatient cardiac catheterization. The outpatient group was more likely to be male, have more comorbidities, and be performed at non-university hospitals than the inpatient group. The proportion of patients who underwent right heart catheterization and imaging was lower in the outpatient group. There were no significant differences in 7-day major complications between the two groups (all-cause mortality, 0.0 % versus 0.0 %, p = 0.57; acute kidney injury, 0.0 % versus 0.1 %, p = 0.10, bleeding, 0.5 % versus 0.9 %, p = 0.052; vascular complication, 0.0 % versus 0.1 %, p = 0.23, respectively). The 30-day total healthcare costs were lower in the outpatient group than in the inpatient group (mean 3212 US dollars versus 3955 US dollars, p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS Approximately 5 % of cardiac catheterizations were performed in an outpatient setting. Given the low adverse event risk observed in this study, it may be a reasonable option to widen outpatient cardiac catheterization to include potential populations in Japan, warranting further studies.
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- Nao Setogawa
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Nichols GA, Qiao Q, Linden S, Kraus BJ. Medical Costs of Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Among Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Patients With Reduced, Mildly Reduced, and Preserved Ejection Fraction. Am J Cardiol 2023; 198:72-78. [PMID: 37209530 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The economic burden of heart failure (HF) is enormous, but studies of HF costs typically consider the disease to be a single entity. We sought to distinguish the medical costs for patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF), and HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We identified 16,516 adult patients with an incident HF diagnosis and an echocardiogram from 2005 to 2017 in the electronic medical record of Kaiser Permanente Northwest. Using the echocardiogram nearest to the first diagnosis date, we classified patients with HFrEF (ejection fraction [EF] ≤40%), HFmrEF (EF 41% to 49%), or HFpEF (EF ≥50%). We calculated annualized inpatient, outpatient, emergency, pharmaceutical medical utilization and costs and total costs in $2,020, adjusted for age and gender using generalized linear models, with further analysis of the effects of co-morbid chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). For all HF types, 1 in 5 patients were affected by both CKD and T2D, and costs were significantly higher when both co-morbidities were present. Total per-person costs were significantly higher for HFpEF ($33,740, 95% confidence interval $32,944 to $34,536) than HFrEF ($27,669, $25,649 to $29,689) or HFmrEF ($29,484, $27,166 to $31,800), driven by in- and outpatient visits. Across HF types, visits approximately doubled with the presence of both co-morbidities. Due to greater prevalence, HFpEF accounted for the majority of total and resource-specific treatment costs of HF, regardless of the presence of CKD and/or T2D. In summary, the economic burden was greater per HFpEF patient and was further amplified by co-morbid CKD and T2D. HFpEF accounted for the large majority of total HF costs, underscoring the need to implement effective treatments.
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- Gregory A Nichols
- Science Programs Department, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon.
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- Global; Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
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- Global; Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
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- Global; Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany; Department of Internal Medicine 1, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Faxén J, Benson L, Mantel Ä, Savarese G, Hage C, Dahlström U, Askling J, Lund LH, Andersson DC. Associations between rheumatoid arthritis, incident heart failure, and left ventricular ejection fraction. Am Heart J 2023; 259:42-51. [PMID: 36773746 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an independent risk factor for heart failure (HF). Yet, the association between RA and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in incident HF is not well studied, nor are outcomes of HF in RA by LVEF. METHODS We identified incident HF patients between 2003 and 2018 through the Swedish Heart Failure Registry, enriched with data from national health registers. Using logistic regression, associations between a prior diagnosis of RA and LVEF among HF patients and vs age, sex, and geographical area matched general population controls without HF were assessed. Additionally, associations between HF with vs without a prior diagnosis of RA, by LVEF, and outcomes up to 5 years after HF diagnosis were investigated using Cox regression. LVEF was primarily dichotomized at 40% and secondarily categorized as <40%, 40% to 49%, and ≥50%. Covariates included demographics and cardiovascular comorbidities. RESULTS Among 20,916 incident HF patients, 331 (1.6%) had RA vs 1,047/103,501 (1.0%) of HF-free controls. The odds ratio (OR) for RA was 1.4 (95% CI: 1.1-1.8) in LVEF<40% vs HF-free controls and 1.6 (95% CI: 1.3-2.0) in LVEF≥40% vs HF-free controls. Among HF patients, RA was more common in HF with LVEF ≥40% (1.9%) vs LVEF<40% (1.3%), corresponding to OR 1.4 (95% CI: 1.1-1.7). No associations between RA and cardiovascular outcomes were observed across LVEF. An association between RA and all-cause mortality was observed only for patients with LVEF<40% (hazard ratio: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1-1.8). CONCLUSIONS RA was independently associated with incident HF, particularly HF with LVEF≥40%. RA did not associate with cardiovascular outcomes following HF diagnosis but was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality in HF with LVEF<40%.
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- Jonas Faxén
- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Cardiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine Solna, Cardiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine Solna, Cardiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Clinical Epidemiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Rheumatology, Theme Inflammation and Ageing, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Medicine Solna, Cardiology Division, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Davidge J, Ashfaq A, Ødegaard KM, Olsson M, Costa-Scharplatz M, Agvall B. Clinical characteristics and mortality of patients with heart failure in Southern Sweden from 2013 to 2019: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e064997. [PMID: 36526318 PMCID: PMC9764664 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To describe clinical characteristics and prognosis related to heart failure (HF) phenotypes in a community-based population by applying a novel algorithm to obtain ejection fractions (EF) from electronic medical records. DESIGN Retrospective population-based cohort study. SETTING Data were collected for all patients with HF in Southwest Sweden. The region consists of three acute care hospitals, 40 inpatient wards, 2 emergency departments, 30 outpatient specialty clinics and 48 primary healthcare. PARTICIPANTS 8902 patients had an HF diagnosis based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision during the study period. Patients <18 years as well as patients declining to participate were excluded resulting in a study population of 8775 patients. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was distribution of HF phenotypes by echocardiography. The secondary outcome measures were 1 year all-cause mortality and HR for all-cause mortality using Cox regression models. RESULTS Out of 8775 patients with HF, 5023 (57%) had a conclusive echocardiography distributed into HF with reduced EF (35%), HF with mildly reduced EF (27%) and HF with preserved EF (38%). A total of 43% of the cohort did not have a conclusive echocardiography, and therefore no defined phenotype (HF-NDP). One-year all-cause mortality was 42% within the HF-NDP group and 30% among those with a conclusive EF. The HR of all-cause mortality in the HF-NDP group was 1.27 (95% CI 1.17 to 1.37) when compared with the confirmed EF group. There was no significant difference in survival within the HF phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS This population-based study showed a distribution of HF phenotypes that varies from those in selected HF registries, with fewer patients with HF with reduced EF and more patients with HF with preserved EF. Furthermore, 1-year all-cause mortality was significantly higher among patients with HF who had not undergone a conclusive echocardiography at diagnosis, highlighting the importance of correct diagnostic procedure to improve treatment strategies and outcomes.
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- Jason Davidge
- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
- Capio Vårdcentral Halmstad, Capio AB, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research (CAISR), Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research (CAISR), Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Department of Research and Development, Region Halland, Halmstad, Sweden
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Maggioni AP, Clark AL, Barrios V, Damy T, Drozdz J, Fonseca C, Lund LH, Kalus S, Ferber PC, Hussain RI, Koch C, Zeymer U. Outcomes with sacubitril/valsartan in outpatients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: The ARIADNE registry. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:4209-4218. [PMID: 36106548 PMCID: PMC9773755 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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AIMS ARIADNE aimed to assess the association between effects of sacubitril/valsartan and no sacubitril/valsartan treatment and clinical characteristics, functional capacity, and clinical outcomes (cause-specific mortality and hospitalizations) in outpatients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). METHODS ARIADNE was a prospective European registry of 9069 patients with HFrEF treated by office-based cardiologists or selected primary care physicians. Of the 8787 eligible for analysis, 4173 patients were on conventional HF treatment (non-S/V group), whereas 4614 patients were either on sacubitril/valsartan treatment at enrolment or started sacubitril/valsartan within 1 month of enrolment (S/V group). We also generated a restricted analysis set (rS/V) including only those 2108 patients who started sacubitril/valsartan treatment within the month prior to or after enrolment. RESULTS At the baseline, average age of patients enrolled in the study was 68 years, and 23.9% (2099/8787) were female. At the baseline, the proportions of patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III symptoms were 30.9 (1288/4173), 42.8 (1974/4614), and 48.2% (1015/2108), in non-S/V, S/V, and rS/V groups, respectively. After 12 months of treatment, the proportion of patients with NYHA Class III at baseline who improved to Class II was 32.0% (290/907) in the non-S/V group vs. 46.3% (648/1399) in S/V group and 48.7% (349/717) in rS/V group. The overall mortality rate was 5.0 per 100 patient-years. Rates of HF hospitalizations were high (20.9, 20.3, and 21.2 per 100 patient-years in the non-S/V, S/V, and rS/V groups, respectively). Emergency room visits without hospitalization occurred in 3.9, 3.2, and 3.9% of patients in the non-S/V, S/V, and rS/V groups, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This large HFrEF European registry provides a contemporary outcome profile of outpatients with HFrEF treated with or without sacubitril/valsartan. In a real-world setting, sacubitril/valsartan was associated with an improvement of symptoms in patients with HFrEF compared with the conventional HFrEF treatment.
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- Hospital de Sao Francisco Xavier, Lisbon, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências MédicasUniversidade Nova de LisboaLisbonPortugal
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- Department of MedicineKarolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Klinikum Ludwigshafen and Institut für HerzinfarktforschungLudwigshafen‐am‐RheinGermany
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Janse RJ, Fu EL, Dahlström U, Benson L, Lindholm B, van Diepen M, Dekker FW, Lund LH, Carrero JJ, Savarese G. Use of guideline-recommended medical therapy in patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease: from physician's prescriptions to patient's dispensations, medication adherence and persistence. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:2185-2195. [PMID: 35851740 PMCID: PMC10087537 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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AIM Half of heart failure (HF) patients have chronic kidney disease (CKD) complicating their pharmacological management. We evaluated physicians' and patients' patterns of use of evidence-based medical therapies in HF across CKD stages. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied HF patients with reduced (HFrEF) and mildly reduced (HFmrEF) ejection fraction enrolled in the Swedish Heart Failure Registry in 2009-2018. We investigated the likelihood of physicians to prescribe guideline-recommended therapies to patients with CKD, and of patients to fill the prescriptions within 90 days of incident HF (initiating therapy), to adhere (proportion of days covered ≥80%) and persist (continued use) on these treatments during the first year of therapy. We identified 31 668 patients with HFrEF (median age 74 years, 46% CKD). The proportions receiving a prescription for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers/angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ACEi/ARB/ARNi) were 96%, 92%, 86%, and 68%, for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥60, 45-59, 30-44, and <30 ml/min/1.73 m2 , respectively; for beta-blockers 94%, 93%, 92%, and 92%, for mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) 45%, 44%, 37%, 24%; and for triple therapy (combination of ACEi/ARB/ARNi + beta-blockers + MRA) 38%, 35%, 28%, and 15%. Patients with CKD were less likely to initiate these medications, and less likely to adhere to and persist on ACEi/ARB/ARNi, MRA, and triple therapy. Among stoppers, CKD patients were less likely to restart these medications. Results were consistent after multivariable adjustment and in patients with HFmrEF (n = 15 114). CONCLUSIONS Patients with HF and CKD are less likely to be prescribed and to fill prescriptions for evidence-based therapies, showing lower adherence and persistence, even at eGFR categories where these therapies are recommended and have shown efficacy in clinical trials.
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- Roemer J Janse
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology and the Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Rosano GM, Seferovic P, Savarese G, Spoletini I, Lopatin Y, Gustafsson F, Bayes‐Genis A, Jaarsma T, Abdelhamid M, Miqueo AG, Piepoli M, Tocchetti CG, Ristić AD, Jankowska E, Moura B, Hill L, Filippatos G, Metra M, Milicic D, Thum T, Chioncel O, Ben Gal T, Lund LH, Farmakis D, Mullens W, Adamopoulos S, Bohm M, Norhammar A, Bollmann A, Banerjee A, Maggioni AP, Voors A, Solal AC, Coats AJ. Impact analysis of heart failure across European countries: an ESC-HFA position paper. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:2767-2778. [PMID: 35869679 PMCID: PMC9715845 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is a long-term clinical syndrome, with increasing prevalence and considerable healthcare costs that are further expected to increase dramatically. Despite significant advances in therapy and prevention, mortality and morbidity remain high and quality of life poor. Epidemiological data, that is, prevalence, incidence, mortality, and morbidity, show geographical variations across the European countries, depending on differences in aetiology, clinical characteristics, and treatment. However, data on the prevalence of the disease are scarce, as are those on quality of life. For these reasons, the ESC-HFA has developed a position paper to comprehensively assess our understanding of the burden of HF in Europe, in order to guide future policies for this syndrome. This manuscript will discuss the available epidemiological data on HF prevalence, outcomes, and human costs-in terms of quality of life-in European countries.
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- Giuseppe M.C. Rosano
- Centre for Clinical & Basic ResearchIRCCS San Raffaele Pisanavia della Pisana, 23500163RomeItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular ThemeKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Centre for Clinical & Basic ResearchIRCCS San Raffaele Pisanavia della Pisana, 23500163RomeItaly
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- Regional Cardiology CentreVolgograd State Medical UniversityVolgogradRussia
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- Department of Cardiology, RigshospitaletUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, RigshospitaletUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Heart Institute, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, BadalonaCIBERCVBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Health, Medicine and CareLinköping University, Linköping Sweden and Julius Center, University Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Program of Cardiovascular DiseasesCIMA Universidad de Navarra and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA)PamplonaSpain
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- Heart Failure Unit, Cardiology DepartmentGuglielmo da Saliceto Polichirurgico Hospital Cantone del CristoPiacenzaItaly
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Interdepartmental Center of Clinical and Translational Research (CIRCET), Interdepartmental Hypertension Research Center (CIRIAPA)Federico II UniversityNaplesItaly
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- Faculty of MedicineUniversity of BelgradeBelgradeSerbia
- Department of CardiologyUniversity Clinical Centre of SerbiaBelgradeSerbia
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- Faculty of MedicineUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
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- School of Nursing and MidwiferyQueen's University BelfastBelfastUK
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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- University of Zagreb School of MedicineZagrebCroatia
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- Hannover Medical SchoolInstitute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic StrategiesHanoverGermany
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- Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases ‘Prof. C.C. Iliescu’BucharestRomania
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- Department of CardiologyRabin Medical CenterPetah TikvaIsrael
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular ThemeKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, BIOMED—Biomedical Research InstituteHasselt UniversityDiepenbeekBelgium
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular ThemeKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig and Leipzig Heart InstituteLeipzigGermany
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- University Medical Center GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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Canepa M, Kapelios CJ, Benson L, Savarese G, Lund LH. Temporal Trends of Heart Failure Hospitalizations in Cardiology Versus Noncardiology Wards According to Ejection Fraction: 16-Year Data From the SwedeHF Registry. Circ Heart Fail 2022; 15:e009462. [PMID: 35938444 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.009462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) may receive different care depending on type of ward. We describe temporal changes in triage of HF patients with preserved, mildly reduced, and reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF, HFmrEF, and HFrEF) hospitalized for AHF to cardiology versus noncardiology wards in Sweden. METHODS We analyzed temporal changes in ward type for AHF for HFrEF versus HFmrEF versus HFpEF between 2000 and 2016. RESULTS Among 37 918 patients with AHF, 19 777 (52%) had HFrEF, 7712 (20%) had HFmrEF, and 10 429 (28%) had HFpEF. Overall, 19 646 (52%) were hospitalized in cardiology and 18 272 (48%) in noncardiology. The proportions hospitalized in noncardiology in 2000 to 2004 versus in 2013 to 2016 were for HFrEF: 45 versus 47%, for HFmrEF: 52 versus 56%, and for HFpEF: 46 versus 64%, respectively. The overall proportion of HFrEF in 2000 to 2004 versus in 2013 to 2016 decreased (60% versus 49%) especially in noncardiology (58% versus 41%), whereas the overall proportion of HFpEF increased (20% versus 30%) especially in noncardiology (21% versus 37%). The average age and prevalence of comorbidities also increased over time, with older patients with multiple comorbidities being more frequently admitted to noncardiology wards. CONCLUSIONS Over time, AHF hospitalization for HFpEF occurred increasingly in noncardiology, whereas for HFrEF and HFmrEF the proportions of patients treated in cardiology versus noncardiology were substantially unchanged over time. This may have implications for implementation of emerging HFpEF therapy.
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- Marco Canepa
- Cardiology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy (M.C.)
- Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy (M.C.)
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- Cardiology Department, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (C.J.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (L.B.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (G.S., L.H.L.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (G.S., L.H.L.)
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Shen X, Shen X. Promise of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors in heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:2239-2248. [PMID: 35642772 PMCID: PMC9288809 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) is associated with comparable poor outcomes as other subtypes of heart failure and remains a medical unmet need due to the paucity of effective therapies. According to large cardiovascular (CV) outcome trials in patients with heart failure, sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) reduce CV mortality and hospitalizations for heart failure in patients with heart failure across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). There has been a lack of dedicated trials in HFmrEF. However, several large outcome trials in heart failure that enrolled patients with HFmrEF could provide a hint on the role of SGLT2is in this subgroup. This review focuses on CV effects of three major SGLT2is-dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and sotagliflozin-in patients with HFmrEF. A narrative review of trials investigating the efficacy of each medication in treating heart failure with LVEF > 40% is provided with a focus on their LVEF subgroup analyses. The purpose of this review is to discuss the current state of evidence regarding the potential of SGLT2is in HFmrEF management. Current limited evidence suggests that SGLT2is might be a favourable treatment modality for patients with HFmrEF to reduce hospitalization for heart failure and CV mortality. This conclusion needs to be further supported by clear HFmrEF subgroup analysis of the existing trials. Further outcome trials involving sufficient patients with different subtypes of HFmrEF are needed to confirm and assess CV benefits of SGLT2is in HFmrEF. Possible mechanisms by which SGLT2is exert their cardioprotective effect are also described briefly.
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- Xizi Shen
- Faculty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
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- Department of EndocrinologyZhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen UniversityXiamenChina
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Mullens W, Dauw J, Martens P, Meekers E, Nijst P, Verbrugge FH, Chenot F, Moubayed S, Dierckx R, Blouard P, Derthoo D, Smolders W, Ector B, Hulselmans M, Lochy S, Raes D, Van Craenenbroeck E, Vandekerckhove H, Hofkens PJ, Goossens K, Pouleur AC, De Ceuninck M, Gabriel L, Timmermans P, Prihadi EA, Van Durme F, Depauw M, Vervloet D, Viaene E, Vachiery JL, Tartaglia K, Ter Maaten JM, Bruckers L, Droogne W, Troisfontaines P, Damman K, Lassus J, Mebazaa A, Filippatos G, Ruschitzka F, Dupont M. Acetazolamide in Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload trial (ADVOR): Baseline Characteristics. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:1601-1610. [PMID: 35733283 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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AIMS To describe the baseline characteristics of participants in the Acetazolamide in Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload (ADVOR) trial and compare these with other contemporary diuretic trials in acute heart failure (AHF). METHODS AND RESULTS ADVOR recruited 519 patients with AHF, clinically evident volume overload, elevated NT-proBNP and maintenance loop diuretictherapy prior to admission. All participants received standardized loop diuretics and were randomised towards once daily intravenous acetazolamide (500 mg) versus placebo, stratified according to study centre and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (≤40% vs. >40%). The primary endpoint was successful decongestion assessed by a dedicated score indicating no more than trace oedema and no other signs of congestion after 3 consecutive days of treatment without need for escalating treatment. Mean age was 78 years, 63% were men, mean LVEF was 43%, and median NT-proBNP 6173 pg/mL. The median clinical congestion score was 4 with an EuroQol-5 dimensions health utility index of 0.6. Patients with LVEF ≤40% were more often male, had more ischaemic heart disease, higher levels of NT-proBNP and less atrial fibrillation. Compared with diuretic trials in AHF, patients enrolled in ADVOR were considerably older with higher NT-proBNP levels, reflecting the real-world clinical situation. CONCLUSION ADVOR is the largest randomised diuretic trial in AHF, investigating acetazolamide to improve decongestion on top of standardized loop diuretics. The elderly enrolled population with poor quality of life provides a good representation of the real-world AHF population. The pragmatic design will provide novel insights in the diuretic treatment of patients with AHF.
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- Wilfried Mullens
- Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.,Hasselt University, Diepenbeek/Hasselt, Belgium
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- Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.,Hasselt University, Diepenbeek/Hasselt, Belgium
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- Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium.,Hasselt University, Diepenbeek/Hasselt, Belgium
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- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette, Belgium.,Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Jette, Belgium
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- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Jette, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium.,Research Group Cardiovascular Diseases, GENCOR, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
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- University of Groningen, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Helsinki University Central Hospital, Heart and Lung Center and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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D'Amario D, Rodolico D, Rosano GM, Dahlström U, Crea F, Lund LH, Savarese G. Association between dosing and combination use of medications and outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: data from the Swedish Heart Failure Registry. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:871-884. [PMID: 35257446 PMCID: PMC9315143 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AIMS To assess the association between combination, dose and use of current guideline-recommended target doses (TD) of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASi), angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNi) and β-blockers, and outcomes in a large and unselected contemporary cohort of patients with heart failure (HF) and reduced ejection fraction. METHODS AND RESULTS Overall, 17 809 outpatients registered in the Swedish Heart Failure Registry (SwedeHF) from May 2000 to December 2018, with ejection fraction <40% and duration of HF ≥90 days were selected. Primary outcome was a composite of time to cardiovascular death and first HF hospitalization. Compared with no use of RASi or ARNi, the adjusted hazard ratio (HR) (95% confidence interval [CI]) was 0.83 (0.76-0.91) with <50% of TD, 0.78 (0.71-0.86) with 50%-99%, and 0.73 (0.67-0.80) with ≥100% of TD. Compared with no use of β-blockers, the adjusted HR (95% CI) was 0.86 (0.76-0.91), 0.81 (0.74-0.89) and 0.74 (0.68-0.82) with <50%, 50%-99% and ≥100% of TD, respectively. Patients receiving both an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi)/angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)/ARNi and a β-blocker at 50%-99% of TD had a lower adjusted risk of the primary outcome compared with patients only receiving one drug, i.e. ACEi/ARB/ARNi or β-blocker, even if this was at ≥100% of TD. CONCLUSION Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients using higher doses of RASi or ARNi and β-blockers had lower risk of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization. Use of two drug classes at 50%-99% of TD dose was associated with lower risk than one drug class at 100% of TD.
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- Domenico D'Amario
- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
- Department of Cardiovascular SciencesFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRomeItaly
- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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- Department of Cardiology and the Department of Health, Medicine and Caring SciencesLinkoping UniversityLinkopingSweden
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- Department of Cardiovascular SciencesFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRomeItaly
- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
- Heart and Vascular ThemeKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
- Heart and Vascular ThemeKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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Girerd N, Von Hunolstein J, Pellicori P, Bayés‐Genís A, Jaarsma T, Lund LH, Bilbault P, Boivin J, Chouihed T, Costa J, Eicher J, Fall E, Kenizou D, Maillier B, Nazeyrollas P, Roul G, Zannad N, Rossignol P, Seronde M. Therapeutic inertia in the pharmacological management of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:2063-2069. [PMID: 35429120 PMCID: PMC9288781 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Nicolas Girerd
- Université de Lorraine, INSERM, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques‐Plurithématique 1433, CHRU Nancy, and INSERM U1116, CHRU F‐CRIN INI‐CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists) 4 Rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandoeuvre lès Nancy France
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- Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing University of Glasgow Glasgow UK
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- CIBERCV, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Linköping University Linköping Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Department of Cardiology Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Emergency Department Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg Strasbourg France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative NanoMedicine (RNM), Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle (FMTS) University of Strasbourg Strasbourg France
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- Université de Lorraine, INSERM, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques‐Plurithématique 1433, CHRU Nancy, and INSERM U1116, CHRU F‐CRIN INI‐CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists) 4 Rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandoeuvre lès Nancy France
- Université de Lorraine, APEMAC, équipe MICS Nancy France
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- Emergency Department University Hospital of Nancy Nancy France
- INSERM, UMRS 1116 University Hospital of Nancy Nancy France
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- Pôle vasculaire, service de cardiologie, centre hospitalo‐universitaire de Reims Reims France
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- Department of Cardiology Hôpital Emile Muller Mulhouse France
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- Service de cardiologie Centre hospitalier de Troyes Troyes France
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- Pôle vasculaire, service de cardiologie, centre hospitalo‐universitaire de Reims Reims France
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- Unité Fonctionnelle Dédiée à L'insuffisance Cardiaque, Pôle Médical et Chirurgical des Maladies Cardio‐vasculaires Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg Strasbourg France
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- Department of Cardiology Regional Hospital, Mercy Hospital Metz France
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- Université de Lorraine, INSERM, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques‐Plurithématique 1433, CHRU Nancy, and INSERM U1116, CHRU F‐CRIN INI‐CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists) 4 Rue du Morvan, 54500 Vandoeuvre lès Nancy France
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- Department of Cardiology University Hospital Besançon Besançon France
- EA3920 University of Burgundy Franche‐Comté Besançon Besançon France
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McDonagh TA, Metra M, Adamo M, Gardner RS, Baumbach A, Böhm M, Burri H, Butler J, Čelutkienė J, Chioncel O, Cleland JG, Coats AJ, Crespo-Leiro MG, Farmakis D, Gilard M, Heyman S, Hoes AW, Jaarsma T, Jankowska EA, Lainscak M, Lam CS, Lyon AR, McMurray JJ, Mebazaa A, Mindham R, Muneretto C, Francesco Piepoli M, Price S, Rosano GM, Ruschitzka F, Skibelund AK. Guía ESC 2021 sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la insuficiencia cardiaca aguda y crónica. Rev Esp Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2021.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lindberg F, Lund LH, Benson L, Schrage B, Edner M, Dahlström U, Linde C, Rosano G, Savarese G. Patient profile and outcomes associated with follow-up in specialty vs. primary care in heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:822-833. [PMID: 35170237 PMCID: PMC8934918 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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AIMS Factors influencing follow-up referral decisions and their prognostic implications are poorly investigated in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced (HFrEF), mildly reduced (HFmrEF), and preserved (HFpEF) ejection fraction (EF). We assessed (i) the proportion of, (ii) independent predictors of, and (iii) outcomes associated with follow-up in specialty vs. primary care across the EF spectrum. METHODS AND RESULTS We analysed 75 518 patients from the large and nationwide Swedish HF registry between 2000-2018. Multivariable logistic regression models were fitted to identify the independent predictors of planned follow-up in specialty vs. primary care, and multivariable Cox models to assess the association between follow-up type and outcomes. In this nationwide registry, 48 115 (64%) patients were planned for follow-up in specialty and 27 403 (36%) in primary care. The median age was 76 [interquartile range (IQR) 67-83] years and 27 546 (36.5%) patients were female. Key independent predictors of planned follow-up in specialty care included optimized HF care, that is follow-up in a nurse-led HF clinic [odds ratio (OR) 4.60, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 4.41-4.79], use of HF devices (OR 3.99, 95% CI 3.62-4.40), beta-blockers (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.32-1.47), renin-angiotensin system/angiotensin-receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.15-1.27), and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.26-1.37); and more severe HF, that is higher NT-proBNP (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.06-1.20) and NYHA class (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.08-1.19). Factors associated with lower likelihood of follow-up in specialty care included older age (OR 0.29, 95% CI 0.28-0.30), female sex (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.86-0.93), lower income (OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.76-0.82) and educational level (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.73-0.81), higher EF [HFmrEF (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.62-0.68) and HFpEF (OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.53-0.58) vs. HFrEF], and higher comorbidity burden, such as presence of kidney disease (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.87-0.95), atrial fibrillation (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.81-0.89), and diabetes mellitus (OR 0.92, 95% CI 0.88-0.96). A planned follow-up in specialty care was independently associated with lower risk of all-cause [hazard ratio (HR) 0.78, 95% CI 0.76-0.80] and cardiovascular death (HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.73-0.78) across the EF spectrum, but not of HF hospitalization (HR 1.06, 95% CI 1.03-1.10). CONCLUSIONS In a large nationwide HF population, referral to specialty care was linked with male sex, younger age, lower EF, lower comorbidity burden, better socioeconomic environment and optimized HF care, and associated with better survival across the EF spectrum. Our findings highlight the need for greater and more equal access to HF specialty care and improved quality of primary care.
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- Felix Lindberg
- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska Institutet, Karolinska University HospitalSolnavägen 1:02Stockholm171 76Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska Institutet, Karolinska University HospitalSolnavägen 1:02Stockholm171 76Sweden
- Heart and Vascular ThemeKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska Institutet, Karolinska University HospitalSolnavägen 1:02Stockholm171 76Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska Institutet, Karolinska University HospitalSolnavägen 1:02Stockholm171 76Sweden
- Department of CardiologyUniversity Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Lübeck/KielHamburgGermany
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- Division of Family Medicine, Department of NeurobiologyCare Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring SciencesLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska Institutet, Karolinska University HospitalSolnavägen 1:02Stockholm171 76Sweden
- Heart and Vascular ThemeKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of MedicineKarolinska Institutet, Karolinska University HospitalSolnavägen 1:02Stockholm171 76Sweden
- Heart and Vascular ThemeKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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Trends for Readmission and Mortality After Heart Failure Hospitalisation in Malaysia, 2007 to 2016. Glob Heart 2022; 17:20. [PMID: 35342695 PMCID: PMC8916062 DOI: 10.5334/gh.1108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background and objectives: Data on population-level outcomes after heart failure (HF) hospitalisation in Asia is sparse. This study aimed to estimate readmission and mortality after hospitalisation among HF patients and examine temporal variation by sex and ethnicity. Methods: Data for 105,399 patients who had incident HF hospitalisations from 2007 to 2016 were identified from a national discharge database and linked to death registration records. The outcomes assessed here were 30-day readmission, in-hospital, 30-day and one-year all-cause mortality. Results: Eighteen percent of patients (n = 16786) were readmitted within 30 days. Mortality rates were 5.3% (95% confidence interval (CI) 5.1–5.4%), 11.2% (11.0–11.4%) and 33.1% (32.9–33.4%) for in-hospital, 30-day and 1-year mortality after the index admission. Age, sex and ethnicity-adjusted 30-day readmissions increased by 2% per calendar year while in-hospital and 30-day mortality declined by 7% and 4% per year respectively. One-year mortality rates remained constant during the study period. Men were at higher risk of 30-day readmission (adjusted rate ratio (RR) 1.16, 1.13–1.20) and one-year mortality (RR 1.17, 1.15–1.19) than women. Ethnic differences in outcomes were evident. Readmission rates were equally high in Chinese and Indians relative to Malays whereas Others, which mainly comprised Indigenous groups, fared worst for in-hospital and 30-day mortality with RR 1.84 (1.64–2.07) and 1.3 (1.21–1.41) relative to Malays. Conclusions: Short-term survival was improving across sex and ethnic groups but prognosis at one year after incident HF hospitalisation remained poor. The steady increase in 30-day readmission rates deserves further investigation.
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McDonagh TA, Metra M, Adamo M, Gardner RS, Baumbach A, Böhm M, Burri H, Butler J, Čelutkienė J, Chioncel O, Cleland JGF, Coats AJS, Crespo-Leiro MG, Farmakis D, Gilard M, Heymans S, Hoes AW, Jaarsma T, Jankowska EA, Lainscak M, Lam CSP, Lyon AR, McMurray JJV, Mebazaa A, Mindham R, Muneretto C, Francesco Piepoli M, Price S, Rosano GMC, Ruschitzka F, Kathrine Skibelund A. 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: Developed by the Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). With the special contribution of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:4-131. [PMID: 35083827 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 952] [Impact Index Per Article: 476.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Document Reviewers: Rudolf A. de Boer (CPG Review Coordinator) (Netherlands), P. Christian Schulze (CPG Review Coordinator) (Germany), Magdy Abdelhamid (Egypt), Victor Aboyans (France), Stamatis Adamopoulos (Greece), Stefan D. Anker (Germany), Elena Arbelo (Spain), Riccardo Asteggiano (Italy), Johann Bauersachs (Germany), Antoni Bayes-Genis (Spain), Michael A. Borger (Germany), Werner Budts (Belgium), Maja Cikes (Croatia), Kevin Damman (Netherlands), Victoria Delgado (Netherlands), Paul Dendale (Belgium), Polychronis Dilaveris (Greece), Heinz Drexel (Austria), Justin Ezekowitz (Canada), Volkmar Falk (Germany), Laurent Fauchier (France), Gerasimos Filippatos (Greece), Alan Fraser (United Kingdom), Norbert Frey (Germany), Chris P. Gale (United Kingdom), Finn Gustafsson (Denmark), Julie Harris (United Kingdom), Bernard Iung (France), Stefan Janssens (Belgium), Mariell Jessup (United States of America), Aleksandra Konradi (Russia), Dipak Kotecha (United Kingdom), Ekaterini Lambrinou (Cyprus), Patrizio Lancellotti (Belgium), Ulf Landmesser (Germany), Christophe Leclercq (France), Basil S. Lewis (Israel), Francisco Leyva (United Kingdom), AleVs Linhart (Czech Republic), Maja-Lisa Løchen (Norway), Lars H. Lund (Sweden), Donna Mancini (United States of America), Josep Masip (Spain), Davor Milicic (Croatia), Christian Mueller (Switzerland), Holger Nef (Germany), Jens-Cosedis Nielsen (Denmark), Lis Neubeck (United Kingdom), Michel Noutsias (Germany), Steffen E. Petersen (United Kingdom), Anna Sonia Petronio (Italy), Piotr Ponikowski (Poland), Eva Prescott (Denmark), Amina Rakisheva (Kazakhstan), Dimitrios J. Richter (Greece), Evgeny Schlyakhto (Russia), Petar Seferovic (Serbia), Michele Senni (Italy), Marta Sitges (Spain), Miguel Sousa-Uva (Portugal), Carlo G. Tocchetti (Italy), Rhian M. Touyz (United Kingdom), Carsten Tschoepe (Germany), Johannes Waltenberger (Germany/Switzerland) All experts involved in the development of these guidelines have submitted declarations of interest. These have been compiled in a report and published in a supplementary document simultaneously to the guidelines. The report is also available on the ESC website www.escardio.org/guidelines For the Supplementary Data which include background information and detailed discussion of the data that have provided the basis for the guidelines see European Heart Journal online.
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Savarese G, Stolfo D, Sinagra G, Lund LH. Heart failure with mid-range or mildly reduced ejection fraction. Nat Rev Cardiol 2022; 19:100-116. [PMID: 34489589 PMCID: PMC8420965 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-021-00605-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) remains the major parameter for diagnosis, phenotyping, prognosis and treatment decisions in heart failure. The 2016 ESC heart failure guidelines introduced a third EF category for an EF of 40-49%, defined as heart failure with mid-range EF (HFmrEF). This category has been largely unexplored compared with heart failure with reduced EF (HFrEF; defined as EF <40% in this Review) and heart failure with preserved EF (HFpEF; defined as EF ≥50%). The prevalence of HFmrEF within the overall population of patients with HF is 10-25%. HFmrEF seems to be an intermediate clinical entity between HFrEF and HFpEF in some respects, but more similar to HFrEF in others, in particular with regard to the high prevalence of ischaemic heart disease in these patients. HFmrEF is milder than HFrEF, and the risk of cardiovascular events is lower in patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF than in those with HFrEF. By contrast, the risk of non-cardiovascular adverse events is similar or greater in patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF than in those with HFrEF. Evidence from post hoc and subgroup analyses of randomized clinical trials and a trial of an SGLT1-SGLT2 inhibitor suggests that drugs that are effective in patients with HFrEF might also be effective in patients with HFmrEF. Although the EF is a continuous measure with considerable variability, in this comprehensive Review we suggest that HFmrEF is a useful categorization of patients with HF and shares the most important clinical features with HFrEF, which supports the renaming of HFmrEF to HF with mildly reduced EF.
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- Gianluigi Savarese
- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.24381.3c0000 0000 9241 5705Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,Cardiothoracovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASUGI) and University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Cardiothoracovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASUGI) and University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.24381.3c0000 0000 9241 5705Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Aktaa S, Polovina M, Rosano G, Abdin A, Anguita M, Lainscak M, Lund LH, McDonagh T, Metra M, Mindham R, Piepoli M, Störk S, Tokmakova MP, Seferović P, Gale CP, Coats AJS. European Society of Cardiology quality indicators for the care and outcomes of adults with heart failure. Developed by the Working Group for Heart Failure Quality Indicators in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:132-142. [PMID: 35083826 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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AIMS To develop a suite of quality indicators (QIs) for the evaluation of the quality of care for adults with heart failure (HF). METHODS AND RESULTS We followed the ESC methodology for QI development, which involved (i) the identification of the key domains of care for the management of HF by constructing a conceptual framework of HF care, (ii) the development of candidate QIs by conducting a systematic review of the literature, (iii) the selection of the final set of QIs using a modified Delphi method, and (iv) the evaluation of the feasibility of the developed QIs. The Working Group comprised experts in HF management including Task Force members of the 2021 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Clinical Practice Guidelines for HF, members of the Heart Failure Association (HFA), Quality Indicator Committee and a patient representative. In total, 12 main and 4 secondary QIs were selected across five domains of care for the management of HF: (1) structural framework, (2) patient assessment, (3) initial treatment, (4) therapy optimization, and (5) assessment of patient health-related quality of life. CONCLUSION We present the ESC HFA QIs for HF, describe their development process and provide the scientific rationale for their selection. The indicators may be used to quantify and improve adherence to guideline-recommended clinical practice and thus improve patient outcomes.
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- Suleman Aktaa
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Clinic III, Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIBIC) and University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Division of Cardiology, General Hospital Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, and Department of Cardiology, Karolinska, University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- King's College Hospital, London, UK
- School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Heart Failure Unit, Cardiology, G. da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
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- Comprehensive Heart Failure Centre, University and University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Section of Cardiology, First Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Plovdiv, and Clinic of Cardiology, UMHAT 'Sv. Georgi' EAD, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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