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Takahama H, Kitai T, Nakagawa S, Takegami M, Hamatani Y, Nakamoto K, Ohtani T, Yamamoto J, Shintani Y, Anchi Y, Azechi M, Kawano Y, Takada Y, Yumino D, Seo Y, Sakata Y, Akao M, Yasuda S, Nishimura K, Izumi C. Rationale and Design of a Multicenter Trial on Exploratory Analysis of the Effects of Advance Care Planning Guided by the Prediction Program of Heart Failure Prognosis on Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure - ACQUAINT-Trial. Circ Rep 2024; 6:276-280. [PMID: 38989104 PMCID: PMC11233169 DOI: 10.1253/circrep.cr-24-0041] [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: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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Background: Preplanning of care is necessary for patients with endstage heart failure (HF), but advance care planning (ACP) before the loss of a patient's comprehensive capacity is not yet routine for the public or the medical community. The challenge in accurately predicting a patient's prognosis is a strong barrier to implementing ACP. To address this problem, several models for risk stratification have been proposed and are available in clinical settings. Methods and Results: We randomized the procedure to provide estimated patient survival information to attending physicians and then assessed whether there was a change in (1) the frequency of ACP initiation occurred (physician-side evaluation), and/or (2) the patients' quality of life, including mental state (patient-side evaluation). Conclusions: This multicenter, open-label, single-blinded randomized clinical trial aims to assess the hypothesis that providing information on the estimated survival of a patient to the attending physicians will improve the frequency of ACP initiation and quality of life in patients with HF.
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- Hiroyuki Takahama
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Sendai Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
- Department of Public Health and Health Policy, School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Suita Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Suita Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medicine Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medicine Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
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- Department of Nursing, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
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- Department of Nursing, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medicine Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Suita Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Sendai Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Suita Japan
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Gelfman LP, Blum M, Ogunniyi MO, McIlvennan CK, Kavalieratos D, Allen LA. Palliative Care Across the Spectrum of Heart Failure. JACC. HEART FAILURE 2024; 12:973-989. [PMID: 38456852 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2024.01.010] [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: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Persons with heart failure (HF) often suffer from poor symptom control, decreased quality of life, and poor communication with their health care providers. These needs are particularly acute in advanced HF, a leading cause of death in the United States. Palliative care, when offered alongside HF disease management, offers improved symptom control, quality of life, communication, and caregiver satisfaction as well as reduced caregiver anxiety. The dynamic nature of the clinical trajectory of HF presents distinct symptom patterns, changing functional status, and uncertainty, which requires an adaptive, dynamic model of palliative care delivery. Due to a limited specialty-trained palliative care workforce, patients and their caregivers often cannot access these benefits, especially in the community. To meet these needs, new models are required that are better informed by high-quality data, engage a range of health care providers in primary palliative care principles, and have clear triggers for specialty palliative care engagement, with specific palliative interventions tailored to patient's illness trajectory and changing needs.
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- Laura P Gelfman
- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA; James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
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- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Chenaghlou M, Mahzoon FA, Hamzehzadeh S, Norouzi A, Sahrai H, Mohammadi N, Haghighi NK, Abdollahi M, Sadeghi MT, Banisefid E. Could admission level of uric acid predict total diuretic dose in acute heart failure? BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2024; 24:30. [PMID: 38172681 PMCID: PMC10765671 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03687-w] [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: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown that increases in serum UA levels are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF); the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between serum uric acid and total diuretic dose received during hospitalization in hospitalized patients with acute exacerbation of heart failure. The main purpose of this study is to determine the role of uric acid as a biomarker that can be a substitute for pro-BNP in clinical evaluation and the need for diuretics in hospitalized patients with acute heart failure. METHODS After approving the plan in the Research Council of the Heart Department and obtaining an ethical code from the Regional Committee on Research Ethics (Human Subjects Studies), the researcher referred to the archives of our center, the case of 100 patients diagnosed with acute heart failure. Cardiac patients were selected, and the information required for the study was collected using a pre-prepared data collection form, and the information was entered into SPSS software after categorization and appropriate analysis and statistical tests were performed on it. Were performed and in all statistical tests the statistical significance level was considered 0.05: RESULTS: 100 patients with acute heart failure were included in this study with a mean age of 63.43 ± 14.78 years. 66% of them were men. The mean dose of furosemide in these patients was 680.92 ± 377.47 mg and the mean serum uric acid level in these patients was 8.55 ± 2.50 mg / dL. In the study of the relationship between the variables, there was a significant relationship between the dose of furosemide received with the serum level of serum uric acid (P = 0.017, r = 0.248 and P = 0.009, r = -0.267, respectively). There is also a significant relationship between serum uric acid level and patient mortality (P = 0.013, r = 0.247). However this relationship lost its significance after multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION There is a significant relationship between serum uric acid level and diuretic use. However, in-hospital mortality is not related to uric acid levels at admission.
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- Maryam Chenaghlou
- Cardiovascular research center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Student research committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran
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- Student research committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran.
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- Student research committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran
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- Student research committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran
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- Faculty of medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Student research committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran
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- Student research committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran
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- Student research committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, 5166614756, Iran.
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Codina P, Dobarro D, de Juan‐Bagudá J, De Frutos F, Lupón J, Bayes‐Genis A, Gonzalez‐Costello J. Heart failure risk scores in advanced heart failure patients: insights from the LEVO-D registry. ESC Heart Fail 2023; 10:2875-2881. [PMID: 37991427 PMCID: PMC10567651 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14400] [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: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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AIMS The prevalence of advanced heart failure (HF) is increasing due to the growing number of patients with HF and their better treatment and survival. There is a scarcity of data on the accuracy of HF web-based risk scores in this selected population. This study aimed to assess mortality prediction performance of the Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic HF (MAGGIC-HF) risk score and the model of the Barcelona Bio-HF Risk Calculator (BCN-Bio-HF) containing N terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide in HF patients receiving intermittent inotropic support with levosimendan as destination therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS Four hundred and three advanced HF patients from 23 tertiary hospitals in Spain receiving intermittent inotropic support with levosimendan as destination therapy were included. Discrimination for all-cause mortality was compared by area under the curve (AUC) and Harrell's C-statistic at 1 year. Calibration was assessed by calibration plots comparing observed versus expected events based on estimated risk by each calculator. The included patients were predominantly men, aged 71.5 [interquartile range 64-78] years, with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (27.5 ± 9.4%); ischaemic heart disease was the most prevalent aetiology (52.5%). Death rate at 1 year was 26.8%, while the predicted 1-year mortality by BCN-Bio-HF and MAGGIC-HF was 17.0% and 22.1%, respectively. BCN-Bio-HF AUC was 0.66 (Harrell's C-statistic 0.64), and MAGGIC-HF AUC was 0.62 (Harrell's C-statistic 0.61). CONCLUSIONS The two evaluated risk scores showed suboptimal discrimination and calibration with an underestimation of risk in advanced HF patients receiving levosimendan as destination therapy. There is a need for specific scores for advanced HF.
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- Pau Codina
- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i PujolBadalonaSpain
- Department of MedicineUniversitat Autonoma de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro. Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de VigoVigoSpain
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- Department of CardiologyUniversity Hospital 12 de Octubre, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12)MadridSpain
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical and Health ScienceUniversidad Europea de MadridMadridSpain
- CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, BIOHEART‐Cardiovascular Diseases Research GroupBellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de LlobregatBarcelonaSpain
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- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i PujolBadalonaSpain
- Department of MedicineUniversitat Autonoma de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
- CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
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- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i PujolBadalonaSpain
- Department of MedicineUniversitat Autonoma de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
- CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
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- CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadridSpain
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, BIOHEART‐Cardiovascular Diseases Research GroupBellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de LlobregatBarcelonaSpain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of MedicineUniversitat de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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Garcia Brás P, Gonçalves AV, Reis JF, Moreira RI, Pereira-da-Silva T, Rio P, Timóteo AT, Silva S, Soares RM, Ferreira RC. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Heart Failure: Impact of Gender in Predictive Value for Heart Transplantation Listing. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1985. [PMID: 37895367 PMCID: PMC10608092 DOI: 10.3390/life13101985] [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: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Exercise testing is key in the risk stratification of patients with heart failure (HF). There are scarce data on its prognostic power in women. Our aim was to assess the predictive value of the heart transplantation (HTx) thresholds in HF in women and in men. METHODS Prospective evaluation of HF patients who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) from 2009 to 2018 for the composite endpoint of cardiovascular mortality and urgent HTx. RESULTS A total of 458 patients underwent CPET, with a composite endpoint frequency of 10.5% in females vs. 16.0% in males in 36-month follow-up. Peak VO2 (pVO2), VE/VCO2 slope and percent of predicted pVO2 were independent discriminators of the composite endpoint, particularly in women. The International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation recommended values of pVO2 ≤ 12 mL/kg/min or ≤14 if the patient is intolerant to β-blockers, VE/VCO2 slope > 35, and percent of predicted pVO2 ≤ 50% showed a higher diagnostic effectiveness in women. Specific pVO2, VE/VCO2 slope and percent of predicted pVO2 cut-offs in each sex group presented a higher prognostic power than the recommended thresholds. CONCLUSION Individualized sex-specific thresholds may improve patient selection for HTx. More evidence is needed to address sex differences in HF risk stratification.
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- Pedro Garcia Brás
- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
- NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM), 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal (R.M.S.)
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Garcia Brás P, Gonçalves AV, Reis JF, Moreira RI, Pereira-da-Silva T, Rio P, Timóteo AT, Silva S, Soares RM, Ferreira RC. Age Differences in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Parameters in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:1685. [PMID: 37763804 PMCID: PMC10535443 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59091685] [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: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Background and Objectives: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a cornerstone of risk stratification in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, there is a paucity of evidence on its predictive power in older patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic power of current heart transplantation (HTx) listing criteria in HFrEF stratified according to age groups. Materials and Methods: Consecutive patients with HFrEF undergoing CPET between 2009 and 2018 were followed-up for cardiac death and urgent HTx. Results: CPET was performed in 458 patients with HFrEF. The composite endpoint occurred in 16.8% of patients ≤50 years vs. 14.1% of patients ≥50 years in a 36-month follow-up. Peak VO2 (pVO2), VE/VCO2 slope and percentage of predicted pVO2 were strong independent predictors of outcomes. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation thresholds of pVO2 ≤ 12 mL/kg/min (≤14 if intolerant to β-blockers), VE/VCO2 slope > 35 and percentage of predicted pVO2 ≤ 50% presented a higher overall diagnostic effectiveness in younger patients (≤50 years). Specific thresholds for each age subgroup outperformed the traditional cut-offs. Conclusions: Personalized age-specific thresholds may contribute to an accurate risk stratification in HFrEF. Further studies are needed to address the gap in evidence between younger and older patients.
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- Pedro Garcia Brás
- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
- NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM), 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Central Lisbon Hospital University Center, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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Garcia Brás P, Gonçalves AV, Reis JF, Moreira RI, Pereira-da-Silva T, Rio P, Timóteo AT, Silva S, Soares RM, Ferreira RC. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in the Age of New Heart Failure Therapies: Still a Powerful Tool? Biomedicines 2023; 11:2208. [PMID: 37626705 PMCID: PMC10452308 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11082208] [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: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND New therapies with prognostic benefits have been recently introduced in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic power of current listing criteria for heart transplantation (HT) in an HFrEF cohort submitted to cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) between 2009 and 2014 (group A) and between 2015 and 2018 (group B). METHODS Consecutive patients with HFrEF who underwent CPET were followed-up for cardiac death and urgent HT. RESULTS CPET was performed in 487 patients. The composite endpoint occurred in 19.4% of group A vs. 7.4% of group B in a 36-month follow-up. Peak VO2 (pVO2) and VE/VCO2 slope were the strongest independent predictors of mortality. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) thresholds of pVO2 ≤ 12 mL/kg/min (≤14 if intolerant to β-blockers) and VE/VCO2 slope > 35 presented a similar and lower Youden index, respectively, in group B compared to group A, and a lower positive predictive value. pVO2 ≤ 10 mL/kg/min and VE/VCO2 slope > 40 outperformed the traditional cut-offs. An ischemic etiology subanalysis showed similar results. CONCLUSION ISHLT thresholds showed a lower overall prognostic effectiveness in a contemporary HFrEF population. Novel parameters may be needed to improve risk stratification.
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- Pedro Garcia Brás
- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
- NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM), 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, 1169-024 Lisbon, Portugal
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Bonnesen K, Mols RE, Løgstrup B, Gustafsson F, Eiskjær H, Schmidt M. The Ability of Comorbidity Indices to Predict Mortality After Heart Transplantation: A Validation of the Danish Comorbidity Index for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index. Transplant Direct 2023; 9:e1438. [PMID: 36935871 PMCID: PMC10019203 DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Advanced heart failure patients often have comorbidities of prognostic importance. However, whether total pretransplantation comorbidity burden predicts mortality in patients treated with heart transplantation (HTx) is unknown. We used population-based hospital and prescription data to examine the ability of the Danish Comorbidity Index for Acute Myocardial Infarction (DANCAMI), DANCAMI restricted to noncardiovascular diseases, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index to predict 30-d, 1-y, 5-y, and 10-y all-cause and cardiovascular mortality after HTx. Methods We identified all adult Danish patients with incident HTx from the Scandiatransplant Database between March 1, 1995, and December 31, 2018 (n = 563). We calculated Harrell's C-Statistics to examine discriminatory performance. Results The C-Statistic for predicting 1-y all-cause mortality after HTx was 0.58 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.50-0.65) for a baseline model including age and sex. Adding comorbidity score to the baseline model did not increase the C-Statistics for DANCAMI (0.58; 95% CI, 0.50-0.65), DANCAMI restricted to noncardiovascular diseases (0.57; 95% CI, 0.50-0.64), Charlson Comorbidity Index (0.59; 95% CI, 0.51-0.66), or Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (0.58; 95% CI, 0.51-0.65). The results for 30-d, 5-y, and 10-y all-cause and cardiovascular mortality were consistent. Conclusions After accounting for patient age and sex, none of the commonly used comorbidity indices added predictive value to short- or long-term all-cause or cardiovascular mortality after HTx.
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- Kasper Bonnesen
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Selection and management considerations to enhance outcomes in patients supported by left ventricular assist devices. Curr Opin Cardiol 2022; 37:502-510. [PMID: 36094516 DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000000996] [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] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are life-saving therapies for patients in end-stage heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction regardless of candidacy for heart transplantation. Multiple clinical trials have demonstrated improved morbidity and mortality with LVADs when compared to medical therapy alone. However, the uptake of LVADs as a therapeutic option in a larger section of end-stage HF patients remains limited, partly due to associated adverse events and re-hospitalization. RECENT FINDINGS Accurate assessment and staging of HF patients is crucial to guide appropriate use of LVADs. Innovative methods to risk stratify patients and manage cardiac and noncardiac comorbidities can translate to improved outcomes in LVAD recipients. Inclusion of quality of life metrics and measurements of adverse events can better inform heart failure cardiologists to help identify ideal LVAD candidates. Addition of machine learning algorithms to this process may guide patient selection to improve outcomes. SUMMARY Patient selection and assessment of reversible medical comorbidities are critical to the postoperative success of LVAD implantation. Identifying patients most likely to benefit and least likely to experience adverse events should be a priority.
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Blum M, Gelfman LP, McKendrick K, Pinney SP, Goldstein NE. Enhancing Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Through Simple Prognostication Tools: A Comparison of the Surprise Question, the Number of Previous Heart Failure Hospitalizations, and the Seattle Heart Failure Model for Predicting 1-Year Survival. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:836237. [PMID: 35479267 PMCID: PMC9035562 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.836237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Score-based survival prediction in patients with advanced heart failure (HF) is complicated. Easy-to-use prognostication tools could inform clinical decision-making and palliative care delivery. Objective To compare the prognostic utility of the Seattle HF model (SHFM), the surprise question (SQ), and the number of HF hospitalizations (NoH) within the last 12 months for predicting 1-year survival in patients with advanced HF. Methods We retrospectively analyzed data from a cluster-randomized controlled trial of advanced HF patients, predominantly with reduced ejection fraction. Primary outcome was the prognostic discrimination of SHFM, SQ (“Would you be surprised if this patient were to die within 1 year?”) answered by HF cardiologists, and NoH, assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Optimal cut-offs were calculated using Youden’s index (SHFM: <86% predicted 1-year survival; NoH ≥ 2). Results Of 535 subjects, 82 (15.3%) had died after 1-year of follow-up. SHFM, SQ, and NoH yielded a similar area under the ROC curve [SHFM: 0.65 (0.60–0.71 95% CI); SQ: 0.58 (0.54–0.63 95% CI); NoH: 0.56 (0.50–0.62 95% CI)] and similar sensitivity [SHFM: 0.76 (0.65–0.84 95% CI); SQ: 0.84 (0.74–0.91 95% CI); NoH: 0.56 (0.45–0.67 95% CI)]. As compared to SHFM, SQ had lower specificity [SQ: 0.33 (0.28–0.37 95% CI) vs. SHFM: 0.55 (0.50–0.60 95% CI)] while NoH had similar specificity [0.56 (0.51–0.61 95% CI)]. SQ combined with NoH showed significantly higher specificity [0.68 (0.64–0.73 95% CI)]. Conclusion SQ and NoH yielded comparable utility to SHFM for 1-year survival prediction among advanced HF patients, are easy-to-use and could inform bedside decision-making.
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- Moritz Blum
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- *Correspondence: Moritz Blum,
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- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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de Jonge N, Damman K, Ramjankhan FZ, van der Kaaij NP, van den Broek SAJ, Erasmus ME, Kuijpers M, Manintveld O, Bekkers JA, Constantinescu AC, Brugts JJ, Oerlemans MIF, van Laake LW, Caliskan K. Listing criteria for heart transplantation in the Netherlands. Neth Heart J 2021; 29:611-622. [PMID: 34524619 PMCID: PMC8630329 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-021-01627-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The updated listing criteria for heart transplantation are presented on behalf of the three heart transplant centres in the Netherlands. Given the shortage of donor hearts, selection of those patients who may expect to have the greatest benefit from a scarce societal resource in terms of life expectancy and quality of life is inevitable. The indication for heart transplantation includes end-stage heart disease not remediable by more conservative measures, accompanied by severe physical limitation while on optimal medical therapy, including ICD/CRT‑D. Assessment of this condition requires cardiopulmonary stress testing, prognostic stratification and invasive haemodynamic measurements. Timely referral to a tertiary centre is essential for an optimal outcome. Chronic mechanical circulatory support is being used more and more as an alternative to heart transplantation and to bridge the progressively longer waiting time for heart transplantation and, thus, has become an important treatment option for patients with advanced heart failure.
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- N de Jonge
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Ejem D, Steinhauser K, Dionne-Odom JN, Wells R, Durant RW, Clay OJ, Bakitas M. Exploring Culturally Responsive Religious and Spirituality Health Care Communications among African Americans with Advanced Heart Failure, Their Family Caregivers, and Clinicians. J Palliat Med 2021; 24:1798-1806. [PMID: 34182804 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: Religion and spirituality (R/S) impact how African Americans (AAs) cope with serious illness, yet are infrequently addressed in patient-clinician communication. Objectives: To explore AAs with advanced heart failure and their family caregivers' (FCGs) preferences about R/S in patient-clinician communication. Methods: An embedded qualitative interview within a parent randomized trial about the role of R/S in the illness experience and in clinician interactions with patients and FCGs in a Southern U.S. state. Transcribed interviews were analyzed using constant comparative analysis to identify emergent themes. Results: AA participants (n = 15) were a mean age of 62 years, were female (40%), and had >high school diploma/GED (87%). AA FCGs (n = 14) were a mean age of 58; were female (93%); had >high school diploma/General Education Development (GED) (93%); and were unemployed (86%). Most (63%) were patients' spouses/partners. All patients and FCGs were Protestant. Participants reported the critical role of R/S in living with illness; however, patients' and FCGs' perspectives related to inclusion of R/S in health care communications differed. Patients' perspectives were as follows: (1) R/S is not discussed in clinical encounters and (2) R/S should be discussed only if patient initiated. FCGs' perspectives about ideal inclusion of R/S represented three main diverging themes: (1) clinicians' R/S communication is not a priority, (2) clinicians should openly acknowledge patients' R/S beliefs, and (3) clinicians should engage in R/S conversations with patients. Conclusion: Key thematic differences about the role of R/S in illness and preferences for incorporating R/S in health care communications reveal important considerations about the need to assess and individualize this aspect of palliative care research and practice.
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- Deborah Ejem
- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Departments of Population Health Sciences, and Medicine, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University; Durham VA Adapt Center of Innovation, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- School of Medicine-Division of Preventive Medicine, and University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Despite attention to racial disparities in outcomes for heart failure (HF) and other chronic diseases, progress against these inequities has been gradual at best. The disparities of COVID-19 and police brutality have highlighted the pervasiveness of systemic racism in health outcomes. Whether racial bias impacts patient access to advanced HF therapies is unclear. RECENT FINDINGS As documented in other settings, racial bias appears to operate in HF providers' consideration of patients for advanced therapy. Multiple medical and psychosocial elements of the evaluation process are particularly vulnerable to bias. SUMMARY Reducing gaps in access to advanced therapies will require commitments at multiple levels to reduce barriers to healthcare access, standardize clinical operations, research the determinants of patient success and increase diversity among providers and researchers. Progress is achievable but likely requires as disruptive and investment of immense resources as in the battle against COVID-19.
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- Raymond C Givens
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Hu D, Xiao L, Li S, Hu S, Sun Y, Wang Y, Wang DW. Prediction of HF-Related Mortality Risk Using Genetic Risk Score Alone and in Combination With Traditional Risk Factors. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:634966. [PMID: 33981732 PMCID: PMC8107241 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.634966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Common variants may contribute to the variation of prognosis of heart failure (HF) among individual patients, but no systematical analysis was conducted using transcriptomic and whole exome sequencing (WES) data. We aimed to construct a genetic risk score (GRS) and estimate its potential as a predictive tool for HF-related mortality risk alone and in combination with traditional risk factors (TRFs). Methods and Results: We reanalyzed the transcriptomic data of 177 failing hearts and 136 healthy donors. Differentially expressed genes (fold change >1.5 or <0.68 and adjusted P < 0.05) were selected for prognosis analysis using our whole exome sequencing and follow-up data with 998 HF patients. Statistically significant variants in these genes were prepared for GRS construction. Traditional risk variables were in combination with GRS for the construct of the composite risk score. Kaplan-Meier curves and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis were used to assess the effect of GRS and the composite risk score on the prognosis of HF and discriminant power, respectively. We found 157 upregulated and 173 downregulated genes. In these genes, 31 variants that were associated with the prognosis of HF were finally identified to develop GRS. Compared with individuals with low risk score, patients with medium- and high-risk score showed 2.78 (95%CI = 1.82-4.24, P = 2 × 10-6) and 6.54 (95%CI = 4.42-9.71, P = 6 × 10-21) -fold mortality risk, respectively. The composite risk score combining GRS and TRF predicted mortality risk with an HR = 5.41 (95% CI = 2.72-10.64, P = 1 × 10-6) for medium vs. low risk and HR = 22.72 (95% CI = 11.9-43.48, P = 5 × 10-21) for high vs. low risk. The discriminant power of GRS is excellent with a C statistic of 0.739, which is comparable to that of TRF (C statistic = 0.791). The combination of GRS and TRF could significantly increase the predictive ability (C statistic = 0.853). Conclusions: The 31-SNP GRS could well distinguish those HF patients with poor prognosis from those with better prognosis and provide clinician with reference for the intensive therapy, especially when combined with TRF. Clinical Trial Registration: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier: NCT03461107.
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- Dong Hu
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Panzhihua Central Hospital, Panzhihua, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiological Disorders, Wuhan, China
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Kitakata H, Kohno T, Kohsaka S, Fujisawa D, Nakano N, Shiraishi Y, Katsumata Y, Yuasa S, Fukuda K. Prognostic Understanding and Preference for the Communication Process with Physicians in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients. J Card Fail 2020; 27:318-326. [PMID: 33171293 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent, heterogeneous, and life-threatening condition. Precise prognostic understanding is essential for effective decision making, but little is known about patients' attitudes toward prognostic communication with their physicians. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a questionnaire survey, consisting of patients' prognostic understanding, preferences for information disclosure, and depressive symptoms, among hospitalized patients with HF (92 items in total). Individual 2-year survival rates were calculated using the Seattle Heart Failure Model, and its agreement level with patient self-expectations of 2-year survival were assessed. A total of 113 patients completed the survey (male 65.5%, median age 75.0 years, interquartile range 66.0-81.0 years). Compared with the Seattle Heart Failure Model prediction, patient expectation of 2-year survival was matched only in 27.8% of patients; their agreement level was low (weighted kappa = 0.11). Notably, 50.9% wished to know "more," although 27.7% felt that they did not have an adequate prognostic discussion. Compared with the known prognostic variables (eg, age and HF severity), logistic regression analysis demonstrated that female and less depressive patients were associated with patients' preference for "more" prognostic discussion. CONCLUSIONS Patients' overall prognostic understanding was suboptimal. The communication process requires further improvement for patients to accurately understand their HF prognosis and be involved in making a better informed decision.
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- Hiroki Kitakata
- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Sports Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Differential prognostic accuracy of right ventricular dysfunction, the Seattle heart failure model and the MAGGIC score in patients with severe mitral regurgitation undergoing the MitraClip® procedure. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2020; 31:100641. [PMID: 33088899 PMCID: PMC7566949 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background MitraClip ® (MC) is an established procedure for severe mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients deemed unsuitable for surgery. Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is associated with a higher mortality risk. The prognostic accuracy of heart failure risk scores like the Seattle heart failure model (SHFM) and Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) score in pts undergoing MC with or without RVD has not been investigated so far. Methods SHFM and MAGGIC score were calculated retrospectively. RVD was determined as tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) ≤15 mm. Area under receiver operating curves (AUROC) of SHFM and MAGGIC were performed for one-year all-cause mortality after MC. Results N = 103 pts with MR III° (73 ± 11 years, LVEF 37 ± 17%) underwent MC with a reduction of at least I° MR. One-year mortality was 28.2%. In Kaplan-Meier analysis, one- year mortality was significantly higher in RVD-pts (34.8% vs 2.8%, p = 0.009). Area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (AUROC) for SHFM and MAGGIC were comparable for both scores (SHFM: 0.704, MAGGIC: 0.692). In pts without RVD, SHFM displayed a higher AUROC and therefore better diagnostic accuracy (SHFM: 0.776; MAGGIC: 0.551, p < 0.05). In pts with RVD, MAGGIC and SHFM displayed comparable AUROCs. Conclusion RVD is an important prognostic marker in pts undergoing MC. SHFM and MAGGIC displayed adequate over-all prognostic power in these pts. Accuracy differed in pts with and without RVD, indicating higher predictive power of the SHFM score in pts without RVD.
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Boodoo C, Zhang Q, Ross HJ, Alba AC, Laporte A, Seto E. Evaluation of a Heart Failure Telemonitoring Program Through a Microsimulation Model: Cost-Utility Analysis. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e18917. [PMID: 33021485 PMCID: PMC7576467 DOI: 10.2196/18917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) is a major public health issue in Canada that is associated with high prevalence, morbidity, and mortality rates and high financial and social burdens. Telemonitoring (TM) has been shown to improve all-cause mortality and hospitalization rates in patients with HF. The Medly program is a TM intervention integrated as standard of care at a large Canadian academic hospital for ambulatory patients with HF that has been found to improve patient outcomes. However, the cost-effectiveness of the Medly program is yet to be determined. OBJECTIVE This study aims to conduct a cost-utility analysis of the Medly program compared with the standard of care for HF in Ontario, Canada, from the perspective of the public health care payer. METHODS Using a microsimulation model, individual patient data were simulated over a 25-year time horizon to compare the costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) between the Medly program and standard care for patients with HF treated in the ambulatory care setting. Data were sourced from a Medly Program Evaluation study and literature to inform model parameters, such as Medly's effectiveness in reducing mortality and hospitalizations, health care and intervention costs, and model transition probabilities. Scenario analyses were conducted in relation to HF severity and TM deployment models. One-way deterministic effectiveness analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis were performed to explore the impact on the results of uncertainty in model parameters. RESULTS The Medly program was associated with an average total cost of Can $102,508 (US $77,626) per patient and total QALYs of 5.51 per patient compared with the average cost of Can $97,497 (US $73,831) and QALYs of 4.95 per patient in the Standard Care Group. This led to an incremental cost of Can $5011 (US $3794) and incremental QALY of 0.566, resulting in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of Can $8850 (US $6701)/QALY. Cost-effectiveness improved in relation to patients with advanced HF and with deployment models in which patients used their own equipment. Baseline and alternative scenarios consistently showed probabilities of cost-effectiveness greater than 85% at a willingness-to-pay threshold of Can $50,000 (US $37,718). Although the results showed some sensitivity to assumptions about effectiveness parameters, the intervention was found to remain cost-effective. CONCLUSIONS The Medly program for patients with HF is cost-effective compared with standard care using commonly reported willingness-to-pay thresholds. This study provides evidence for decision makers on the use of TM for HF, supports the use of a nurse-led model of TM that embeds clinically validated algorithms, and informs the use of economic modeling for future evaluations of early-stage health informatics technology.
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- Chris Boodoo
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Canadian Centre for Health Economics, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Shirey TE, Morris AA. Different Lenses for the Same Story: Examining How Implicit Bias Can Lead Us to Different Clinical Decisions for the "Same" Patient. J Am Heart Assoc 2019; 8:e014355. [PMID: 31707941 PMCID: PMC6915292 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Radjef R, Peterson EL, Michaels A, Liu B, Gui H, Sabbah HN, Spertus JA, Williams LK, Lanfear DE. Performance of the Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure Score in Black Patients Compared With Whites. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2019; 12:e004714. [PMID: 31266369 DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Risk stratification is critical in heart failure (HF) and the Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic HF (MAGGIC) score is a validated tool derived from ~40,000 patients. However, few of these patients self-identified as black, raising uncertainty regarding performance in blacks with HF. METHODS AND RESULTS This study analyzed a racially diverse group of 4046 patients (1646 black and 2400 white) from a single center from 2007 to 2015. Baseline characteristics were collected to tabulate MAGGIC score and test its discrimination and calibration within race groups. The primary end point was all-cause mortality. Death was detected using system records and the social security death master file. Discrimination was tested using Cox models of MAGGIC score stratified by race, and combined analysis including MAGGIC, race, and MAGGIC×race. Calibration was assessed using linear regression models and plots of observed versus predicted data. Overall, 901 (21%) patients died during 1-year follow-up. MAGGIC score discrimination was similar in both race groups in terms of C statistic (0.707±0.027 versus 0.725±0.014, for black versus white; P=0.556) and the hazard ratio (HR) per MAGGIC point was 1.12 in black patients (95% CI, 1.10-1.14) and 1.13 in white patients (95% CI, 1.12-1.14). Race was a significant correlate of survival, with better survival in black patients compared with white (HR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.56-0.78), but the interaction of MAGGIC×race was not significant (β=-0.013; P=0.16), and adding race to the model did not improve discrimination (C statistic for MAGGIC versus MAGGIC+race, 0.721 versus 0.722; P=0.79). In calibration testing, the slope was not significantly different from 1 in either group, but the groups differed from each other, and it was closer to unity among black patients (0.94 versus 1.4; P=0.004). CONCLUSIONS These data support the use of the MAGGIC score to risk stratify black patients with HF.
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- Ryhm Radjef
- Heart and Vascular Institute (R.R., A.M., H.N.S., D.E.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Public Health Sciences (E.L.P., B.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Heart and Vascular Institute (R.R., A.M., H.N.S., D.E.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Public Health Sciences (E.L.P., B.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research, (H.G., L.K.W., D.E.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Heart and Vascular Institute (R.R., A.M., H.N.S., D.E.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Mid America Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO (J.A.S.)
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- Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research, (H.G., L.K.W., D.E.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Heart and Vascular Institute (R.R., A.M., H.N.S., D.E.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.,Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research, (H.G., L.K.W., D.E.L.), Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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Validation and Recalibration of Seattle Heart Failure Model in Japanese Acute Heart Failure Patients. J Card Fail 2019; 25:561-567. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2017] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Risk Prediction in Heart Failure: Untranslatable or Lost in Translation? J Card Fail 2019; 25:568-570. [PMID: 31158469 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ben-Assuli O, Heart T, Shlomo N, Klempfner R. Bringing big data analytics closer to practice: A methodological explanation and demonstration of classification algorithms. HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The clinical course of heart failure is characterised by progressive worsening of cardiac function and symptoms. Patients progress to a condition where traditional treatment is no longer effective and advanced therapies, such as mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation and/or palliative care, are needed. This condition is called advanced chronic heart failure. The Heart Failure Association first defined it in 2007 and this definition was updated in 2018. The updated version emphasises the role of comorbidities, including tachyarrhythmias, and the role of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Improvements in mechanical circulatory support technology and better disease management programmes are major advances and are radically changing the management of these patients.
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- Marco Metra
- Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University and Civil Hospital of Brescia Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University and Civil Hospital of Brescia Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University and Civil Hospital of Brescia Brescia, Italy
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Doumouras BS, Lee DS, Levy WC, Alba AC. An Appraisal of Biomarker-Based Risk-Scoring Models in Chronic Heart Failure: Which One Is Best? Curr Heart Fail Rep 2019; 15:24-36. [PMID: 29404976 DOI: 10.1007/s11897-018-0375-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW While prediction models incorporating biomarkers are used in heart failure, these have shown wide-ranging discrimination and calibration. This review will discuss externally validated biomarker-based risk models in chronic heart failure patients assessing their quality and relevance to clinical practice. RECENT FINDINGS Biomarkers may help in determining prognosis in chronic heart failure patients as they reflect early pathologic processes, even before symptoms or worsening disease. We present the characteristics and describe the performance of 10 externally validated prediction models including at least one biomarker among their predictive factors. Very few models report adequate discrimination and calibration. Some studies evaluated the additional predictive value of adding a biomarker to a model. However, these have not been routinely assessed in subsequent validation studies. New and existing prediction models should include biomarkers, which improve model performance. Ongoing research is needed to assess the performance of models in contemporary patients.
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- Barbara S Doumouras
- Heart Failure and Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Heart Failure and Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Timmons MJ, MacIver J, Alba AC, Tibbles A, Greenwood S, Ross HJ. Using Heart Failure Instruments to Determine when to Refer Heart Failure Patients to Palliative Care. J Palliat Care 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/082585971302900403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) or the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) are associated with traditionally used scores for heart failure patients — specifically, the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ), an overall health visual analog scale (VAS), and the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM). Furthermore, we sought to determine whether the PPS or the ESAS provided additional information on quality of life, symptom severity, or prognosis above that provided by the traditional scores for patients with heart failure. Methods: We administered the ESAS, MLHFQ, VAS, PPS, and SHFM in a shuffled manner to 78 New York Heart Association Functional Classification (NYHA-FC) III-IV ambulatory heart failure patients. Pearson's r correlation was used to determine whether the scores from the ESAS and PPS correlated with the scores from the MLHFQ, VAS, and SHFM. Results: The sample was predominately male (62.8 percent), mean age 60.1 ± 13 years, with a diagnosis of idiopathic cardiomyopathy (45 percent). Moderate correlations were found between the ESAS and MLHFQ (r=0.483, p<0.01), the ESAS and VAS (r=-0.345, p<0.01), the PPS and MLHFQ (r=-0.54, p<0.01), and the PPS and VAS (r=0.53, p<0.01). There was no significant correlation between the PPS and SHFM. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that administration of the ESAS and PPS provides additional information on symptom severity and functional decline for patients with heart failure. Standardized administration of these scales may aid in the assessment and evaluation of heart failure patients.
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- Matthew J. Timmons
- HJ Ross (corresponding author): Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, 11C-1203-585 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2N2
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Samman-Tahhan A, Hedley JS, McCue AA, Bjork JB, Georgiopoulou VV, Morris AA, Butler J, Kalogeropoulos AP. INTERMACS Profiles and Outcomes Among Non-Inotrope-Dependent Outpatients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. JACC-HEART FAILURE 2018; 6:743-753. [PMID: 30098970 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate INTERMACS (Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support) profiles for prognostic use among ambulatory non-inotrope-dependent patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). BACKGROUND Data for INTERMACS profiles and prognoses in ambulatory patients with HFrEF are limited. METHODS We evaluated 3-year outcomes in 969 non-inotrope-dependent outpatients with HFrEF (EF: ≤40%) not previously receiving advanced HF therapies. Patients meeting an INTERMACS profile at baseline were classified as profile 7 (n = 348 [34.7%]); 146 patients (14.5%) were classified profile 6; and 52 patients (5.2%) were classified profile 4 to 5. Remaining patients were classified "stable Stage C" (n = 423 [42.1%]). RESULTS Three-year mortality rate was 10.0% among stable Stage C patients compared with 21.8% among INTERMACS profile 7 (hazard ratio [HR] vs. Stage C: 2.45; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.64 to 3.66), 26.0% among profile 6 (HR: 3.93; 95% CI: 1.64 to 3.66), and 43.8% among profile 4 to 5 (HR: 6.35; 95% CI: 3.51 to 11.5) patients. Hospitalization rates for HF were 4-fold higher among INTERMACS profile 7 (38 per 100 patient-years; rate ratio [RR] vs. Stage C: 3.88; 95% CI: 2.70 to 5.35), 6-fold higher among profile 6 patients (54 per 100 patient-years; RR: 5.69; 95% CI: 3.72 to 8.71), and 10-fold higher among profile 4 to 5 patients (69 per 100 patient-years; RR: 9.96; 95% CI: 5.15 to 19.3) than stable Stage C patients (11 per 100 patient-years). All-cause hospitalization rates had similar trends. INTERMACS profiles offered better prognostic separation than NYHA functional classifications. CONCLUSIONS INTERMACS profiles strongly predict subsequent mortality and hospitalization burden in non-inotrope-dependent outpatients with HFrEF. These simple profiles could therefore facilitate and promote advanced HF awareness among clinicians and planning for advanced HF therapies.
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- Ayman Samman-Tahhan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York.
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Application of competing risks analysis improved prognostic assessment of patients with decompensated chronic heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. J Clin Epidemiol 2018; 103:31-39. [PMID: 30009940 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The Kaplan-Meier method may overestimate absolute mortality risk (AMR) in the presence of competing risks. Urgent heart transplantation (UHT) and ventricular assist device implantation (VADi) are important competing events in heart failure. We sought to quantify the extent of bias of the Kaplan-Meier method in estimating AMR in the presence of competing events and to analyze the effect of covariates on the hazard for death and competing events in the clinical model of decompensated chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (DCHFrEF). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING We studied 683 patients. We used the cumulative incidence function (CIF) to estimate the AMR at 1 year. CIF estimate was compared with the Kaplan-Meier estimate. The Fine-Gray subdistribution hazard analysis was used to assess the effect of covariates on the hazard for death and UHT/VADi. RESULTS The Kaplan-Meier estimate of the AMR was 0.272, whereas the CIF estimate was 0.246. The difference was more pronounced in the patient subgroup with advanced DCHF (0.424 vs. 0.338). The Fine-Gray subdistribution hazard analysis revealed that established risk markers have qualitatively different effects on the incidence of death or UHT/VADi. CONCLUSION Competing risks analysis allows more accurately estimating AMR and better understanding the association between covariates and major outcomes in DCHFrEF.
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Crespo-Leiro MG, Metra M, Lund LH, Milicic D, Costanzo MR, Filippatos G, Gustafsson F, Tsui S, Barge-Caballero E, De Jonge N, Frigerio M, Hamdan R, Hasin T, Hülsmann M, Nalbantgil S, Potena L, Bauersachs J, Gkouziouta A, Ruhparwar A, Ristic AD, Straburzynska-Migaj E, McDonagh T, Seferovic P, Ruschitzka F. Advanced heart failure: a position statement of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur J Heart Fail 2018; 20:1505-1535. [DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 373] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Maria G. Crespo-Leiro
- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC); Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), CIBERCV, UDC; La Coruña Spain
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- Cardiology; University of Brescia; Brescia Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Unit of Cardiology; Karolinska Institute; Stockholm Sweden
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- Department for Cardiovascular Diseases; University Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb; Zagreb Croatia
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- Department of Cardiology; Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Transplant Unit; Royal Papworth Hospital; Cambridge UK
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- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC); Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), CIBERCV, UDC; La Coruña Spain
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- Department of Cardiology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Transplant Center and De Gasperis Cardio Center; Niguarda Hospital; Milan Italy
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- Department of Cardiology; Beirut Cardiac Institute; Beirut Lebanon
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- Jesselson Integrated Heart Center; Shaare Zedek Medical Center; Jerusalem Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine II; Medical University of Vienna; Vienna Austria
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- Heart and Lung Transplant Program; Bologna University Hospital; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology; Medical School Hannover; Hannover Germany
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- Heart Failure and Transplant Unit; Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre; Athens Greece
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery; University of Heidelberg; Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Cardiology of the Clinical Center of Serbia; Belgrade University School of Medicine; Belgrade Serbia
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Belgrade University School of Medicine and Heart Failure Center, Belgrade University Medical Center; Belgrade Serbia
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- University Heart Center; University Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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Williams BA, Agarwal S. Applying the Seattle Heart Failure Model in the Office Setting in the Era of Electronic Medical Records. Circ J 2018; 82:724-731. [PMID: 29343672 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-17-0670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prediction models such as the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) can help guide management of heart failure (HF) patients, but the SHFM has not been validated in the office environment. This retrospective cohort study assessed the predictive performance of the SHFM among patients with new or pre-existing HF in the context of an office visit.Methods and Results:SHFM elements were ascertained through electronic medical records at an office visit. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. A "warranty period" for the baseline SHFM risk estimate was sought by examining predictive performance over time through a series of landmark analyses. Discrimination and calibration were estimated according to the proposed warranty period. Low- and high-risk thresholds were proposed based on the distribution of SHFM estimates. Among 26,851 HF patients, 14,380 (54%) died over a mean 4.7-year follow-up period. The SHFM lost predictive performance over time, with C=0.69 and C<0.65 within 3 and beyond 12 months from baseline respectively. The diminishing predictive value was attributed to modifiable SHFM elements. Discrimination (C=0.66) and calibration for 12-month mortality were acceptable. A low-risk threshold of ∼5% mortality risk within 12 months reflects the 10% of HF patients in the office setting with the lowest risk. CONCLUSIONS The SHFM has utility in the office environment.
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Vucicevic D, Honoris L, Raia F, Deng M. Current indications for transplantation: stratification of severe heart failure and shared decision-making. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2018; 7:56-66. [PMID: 29492383 DOI: 10.21037/acs.2017.12.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome that results from structural or functional cardiovascular disorders causing a mismatch between demand and supply of oxygenated blood and consecutive failure of the body's organs. For those patients with stage D HF, advanced therapies, such as mechanical circulatory support (MCS) or heart transplantation (HTx), are potentially life-saving options. The role of risk stratification of patients with stage D HF in a value-based healthcare framework is to predict which subset might benefit from advanced HF (AdHF) therapies, to improve outcomes related to the individual patient including mortality, morbidity and patient experience as well as to optimize health care delivery system outcomes such as cost-effectiveness. Risk stratification and subsequent outcome prediction as well as therapeutic recommendation-making need to be based on the comparative survival benefit rationale. A robust model needs to (I) have the power to discriminate (i.e., to correctly risk stratify patients); (II) calibrate (i.e., to show agreement between the predicted and observed risk); (III) to be applicable to the general population; and (IV) provide good external validation. The Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) and the Heart Failure Survival Score (HFSS) are two of the most widely utilized scores. However, outcomes for patients with HF are highly variable which make clinical predictions challenging. Despite our clinical expertise and current prediction tools, the best short- and long-term survival for the individual patient, particularly the sickest patient, is not easy to identify because among the most severely ill, elderly and frail patients, most preoperative prediction tools have the tendency to be imprecise in estimating risk. They should be used as a guide in a clinical encounter grounded in a culture of shared decision-making, with the expert healthcare professional team as consultants and the patient as an empowered decision-maker in a trustful safe therapeutic relationship.
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- Darko Vucicevic
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Graduate School of Education & Information Studies (GSEIS), UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Loforte A, Grigioni F, Marinelli G. The risk of right ventricular failure with current continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. Expert Rev Med Devices 2017; 14:969-983. [DOI: 10.1080/17434440.2017.1409111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Antonio Loforte
- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy
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Becnel MF, Ventura HO, Krim SR. Changing our Approach to Stage D Heart Failure. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2017; 60:205-214. [PMID: 28801124 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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: 08/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Despite the tremendous progress made in the management of heart failure (HF), many patients reach advanced stages. This paper aims to present a practical approach to the stage D HF patient who is no longer responding to optimal medical therapy. We discuss all available therapies for this patient population. We also offer some important caveats with regard to identification, risk stratification, evaluation and treatment including early patient referral to a center with an advanced HF program. Given the changing landscape of heart transplantation and an impending change in the allocation system, we also intend to engage a discussion on the need for a paradigm shift towards left ventricular assist device therapy in this population.
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- Miriam F Becnel
- Division of Cardiology, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, New Orleans, LA, United States; Section of Cardiomyopathy & Heart Transplantation, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121, United States.
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- Division of Cardiology, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, New Orleans, LA, United States; Section of Cardiomyopathy & Heart Transplantation, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121, United States; The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA, United States.
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- Division of Cardiology, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, New Orleans, LA, United States; Section of Cardiomyopathy & Heart Transplantation, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121, United States; The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA, United States.
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Lanfear DE, Levy WC, Stehlik J, Estep JD, Rogers JG, Shah KB, Boyle AJ, Chuang J, Farrar DJ, Starling RC. Accuracy of Seattle Heart Failure Model and HeartMate II Risk Score in Non-Inotrope-Dependent Advanced Heart Failure Patients: Insights From the ROADMAP Study (Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients). Circ Heart Fail 2017; 10:CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003745. [PMID: 28465311 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.116.003745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Timing of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation in advanced heart failure patients not on inotropes is unclear. Relevant prediction models exist (SHFM [Seattle Heart Failure Model] and HMRS [HeartMate II Risk Score]), but use in this group is not established. METHODS AND RESULTS ROADMAP (Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients) is a prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized study of 200 advanced heart failure patients not on inotropes who met indications for LVAD implantation, comparing the effectiveness of HeartMate II support versus optimal medical management. We compared SHFM-predicted versus observed survival (overall survival and LVAD-free survival) in the optimal medical management arm (n=103) and HMRS-predicted versus observed survival in all LVAD patients (n=111) using Cox modeling, receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curves, and calibration plots. In the optimal medical management cohort, the SHFM was a significant predictor of survival (hazard ratio=2.98; P<0.001; ROC area under the curve=0.71; P<0.001) but not LVAD-free survival (hazard ratio=1.41; P=0.097; ROC area under the curve=0.56; P=0.314). SHFM showed adequate calibration for survival but overestimated LVAD-free survival. In the LVAD cohort, the HMRS had marginal discrimination at 3 (Cox P=0.23; ROC area under the curve=0.71; P=0.026) and 12 months (Cox P=0.036; ROC area under the curve=0.62; P=0.122), but calibration was poor, underestimating survival across time and risk subgroups. CONCLUSIONS In non-inotrope-dependent advanced heart failure patients receiving optimal medical management, the SHFM was predictive of overall survival but underestimated the risk of clinical worsening and LVAD implantation. Among LVAD patients, the HMRS had marginal discrimination and underestimated survival post-LVAD implantation. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01452802.
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- David E Lanfear
- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.).
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- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.)
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- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.)
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- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.)
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- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.)
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- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.)
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- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.)
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- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.)
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- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.)
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- From Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (D.E.L.); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (W.C.L.); University of Utah, Salt Lake City (J.S.); Houston Methodist Hospital, TX (J.D.E.); Duke University, Durham, NC (J.G.R.); Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (K.B.S.); Thomas Jefferson University, University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (A.J.B.); St. Jude Medical, Pleasanton, CA (J.C., D.J.F.); and Cleveland Clinic, OH (R.C.S.)
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Heart failure presents unique challenges to the clinician who desires to provide excellent and humane care near the end of life. Accurate prediction of mortality in the individual patient is complicated by a chronic disease that is punctuated by recurrent acute episodes and sudden death. Health care providers continue to have difficulty communicating effectively with terminally ill patients and their caregivers regarding end-of-life care preferences, all of which needs to occur earlier rather than later. This article also discusses various means of providing palliative care, and specific issues regarding device therapy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and palliative sedation with concurrent discussion of the ethical ramifications and pitfalls of each.
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- John Arthur McClung
- Division of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
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Sánchez-Gil J, Manzano L, Flather M, Formiga F, Martel AC, Molinero AM, López RQ, Jiménez JLA, Iborra PL, Perez-Calvo JI, Montero-Pérez-Barquero M. Combining heart rate and systolic blood pressure to improve risk stratification in older patients with heart failure: Findings from the RICA Registry. Int J Cardiol 2017; 230:625-629. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Laszczyńska O, Severo M, Friões F, Lourenço P, Silva S, Bettencourt P, Lunet N, Azevedo A. Validity of the Seattle Heart Failure Model for prognosis in a population at low coronary heart disease risk. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2017; 17:653-8. [PMID: 25022930 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AIM Validation of the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) for predicting the risk of death in a population different than the derivation cohort. METHODS In a retrospective analysis of a cohort of chronic heart failure patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction, consecutively referred between 2000 and 2011, we computed the score, according to characteristics at referral. We compared the observed risk of death with that predicted by the model, using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves to assess discrimination and a goodness-of-fit test for the comparison of predicted and observed risks. RESULTS In 565 patients, 68.5% were men, the median age was 70 years, 46.0% had ischemic cause, 89.7% moderate-severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction and 61.2% New York Heart Association class II. The risk of death increased progressively with the model's score, with an area under the ROC curve between 0.69 and 0.72 when considering different follow-up periods. The model underestimated the risk of death (observed vs. predicted: 12.2 vs. 10.4%, P < 0.001; 28.1 vs. 25.1%, P < 0.001; and 43.4 vs. 35.7%, P < 0.001 at 1, 3 and 5 years, respectively). Accurate predictions, with nonsignificant differences between observed and predicted risks in a goodness-of-fit test, were obtained after recalibration. CONCLUSION In this study, the SHFM substantially underestimated the absolute risk of death in ambulatory chronic heart failure patients, mostly nonischemic and elderly. After adjustment for sample-specific circumstances, the recalibrated model demonstrated to be credible in clinical practice and may provide useful information to physicians.
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- Olga Laszczyńska
- aInstitute of Public Health of the University of Porto bDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School cHeart Failure Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de São João dCardiovascular Research and Development Unit, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal
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Transition to palliative care when transcatheter aortic valve implantation is not an option: opportunities and recommendations. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2016; 10:18-23. [PMID: 26716394 PMCID: PMC4927321 DOI: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the recommended treatment for most patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis at high surgical risk. However, TAVI may be clinically futile for patients who have multiple comorbidities and excessive frailty. This group benefits from transition to palliative care to maximize quality of life, improve symptoms, and ensure continuity of health services. We discuss the clinical determination of utility and futility, explore the current evidence guiding the integration of palliative care in procedure-focused cardiac programs, and outline recommendations for TAVI programs. RECENT FINDINGS The determination of futility of treatment in elderly patients with aortic stenosis is challenging. There is a paucity of research available to guide best practices when TAVI is not an option. Opportunities exist to build on the evidence gained in the management of end of life and heart failure. TAVI programs and primary care providers can facilitate improved communication and processes of care to provide decision support and transition to palliative care. SUMMARY The increased availability of transcatheter options for the management of valvular heart disease will increase the assessment of people with life-limiting conditions for whom treatment may not be an option. It is pivotal to bridge cardiac innovation and palliation to optimize patient outcomes.
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Wordingham SE, McIlvennan CK, Dionne-Odom JN, Swetz KM. Complex Care Options for Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Approaching End of Life. Curr Heart Fail Rep 2016; 13:20-9. [PMID: 26829929 DOI: 10.1007/s11897-016-0282-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Care for patients with advanced cardiac disease continues to evolve in a complex milieu of therapeutic options, advanced technological interventions, and efforts at improving patient-centered care and shared decision-making. Despite improvements in quality of life and survival with these interventions, optimal supportive care across the advanced illness trajectory remains diverse and heterogeneous. Herein, we outline challenges in prognostication, communication, and caregiving in advanced heart failure and review the unique needs of patients who experience frequent hospitalizations, require chronic home inotropic support, and who have implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and mechanical circulatory support in situ, to name a few.
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- Sara E Wordingham
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ, 85054, USA.
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- Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora and Colorado Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Consortium, Denver, CO, USA.
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center; Birmingham VA Medical Center; and Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Breathett K, Allen LA, Ambardekar AV. Patient-centered care for left ventricular assist device therapy: current challenges and future directions. Curr Opin Cardiol 2016; 31:313-20. [PMID: 26890085 PMCID: PMC4964268 DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000000279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Discuss the current status and obstacles that need to be overcome in the future to provide patient-centered care with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy. RECENT FINDINGS LVADs offer both longer survival and improvements in quality of life for carefully selected patients with inotrope-dependent heart failure. Yet, this technology does not come without significant risk of adverse effects and burdens. Recent observational data comparing LVAD with medical therapy in ambulatory, noninotrope-dependent patients with advanced heart failure suggest that survival may be similar and changes in quality of life may depend on baseline status. As both LVAD technology and medical therapy continue to evolve, there are many unanswered questions regarding the benefits, risks, and burdens of LVAD therapies in less severe heart failure populations. SUMMARY Further research is needed to ensure the optimal delivery of LVAD therapy, including improved patient selection, implantation timing, device type, and decision support. VIDEO ABSTRACT.
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VAN DER HEIJDEN AAFKEC, LEVY WAYNEC, VAN ERVEN LIESELOT, SCHALIJ MARTINJ, BORLEFFS CJANWILLEM. Prognostic Impact of Implementation of QRS Characteristics in the Seattle Heart Failure Model in ICD and CRT-D Recipients. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2016; 39:565-73. [DOI: 10.1111/pace.12862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Revised: 01/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Cardiology; University of Washington; Seattle Washington
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- Department of Cardiology; Leiden University Medical Center; Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology; Leiden University Medical Center; Leiden The Netherlands
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DeMazumder D, Limpitikul WB, Dorante M, Dey S, Mukhopadhyay B, Zhang Y, Moorman JR, Cheng A, Berger RD, Guallar E, Jones SR, Tomaselli GF. Entropy of cardiac repolarization predicts ventricular arrhythmias and mortality in patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden death. Europace 2016; 18:1818-1828. [PMID: 27044982 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euv399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS The need for a readily available, inexpensive, non-invasive method for improved risk stratification of heart failure (HF) patients is paramount. Prior studies have proposed that distinct fluctuation patterns underlying the variability of physiological signals have unique prognostic value. We tested this hypothesis in an extensively phenotyped cohort of HF patients using EntropyXQT, a novel non-linear measure of cardiac repolarization dynamics. METHODS AND RESULTS In a prospective, multicentre, observational study of 852 patients in sinus rhythm undergoing clinically indicated primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation (2003-10), exposures included demographics, history, physical examination, medications, laboratory results, serum biomarkers, ejection fraction, conventional electrocardiographic (ECG) analyses of heart rate and QT variability, and EntropyXQT. The primary outcome was first 'appropriate' ICD shock for ventricular arrhythmias. The secondary outcome was composite events (appropriate ICD shock and all-cause mortality). After exclusions, the cohort (n = 816) had a mean age of 60 ± 13 years, 28% women, 36% African Americans, 56% ischaemic cardiomyopathy, and 29 ± 16% Seattle HF risk score (SHFS) 5-year predicted mortality. Over 45 ± 24 months, there were 134 appropriate shocks and 166 deaths. After adjusting for 30 exposures, the hazard ratios (comparing the 5th to 1st quintile of EntropyXQT) for primary and secondary outcomes were 3.29 (95% CI 1.74-6.21) and 2.28 (1.53-3.41), respectively. Addition of EntropyXQT to a model comprised of the exposures or SHFS significantly increased net reclassification and the ROC curve area. CONCLUSIONS EntropyXQT measured during ICD implantation strongly and independently predicts appropriate shock and all-cause mortality over follow-up. EntropyXQT complements conventional risk predictors and has the potential for broad clinical application.
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- Deeptankar DeMazumder
- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 North Rutland Avenue, Ross 844, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 North Rutland Avenue, Ross 844, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 North Rutland Avenue, Ross 844, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 North Rutland Avenue, Ross 844, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 North Rutland Avenue, Ross 844, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 North Rutland Avenue, Ross 844, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 North Rutland Avenue, Ross 844, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 North Rutland Avenue, Ross 844, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 North Rutland Avenue, Ross 844, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Spiliopoulos S, Koerfer R, Tenderich G. Early Outcomes With Marginal Donor Hearts Compared With Left Ventricular Assist Device Support in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: Could the Cardiac Allocation Score Be the Solution to the Dilemma of Therapy Selection? Ann Thorac Surg 2016; 101:1630. [PMID: 27000597 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Revised: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Sotirios Spiliopoulos
- Department for the Surgical Therapy of End-Stage Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart and Vascular Center Duisburg, Fahrner St 133-135, 47169 Duisburg, Germany.
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- Department for the Surgical Therapy of End-Stage Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart and Vascular Center Duisburg, Fahrner St 133-135, 47169 Duisburg, Germany
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- Department for the Surgical Therapy of End-Stage Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart and Vascular Center Duisburg, Fahrner St 133-135, 47169 Duisburg, Germany
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Is cardiopulmonary exercise testing essential to indicate ventricular assist device implantation in patients with INTERMACS profile 4-7? J Artif Organs 2016; 19:226-32. [PMID: 26992711 DOI: 10.1007/s10047-016-0893-x] [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: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPXT) is a promising tool for predicting 2-year cardiac death or ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation in patients assigned to INTERMACS profile 4-7. However, CPXT is not available in all hospitals. We evaluated 130 patients <65 years old with advanced heart failure assigned to INTERMACS profile 4-7 who underwent CPXT. CPXT scores (0-8 points), which we created recently, and the Seattle HF Model (SHFM) scores were both significant predictors of 2-year cardiac death or VAD implantation (14 events) by Cox-regression analysis (P < 0.05 for both) and had comparable areas under the curve (AUCs) in receiver operating characteristic analyses (0.811 vs. 0.737, P > 0.05). The combination score: age <46 years and serum sodium concentration <137 mEq/L, both of which were significant predictors of cardiac death or VAD implantation by uni/multivariate Cox-regression analyses, had a significantly higher AUC than did CPXT scores (0.909, P < 0.05). In a validation study, the AUC of the combination score was comparable with that of SHFM among 52 patients <65 years old receiving adaptive servo-ventilator treatment (0.753 vs. 0.794, P > 0.05). In conclusion, VAD indication may be discussed without CPXT in patients <65 years old with INTERMACS profile 4-7 at least in the current Japanese situation.
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Defining Advanced Heart Failure: A Systematic Review of Criteria Used in Clinical Trials. J Card Fail 2016; 22:569-77. [PMID: 26975942 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enrollment criteria used in advanced heart failure (HF) clinical trials might identify a common set of widely accepted quantitative characteristics as the basis of a consensus definition for advanced HF, which is currently lacking. METHODS We reviewed all clinical trials investigating interventions in patients with advanced HF as of July 31, 2015. Eligible publications (N = 134) reported original data from clinical trials explicitly defining advanced HF in adults. RESULTS New York Heart Association (NYHA) class was the most common criterion (119 trials, 88.8%; classes ranged from II to IV), followed by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (84 trials, 62.7%; cutoff range, 20% to 45%; mode 35%). Other criteria included inotrope-dependent status (12.7%), peak oxygen consumption (10.4%), ≥1 previous HF admissions (10.4%), cardiac index (10.4%), pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (9.0%), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (6.0%), and transplant listing status (5.2%). Cutoff points for quantitative criteria varied considerably. Previous HF admission was more frequently required in recent trials (P = .007 for temporal trend), whereas use of hemodynamic criteria decreased over time (P = .050 for temporal trend). Average LVEF among participants increased over time. CONCLUSIONS There is considerable variation in the definition of advanced HF for clinical trial purposes. Beyond NYHA and LVEF, a wide array of criteria has been used, with little consistency both in criteria selection and quantitative cutoff points.
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AbouEzzeddine OF, French B, Mirzoyev SA, Jaffe AS, Levy WC, Fang JC, Sweitzer NK, Cappola TP, Redfield MM. From statistical significance to clinical relevance: A simple algorithm to integrate brain natriuretic peptide and the Seattle Heart Failure Model for risk stratification in heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016; 35:714-21. [PMID: 27021278 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and multivariable risk scores, such as the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM), to predict risk in HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). A practical way to integrate information from these 2 prognostic tools is lacking. We sought to establish a SHFM+BNP risk-stratification algorithm. METHODS The retrospective derivation cohort included consecutive patients with HFrEF at the Mayo Clinic. One-year outcome (death, transplantation or ventricular assist device) was assessed. The SHFM+BNP algorithm was derived by stratifying patients within SHFM-predicted risk categories (≤2.5%, 2.6% to ≤10%, >10%) according to BNP above or below 700 pg/ml and comparing SHFM-predicted and observed event rates within each SHFM+BNP category. The algorithm was validated in a prospective, multicenter HFrEF registry (Penn HF Study). RESULTS Derivation (n = 441; 1-year event rate 17%) and validation (n = 1,513; 1-year event rate 12%) cohorts differed with the former being older and more likely ischemic with worse symptoms, lower EF, worse renal function and higher BNP and SHFM scores. In both cohorts, across the 3 SHFM-predicted risk strata, a BNP >700 pg/ml consistently identified patients with approximately 3-fold the risk that the SHFM would have otherwise estimated, regardless of stage of HF, intensity and duration of HF therapy and comorbidities. Conversely, the SHFM was appropriately calibrated in patients with a BNP <700 pg/ml. CONCLUSION The simple SHFM+BNP algorithm displays stable performance across diverse HFrEF cohorts and may enhance risk stratification to enable appropriate decision-making regarding HF therapeutic or palliative strategies.
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- Omar F AbouEzzeddine
- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Penn Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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Mehra MR, Canter CE, Hannan MM, Semigran MJ, Uber PA, Baran DA, Danziger-Isakov L, Kirklin JK, Kirk R, Kushwaha SS, Lund LH, Potena L, Ross HJ, Taylor DO, Verschuuren EA, Zuckermann A. The 2016 International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation listing criteria for heart transplantation: A 10-year update. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016; 35:1-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 856] [Impact Index Per Article: 107.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Nauffal V, Tanawuttiwat T, Zhang Y, Rickard J, Marine JE, Butcher B, Norgard S, Dickfeld T, Ellenbogen KA, Guallar E, Tomaselli GF, Cheng A. Predictors of mortality, LVAD implant, or heart transplant in primary prevention cardiac resynchronization therapy recipients: The HF-CRT score. Heart Rhythm 2015; 12:2387-94. [PMID: 26190316 PMCID: PMC4656051 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces morbidity and mortality among individuals with dyssynchronous systolic heart failure (HF). However, patient outcomes vary, with some at higher risk than others for HF progression and death. OBJECTIVE To develop a risk prediction score incorporating variables associated with mortality, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant, or heart transplant in recipients of a primary prevention cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D). METHODS We followed 305 CRT-D patients from the Prospective Observational Study of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators for the composite outcome of all-cause mortality, LVAD implant, or heart transplant soon after device implantation. Serum biomarkers and electrocardiographic and clinical variables were collected at implant. Multivariable analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model with stepwise selection method was used to fit the final model. RESULTS Among 305 patients, 53 experienced the composite endpoint. In multivariable analysis, 5 independent predictors ("HF-CRT") were identified: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein >9.42 ng/L (HR = 2.5 [1.4, 4.5]), New York Heart Association functional class III/IV (HR = 2.3 [1.2, 4.5]), creatinine >1.2 mg/dL (HR = 2.7 [1.4, 5.1]), red blood cell count <4.3 × 10(6)/μL (HR = 2.4 [1.3, 4.7]), and cardiac troponin T >28 ng/L (HR = 2.7 [1.4, 5.2]). One point was attributed to each predictor and 3 score categories were identified. Patients with scores 0-1, 2-3, and 4-5 had a 3-year cumulative event-free survival of 96.8%, 79.7%, and 35.2%, respectively (log-rank, P < .001). CONCLUSION A simple score combining clinical and readily available biomarker data can risk-stratify CRT patients for HF progression and death. These findings may help identify patients who are in need of closer monitoring or early application of more aggressive circulatory support.
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- Victor Nauffal
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Ravichandran AK, Cowger J. Left ventricular assist device patient selection: do risk scores help? J Thorac Dis 2015; 7:2080-7. [PMID: 26793327 PMCID: PMC4703690 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.11.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is becoming increasingly utilized in the advanced heart failure (HF) population. Until further developments are made in this continually evolving field, the need for appropriate patient selection is fueled by our knowledge that the less sick do better. Due to the evolution of MCS technology, and the importance of patient selection to outcomes, risk scores and classification schemes have been developed to provide a structure for medical decision making. As clinical experience grows, technology improves, and further favorable clinical characteristics are identified, it is incumbent upon the HF community to continually hone these instruments. The magnitude of such tools cannot be understated when it comes to aiding in the informed consent and shared-decision making process for patients, families, and the healthcare team. Many risk models that have attempted to address which groups of patients will be successful focus on short term mortality and not long term survival or quality of life. The benefits and pitfalls of these models and their potential implications for patient selection and MCS therapy will be reviewed here.
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- St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA
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Vakil KP, Roukoz H, Tung R, Levy WC, Anand IS, Shivkumar K, Rector TS, Vaseghi M, Tholakanahalli V. Mortality prediction using a modified Seattle Heart Failure Model may improve patient selection for ventricular tachycardia ablation. Am Heart J 2015; 170:1099-104. [PMID: 26678631 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Catheter ablation is frequently used as a palliative option to reduce shock burden in patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT). A risk prediction tool that accurately predicts short-term survival could improve patient selection for VT ablation. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study is to assess utility of the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) to predict 6-month mortality in patients undergoing VT ablation. METHODS Data on patients who underwent VT ablation at 2 tertiary institutions were retrospectively compiled. The SHFM score at the time of ablation, including 2 added VT variables, was used to predict 6-month mortality. The predicted number of deaths was compared to the observed number to assess model calibration. Model discrimination of those who died within 6 months was assessed by both K- and C-statistics. RESULTS Mean age of the 243 patients was 63 ± 12 years; 89% were male. Mean SHFM score for the cohort was 1.3 ± 1.3. The Kaplan-Meier probability of death within 6 months was 14% (34 patients). The number of deaths estimated by the SHFM at 6 months was 31 (13%) giving a predicted to observed ratio of 0.91 (95% CI 0.64-1.30). The K-statistic for 6-month mortality predictions was 0.77 (95% CI 0.73-0.81), whereas the C-statistic was 0.84 (95% CI 0.78-0.92). Patients with an SHFM score ≥4.0 had an estimated positive predictive value of 80% (95% CI 28%-99%) for dying within 6 months of VT ablation. CONCLUSION The SHFM was well calibrated to a sample of patients who underwent VT ablation and provided good discrimination of short-term deaths. This model could be useful as a prognostic tool to improve patient selection for VT ablation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kairav P Vakil
- Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN.
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
| | - Roderick Tung
- Division of Cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
| | - Wayne C Levy
- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
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- Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Health Care System and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
| | - Marmar Vaseghi
- Division of Cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
| | - Venkatakrishna Tholakanahalli
- Division of Cardiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
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