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Nitta K, Fukuda Y, Takahari K, Takeda A, Higashihara T, Morita Y, Watanabe N, Ikenaga H, Utsunomiya H, Ishibashi K, Kurisu S, Takahashi S, Awai K, Nakano Y. Factors Influencing Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous Function in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: Assessment by 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Scintigraphy. Heart Lung Circ 2021; 31:671-677. [PMID: 34794871 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.09.022] [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: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Numerous studies have shown that 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy, an index of cardiac sympathetic nervous (CSN) activity, is useful for predicting prognosis in patients with heart failure. However, the factors influencing the CSN activity of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) remain unclear. METHODS We enrolled 91 patients with severe AS who underwent 123I-MIBG scintigraphy, coronary computed tomography (CCT), and transthoracic echocardiography. When CCT angiography (CCTA) showed an obstructive epicardial artery, invasive coronary angiography was performed within 1 week of CCTA. RESULTS There were 21 male and 70 female patients with a mean age of 84±5 years. Eighty-five (85) patients (93%) had hypertension and 13 patients (14%) had diabetes. Two (2) patients (2%) had previous myocardial infarction and eight (9%) had a previous coronary intervention. All patients had severe AS: aortic valve area was 0.63±0.18 cm2 and the mean pressure gradient was 56±19 mmHg. Regarding 123I-MIBG parameters, early heart-to-mediastinum (H/M) ratio was 3.1±0.5, delayed H/M ratio was 2.8±0.6, and the washout rate (WR) was 35%±13%. Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that coronary artery disease (β=-0.30, p=0.002) was an independent predictor of delayed H/M ratio, and that aortic valve area (β=-0.20, p=0.048) was an independent predictor of WR. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that coronary artery disease is an independent predictor of delayed H/M ratio, and aortic valve area is an independent predictor of WR in patients with severe AS.
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- Kazuhiro Nitta
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Seo M, Yamada T, Tamaki S, Watanabe T, Morita T, Furukawa Y, Kawasaki M, Kikuchi A, Kawai T, Abe M, Nakamura J, Yamamoto K, Kayama K, Kawahira M, Tanabe K, Kimura T, Ueda K, Sakamoto D, Sakata Y, Fukunami M. Prognostic significance of cardiac I-123-metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging in patients with reduced, mid-range, and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction admitted for acute decompensated heart failure: a prospective study in Osaka Prefectural Acute Heart Failure Registry (OPAR). Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 22:58-66. [PMID: 32091079 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeaa025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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AIMS Cardiac 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) imaging provides prognostic information in patients with chronic heart failure (HF). However, there is little information available on the prognostic role of cardiac 123I-MIBG imaging in patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), especially relating to reduced ejection fraction [HFrEF; left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40%], mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF; 40% ≤ LVEF < 50%) and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF; LVEF ≥ 50%). METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 349 patients admitted for ADHF and discharged with survival. Cardiac 123I-MIBG imaging, echocardiography, and venous blood sampling were performed just before discharge. The cardiac 123I-MIBG heart-to-mediastinum ratio (late H/M) was measured on the chest anterior view images obtained at 200 min after the isotope injection. The endpoint was cardiac events defined as unplanned HF hospitalization and cardiac death. During a follow-up period of 2.1 ± 1.4 years, 128 patients had cardiac events (45/127 in HFrEF, 28/78 in HFmrEF, and 55/144 in HFpEF). On multivariable Cox analysis, late H/M was significantly associated with cardiac events in overall cohort (P = 0.0038), and in subgroup analysis of each LVEF subgroup (P = 0.0235 in HFrEF, P = 0.0119 in HFmEF and P = 0.0311 in HFpEF). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients with low late H/M (defined by median) had significantly greater risk of cardiac events in overall cohort (49% vs. 25% P < 0.0001) and in each LVEF subgroup (HFrEF: 48% vs. 23% P = 0.0061, HFmrEF: 51% vs. 21% P = 0.0068 and HFpEF: 50% vs. 26% P = 0.0026). CONCLUSION Cardiac sympathetic nerve dysfunction was associated with poor outcome in ADHF patients irrespective of HFrEF, HFmrEF, or HFpEF.
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- Masahiro Seo
- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan
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Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score Predicts the Mortality of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Cardiol Res Pract 2021; 2021:6401092. [PMID: 33959395 PMCID: PMC8075702 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6401092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is caused by the blockage or spasm of coronary arteries. Evidence shows that liver disease is related to CHD. However, the correlation between the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score and outcomes in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was unclear. Method A retrospective cohort study involved 5373 patients with coronary heart disease after PCI was conducted from January 2008 to December 2016. Participants were classified to four groups according to the MELD score by quartiles. The primary endpoint was long-term mortality including all-case mortality (ACM) and cardiac mortality (CM). Secondary endpoints included bleeding events, readmission, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), major adverse cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). The longest follow-up time was almost 10 years. Results There were significant differences in the incidences of ACM (p=0.038) and CM (p=0.027) among the four MELD groups, but there was no significant difference in MACEs (p=0.496), MACCEs (p=0.234), readmission (p=0.684), and bleeding events (p=0.232). After adjusting the age, gender, smoking, drinking status, and diabetes by a multivariable Cox regression analysis, MELD remains independently associated with ACM (HR:1.57, 95%CI 1.052–2.354, p=0.027) and CM (HR:1.434, 95% CI 1.003–2.050, p=0.048). Conclusion This study indicated that the MELD score had a strong prediction for long-term mortality in CHD patients who underwent PCI.
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Kawahira M, Tamaki S, Yamada T, Watanabe T, Morita T, Furukawa Y, Kawasaki M, Kikuchi A, Kawai T, Seo M, Nakamura J, Kayama K, Kimura T, Ueda K, Sakamoto D, Kogame T, Ito S, Chang Y, Fukunami M. Prognostic value of impaired hepato-renal function and liver fibrosis in patients admitted for acute heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:1274-1283. [PMID: 33472273 PMCID: PMC8006618 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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AIMS Cardiohepatic interactions have been a focus of attention in heart failure (HF). The model for end-stage liver disease excluding international normalized ratio (MELD-XI) score has been shown to be useful for predicting poor outcomes in patients with acute decompensated HF (ADHF). Furthermore, the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index, a simple marker to assess liver fibrosis, predicts adverse prognoses in patients with HF as well. However, there is little information available on the prognostic significance of the combination of the MELD-XI score and FIB-4 index in patients with ADHF and its association with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) subgroup. METHODS AND RESULTS We prospectively studied 466 consecutive patients who were admitted for ADHF [HF with reduced LVEF (LVEF < 40%): n = 164, HF with mid-range LVEF (40% ≤ LVEF < 50%): n = 104, and HF with preserved LVEF (LVEF ≥ 50%): n = 198]. We calculated the MELD-XI score and FIB-4 indices at discharge. The primary endpoint was all-cause death (ACD). During the mean follow-up period of 2.8 years, 143 patients had ACD. In the multivariate Cox analysis, the MELD-XI score and FIB-4 index were independently associated with ACD. Patients were stratified into the following three groups according to the median value of MELD-XI score (=11) and FIB-4 index (=2.13): Group 1 had both a low MELD-XI score and a low FIB-4 index; Group 2 had either a high MELD-XI score (MELD-XI score ≥11) or a high FIB-4 index (FIB-4 index ≥2.13); and Group 3 had both a high MELD-XI score and a high FIB-4 index. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that Group 2 and Group 3 had a significantly greater risk of ACD than Group 1 [Group 2 vs. Group 1: adjusted hazard ratio, 2.48 (95% confidence interval: 1.75-3.53), P < 0.0001; Group 3 vs. Group 1: adjusted hazard ratio, 7.03 (95% confidence interval: 3.95-13.7), P < 0.0001]. In addition, the patients with both a higher MELD-XI score and FIB-4 index showed a significantly higher risk of ACD also in the patients with HF with reduced LVEF, HF with mid-range LVEF, and HF with preserved LVEF (all P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The combination of MELD-XI score and FIB-4 index may be useful for stratifying patients at risk for ACD in patients with ADHF, irrespective of LVEF.
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- Masatsugu Kawahira
- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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- Division of CardiologyOsaka General Medical Center3‐1‐56, Mandai‐Higashi, Sumiyoshi‐kuOsaka558‐8558Japan
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Nitta K, Fukuda Y, Susawa H, Ikenaga H, Utsunomiya H, Ishibashi K, Kurisu S, Takahashi S, Nakano Y, Awai K, Sueda T, Kihara Y. Impact of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Changes in Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous Function. Int Heart J 2020; 61:1188-1195. [PMID: 33191358 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.20-381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
The impact of prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) on changes in cardiac sympathetic nervous (CSN) function remains unclear. Using 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy, we investigated the impact of PPM after TAVR on CSN activity.We enrolled 44 of 117 patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent TAVR for analysis in the present study. We conducted 123I-MIBG scintigraphy at baseline and at about 9 months after TAVR. Differences between baseline and post-TAVR 123I-MIBG parameters were compared between cases with and without PPM.There were 17 and 27 patients with and without PPM, respectively. Those without PPM exhibited significantly decreased left ventricular mass index (122 ± 36 g/m2 versus 108 ± 30 g/m2, P < 0.001) following TAVR, whereas those with PPM did not (117 ± 21 g/m2 versus 110 ± 17 g/m2, P = 0.09). Significant improvements in delayed heart-to-mediastinum (H/M) ratio (2.8 ± 0.4 versus 3.0 ± 0.4, P = 0.004) and washout rate (WR) (33% ± 10% versus 24% ± 12%, P < 0.001) were observed after TAVR in patients without PPM but not in those with PPM. Multivariable linear regression analysis revealed PPM to be a negative predictor of improvements in delayed H/M ratio and WR.Delayed H/M ratio and WR improve significantly after TAVR in the absence of PPM, whereas these improvements are not observed in patients with PPM. Hence, the presence of PPM is a negative predictor of improvements in delayed H/M ratio and WR in patients undergoing TAVR.
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- Kazuhiro Nitta
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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Okano T, Motoki H, Minamisawa M, Kimura K, Kanai M, Yoshie K, Higuchi S, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Shoda M, Kuwahara K. Cardio-renal and cardio-hepatic interactions predict cardiovascular events in elderly patients with heart failure. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241003. [PMID: 33095810 PMCID: PMC7584193 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background The composite Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Excluding International Normalized Ratio Score (MELD-XI) is a novel tool to evaluate cardio-renal and cardio-hepatic interactions in patients with advanced heart failure (HF). However, its prognostic ability remains unclear in elderly HF patients. Methods and results From July 2014 to July 2018, patients hospitalized for HF were prospectively recruited at 16 centers. Clinical features, laboratory findings, and echocardiography results were assessed prior to discharge. Cardiovascular (CV) death and HF re-hospitalization were recorded. Of the 676 patients enrolled, 264 (39.1%) experienced CV events throughout a 1-year median follow-up period. Patients with high MELD-XI were predominantly male and had a higher prevalence of NYHA III/IV, history of HF admission, hyperuricemia, ventricular tachycardia, anemia, and ischemic heart disease. In Kaplan-Meyer analysis, patients with higher MELD-XI (≥11) scores showed a worse prognosis than did those with lower (<11) scores (log-rank p≤0.001). Multivariate Cox proportional hazards testing revealed MELD-XI as an independent predictor of CV events (HR: 1.033, 95% CI: 1.006–1.061, p = 0.015) after adjusting for age, gender, body mass index, NYHA III/IV, prior HF hospitalization, systolic blood pressure, ischemic etiology, ventricular tachycardia, anemia, BNP, and left ventricular ejection fraction. Conclusions Cardio-renal and cardio-hepatic interactions predicted CV events in aged HF patients.
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- Takahiro Okano
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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Yoshihisa A, Ishibashi S, Matsuda M, Yamadera Y, Ichijo Y, Sato Y, Yokokawa T, Misaka T, Oikawa M, Kobayashi A, Yamaki T, Kunii H, Takeishi Y. Clinical Implications of Hepatic Hemodynamic Evaluation by Abdominal Ultrasonographic Imaging in Patients With Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e016689. [PMID: 32750309 PMCID: PMC7792279 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Background It has been reported that liver stiffness assessed by transient elastography are correlated with right atrial pressure, which is associated with worse outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). We aimed to clarify clinical implications of hepatic hemodynamic evaluation (liver congestion and hypoperfusion) by abdominal ultrasonography in patients with HF. Methods and Results We performed abdominal ultrasonography, right-heart catheterization, and echocardiography, then followed up for cardiac events such as cardiac death or worsening HF in patients with HF. Regarding liver congestion, liver stiffness assessed by shear wave elastography (SWE) of the liver was significantly correlated with right atrial pressure determined by right-heart catheterization (R=0.343; P<0.01), right atrial end-systolic area, and inferior vena cava diameter determined by echocardiography. Regarding liver hypoperfusion, peak systolic velocity (PSV) of the celiac artery was correlated with cardiac index determined by right-heart catheterization (R=0.291; P<0.001) and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion determined by echocardiography. According to the Kaplan-Meier analysis, HF patients with high SWE and low PSV had the highest cardiac event rate (log-rank P=0.033). In the Cox proportional hazard analysis, high SWE and low PSV were associated with high cardiac event rate (high SWE: hazard ratio [HR], 2.039; 95% CI, 1.131-4.290; low PSV: HR, 2.211; 95% CI, 1.199-4.449), and the combination of high SWE and low PSV was a predictor of cardiac events (HR, 4.811; 95% CI, 1.562-14.818). Conclusions Intrahepatic congestion and hypoperfusion determined by abdominal ultrasonography (liver SWE and celiac PSV) are associated with adverse prognosis in patients with HF.
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- Akiomi Yoshihisa
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan.,Department of Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Fukushima Medical University Hospital Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Fukushima Medical University Hospital Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Fukushima Medical University Hospital Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan.,Department of Pulmonary Hypertension Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan.,Department of Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan
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Ikeda-Yorifuji I, Yamada T, Tamaki S, Morita T, Furukawa Y, Iwasaki Y, Kawasaki M, Kikuchi A, Kawai T, Seo M, Fukuhara E, Abe M, Nakamura J, Fukunami M. Prediction of sudden cardiac death in chronic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction by ADMIRE-HF risk score and early repolarization pattern. J Nucl Cardiol 2020; 27:992-1001. [PMID: 30761485 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01639-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AdreView myocardial imaging for risk evaluation in heart failure (ADMIRE-HF) risk score is a novel risk score to predict serious arrhythmic risk in chronic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Moreover, early repolarization pattern (ERP) has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in HFrEF patients. We sought to investigate the prognostic value of combining ADMIRE-HF risk score and ERP to predict SCD in HFrEF patients. METHODS We studied 90 HFrEF outpatients with LVEF< 40% in our prospective cohort study. In cardiac MIBG imaging, the heart-to-mediastinum (H/M) ratio was measured on the delayed planar image. ADMIRE-HF risk score was derived from the sum of the point values of LVEF, H/M ratio, and systolic blood pressure. We also assessed ERP on the standard electrocardiogram. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 7.5(4.5-12.0) years, 22 patients had SCD. At multivariate Cox analysis, ADMIRE-HF risk score and ERP were independently associated with SCD. Patients with both intermediate/high ADMIRE-HF score and ERP had a higher SCD risk than those with either and none of them. CONCLUSION The combination of ADMIRE-HF risk score and ERP would provide the incremental prognostic information for predicting SCD in HFrEF patients.
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- Iyo Ikeda-Yorifuji
- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan.
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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Yamamoto H, Yamada T, Tamaki S, Morita T, Furukawa Y, Iwasaki Y, Kawasaki M, Kikuchi A, Kondo T, Ozaki T, Seo M, Sato Y, Ikeda I, Fukuhara E, Abe M, Nakamura J, Fukunami M. Prediction of sudden cardiac death in patients with chronic heart failure by regional washout rate in cardiac MIBG SPECT imaging. J Nucl Cardiol 2019; 26:109-117. [PMID: 28500540 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-0913-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The sympathetic nervous system provides an important trigger for major arrhythmic events through regional heterogeneity of sympathetic activity, which could be evaluated by SPECT imaging as the regional MIBG washout rate (WR). There is little information available on the prognostic value of regional WR in SPECT imaging for the prediction of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). METHODS We studied 73 CHF outpatients with LVEF < 40%. At study entry, the regional WR was measured in 17 segments on the polar map. We defined abnormal regional WR as both the regional WR range (maximum - minimum regional WR) and maximum regional WR > mean value + 2SD obtained in 15 normal controls. RESULTS During a mean follow-up of 7.5 ± 4.1 years, 15 of 73 patients had SCD. The abnormal regional WR and abnormal global WR on planar images were significantly and independently associated with SCD. Patients with both the abnormal regional WR and global WR had a significantly higher risk of SCD than those with none of these criteria. CONCLUSIONS The analysis of regional MIBG WR on SPECT imaging provides additional prognostic value to global WR on planar images for SCD prediction in CHF patients.
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- Hironori Yamamoto
- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan.
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, 3-1-56, Mandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8558, Japan
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Yoshihisa A, Sato Y, Yokokawa T, Sato T, Suzuki S, Oikawa M, Kobayashi A, Yamaki T, Kunii H, Nakazato K, Saitoh S, Takeishi Y. Liver fibrosis score predicts mortality in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction. ESC Heart Fail 2017; 5:262-270. [PMID: 28967709 PMCID: PMC5880657 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIMS Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has several pathophysiological aspects, including stiffness and/or congestion of multiple organs. Poor prognosis is expected in heart failure patients with liver stiffness, which has recently been assessed by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score (NFS; based on aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio, platelet counts, and albumin). We aimed to investigate the impact of NFS on prognosis of HFpEF patients, with consideration for the peripheral collagen markers such as procollagen type III peptide (PIIIP), type IV collagen 7S, and hyaluronic acid. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed a prospective observational study. Consecutive 492 hospitalized HFpEF patients were divided into four groups based on their NFS: first-fourth quartiles (n = 123). The fourth quartile group had the highest levels of PIIIP, type IV collagen 7S, hyaluronic acid, and B-type natriuretic peptide (P<0.001 each). In addition, there were significant positive correlations between PIIIP, type IV collagen 7S, hyaluronic acid, B-type natriuretic peptide, and NFS (P < 0.001 each). In the follow-up period (mean 1107 days), 93 deaths occurred. All-cause mortality increased in all four quartiles (8.1%, 12.2%, 23.6%, and 31.7%, P < 0.001). In the multivariable Cox proportional hazard analysis, NFS was an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in the HFpEF patients. CONCLUSIONS NFS, a novel indicator of liver fibrosis, correlates with circulating systemic markers of fibrosis and congestion and is associated with higher all-cause mortality in HFpEF patients. NFS can be calculated simply and may be a useful tool to assess liver stiffness and prognosis in HFpEF patients.
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- Akiomi Yoshihisa
- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineFukushima Medical University1 HikarigaokaFukushima960‐1295Japan
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