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Margosian S, Vitale C, Dewar S. Challenges in Prognostication of an Older Adult with Severe Obesity and End-Stage Heart Failure: A Case Study. J Palliat Med 2024. [PMID: 39008410 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
Abstract
In this report, we present the case of an older adult with severe obesity and multiple comorbidities, including heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), who experienced a prolonged decline complicated by recurrent hospitalizations and skilled nursing facility stays during the two years preceding death. This case highlights challenges in prognostication attributed to severe obesity complicated by HFpEF, which likely delayed goals of care conversations, and access to palliative care and hospice, despite high symptom burden. We discuss prognostic uncertainty among those with severe obesity and outline potential future directions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sara Margosian
- Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare system, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, (GRECC), Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare system, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Santas E, Llácer P, Palau P, de la Espriella R, Miñana G, Lorenzo M, Núñez-Marín G, Miró Ò, Chorro FJ, Bayés-Genís A, Sanchis J, Núñez J. Noncardiovascular morbidity and mortality across left ventricular ejection fraction categories following hospitalization for heart failure. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH ED.) 2024; 77:206-214. [PMID: 37315921 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2023.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Noncardiovascular events represent a significant proportion of the morbidity and mortality burden in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the risk of these events appears to differ by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) status. In this study, we sought to evaluate the risk of noncardiovascular death and recurrent noncardiovascular readmission by LVEF status following an admission for acute HF. METHODS We retrospectively assessed a cohort of 4595 patients discharged after acute HF in a multicenter registry. We evaluated LVEF as a continuum, stratified in 4 categories (LVEF ≤ 40%, 41%-49%, 50%-59%, and ≥ 60%). Study endpoints were the risks of noncardiovascular mortality and recurrent noncardiovascular admissions during follow-up. RESULTS At a median follow-up of 2.2 [interquartile range, 0.76-4.8] years, we registered 646 noncardiovascular deaths and 4014 noncardiovascular readmissions. After multivariable adjustment including cardiovascular events as a competing event, LVEF status was associated with the risk of noncardiovascular mortality and recurrent noncardiovascular admissions. When compared with patients with LVEF ≤ 40%, those with LVEF 51%-59%, and especially those with LVEF ≥ 60%, were at higher risk of noncardiovascular mortality (HR, 1.31; 95%CI, 1.02-1,68; P=.032; and HR, 1.47; 95%CI, 1.15-1.86; P=.002; respectively), and at higher risk of recurrent noncardiovascular admissions (IRR, 1.17; 95%CI, 1.02-1.35; P=.024; and IRR, 1.26; 95%CI, 1.11-1.45; P=.001; respectively). CONCLUSIONS Following an admission for HF, LVEF status was directly associated with the risk of noncardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Patients with HFpEF were at higher risk of noncardiovascular death and total noncardiovascular readmissions, especially those with LVEF ≥ 60%.
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- Enrique Santas
- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universitat de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universitat de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universitat de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universitat de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universitat de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universitat de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universitat de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain; Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universitat de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Universitat de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain.
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Khan MS, Butler J, Vaduganathan M, Greene SJ. Heart Failure Specific Versus All-Cause Endpoints in Heart Failure Clinical Trials. J Card Fail 2022; 28:1398-1400. [PMID: 35843491 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas; Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina.
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