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Hu JR, Schwann AN, Tan JW, Nuqali A, Riello RJ, Beasley MH. Sequencing Quadruple Therapy for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Does It Really Matter? Heart Fail Clin 2024; 20:373-386. [PMID: 39216923 DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2024.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
The conventional sequence of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) initiation in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) assumes that the effectiveness and tolerability of GDMT agents mirror their order of discovery, which is not true. In this review, the authors discuss flexible GDMT sequencing that should be permitted in special populations, such as patients with bradycardia, chronic kidney disease, or atrial fibrillation. Moreover, the initiation of certain GDMT medications may enable tolerance of other GDMT medications. Most importantly, the achievement of partial doses of all four pillars of GDMT is better than achievement of target dosing of only a couple.
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- Jiun-Ruey Hu
- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. https://twitter.com/ruey_hu
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, P.O. Box 208030, New Haven, CT, 06520-8030, USA. https://twitter.com/aschwann212
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- Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 780 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. https://twitter.com/jiiiiawei
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. https://twitter.com/AbdulelahNuqali
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. https://twitter.com/ralphadelta
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Lee J. Editorial commentary: Ventricular arrhythmias in severe cardiac failure - what is the role of radiotherapy? Trends Cardiovasc Med 2024; 34:497-498. [PMID: 38232789 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2024.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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- Justin Lee
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of Sheffield, UK
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Devoldere J, Droogmans S, Heggermont WA, Van Craenenbroeck E. Implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction in Belgium: a Delphi panel approach. Acta Cardiol 2024:1-12. [PMID: 39254605 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2024.2396767] [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: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND The 2021 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines recommended a shift from a traditional hierarchical treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) to a four-pillar medical therapy strategy intended for near-simultaneous initiation. However, practical guidance for implementation in clinical practice is lacking. To address this, a Delphi Panel of 12 Belgian heart failure experts aimed to obtain consensus on integrating guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in HFrEF patients in Belgian clinical practice, considering local specificities, including reimbursement criteria. METHODS A geographically representative sample of 12 Belgian cardiologists engaged in a three-round Delphi process, evolving from 20 open-ended questions to 39 statements. A qualitative analysis after the first round resulted in expert statements for the subsequent questionnaire, categorised into treatment for newly diagnosed and chronic HFrEF patients. RESULTS The Delphi consensus revealed four key findings: (i) Agreement on initiating the four medical cornerstones within 7-14 days of HFrEF diagnosis, prioritising initiation over individual class up-titration; (ii) Lack of consensus on a fixed sequence for initiation due to patient variability and national reimbursement criteria; (iii) Emphasis on treatment adjustment based on the patient's clinical presentation and comorbidities; (iv) Recognition of the crucial role of regular follow-up visits, allowing optimisation of medical therapy where appropriate. CONCLUSION This national Delphi consensus addresses clinical implementation of GDMT in HFrEF patients for Belgian cardiologists. The consensus highlights the importance of swift implementation of the four cornerstone medical therapies in newly diagnosed HFrEF patients, individualising treatment sequencing, and ensuring regular follow-up to optimise therapy.
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- Joke Devoldere
- Medical Affairs, BioPharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZB), Centrum voor Hart- en Vaatziekten (CHVZ), Brussels, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Hartcentrum OLV Aalst, Aalst, Belgium
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- Research Group Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem, Belgium
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Severino P, D'Amato A, Prosperi S, Mariani MV, Myftari V, Labbro Francia A, Cestiè C, Tomarelli E, Manzi G, Birtolo LI, Marek-Iannucci S, Maestrini V, Mancone M, Badagliacca R, Fedele F, Vizza CD. Strategy for an early simultaneous introduction of four-pillars of heart failure therapy: results from a single center experience. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2024; 24:663-671. [PMID: 38909334 PMCID: PMC11344711 DOI: 10.1007/s40256-024-00660-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The 2021 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines recommend the use of four different classes of drugs for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF): beta blockers (BB), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), angiotensin receptor/neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI), and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs). Moreover, the 2023 ESC updated Guidelines suggest an intensive strategy of initiation and rapid up-titration of evidence-based treatment before discharge, based on trials not using the four-pillars. We hypothesized that an early concomitantly administration and up-titration of four-pillars, compared with a conventional stepwise approach, may impact the vulnerable phase after hospitalization owing to HF. METHODS This prospective, single center, observational study included consecutive in-hospital patients with HFrEF. After performing propensity score matching, they were divided according to treatment strategy into group 1 (G1), with predischarge start of all four-pillars, with their up-titration within 1 month, and group 2 (G2) with the pre Guidelines update stepwise four-pillars introduction. HF hospitalization, cardiovascular (CV) death, and the composite of both were evaluated between the two groups at 6-month follow-up. RESULTS The study included a total of 278 patients who completed 6-month follow-up (139 for both groups). There were no differences in terms of baseline features between the two groups. At survival analysis, HF hospitalization risk was significantly lower in G1 compared with G2 (p < 0.001), while no significant differences were observed regarding CV death (p = 0.642) or the composite of CV death and HF hospitalization (p = 0.135). CONCLUSIONS In our real-world population, patients with HF treated with a predischarge and simultaneous use of four-pillars showed a reduced risk of HF hospitalization during the vulnerable phase after discharge, compared with a conventional stepwise approach.
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- Paolo Severino
- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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Pavelec CM, Young AP, Luviano HL, Orrell EE, Szagdaj A, Poudel N, Wolpe AG, Thomas SH, Yeudall S, Upchurch CM, Okusa MD, Isakson BE, Wolf MJ, Leitinger N. Cardiomyocyte PANX1 Controls Glycolysis and Neutrophil Recruitment in Hypertrophy. Circ Res 2024; 135:503-517. [PMID: 38957990 PMCID: PMC11293983 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.124.324650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND PANX1 (pannexin 1), a ubiquitously expressed ATP release membrane channel, has been shown to play a role in inflammation, blood pressure regulation, and myocardial infarction. However, the possible role of PANX1 in cardiomyocytes in the progression of heart failure has not yet been investigated. METHOD We generated a novel mouse line with constitutive deletion of PANX1 in cardiomyocytes (Panx1MyHC6). RESULTS PANX1 deletion in cardiomyocytes had no effect on unstressed heart function but increased the glycolytic metabolism and resulting glycolytic ATP production, with a concurrent decrease in oxidative phosphorylation, both in vivo and in vitro. In vitro, treatment of H9c2 (H9c2 rat myoblast cell line) cardiomyocytes with isoproterenol led to PANX1-dependent release of ATP and Yo-Pro-1 uptake, as assessed by pharmacological blockade with spironolactone and siRNA-mediated knockdown of PANX1. To investigate nonischemic heart failure and the preceding cardiac hypertrophy, we administered isoproterenol, and we demonstrated that Panx1MyHC6 mice were protected from systolic and diastolic left ventricle volume increases as a result of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Moreover, we found that Panx1MyHC6 mice showed decreased isoproterenol-induced recruitment of immune cells (CD45+), particularly neutrophils (CD11b+ [integrin subunit alpha M], Ly6g+ [lymphocyte antigen 6 family member G]), to the myocardium. CONCLUSIONS Together, these data demonstrate that PANX1 deficiency in cardiomyocytes increases glycolytic metabolism and protects against cardiac hypertrophy in nonischemic heart failure at least in part by reducing immune cell recruitment. Our study implies PANX1 channel inhibition as a therapeutic approach to ameliorate cardiac dysfunction in patients with heart failure.
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- Caitlin M Pavelec
- Department of Pharmacology (C.M.P., H.L.L., E.E.O., A.S., S.H.T., S.Y., C.M.U., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (C.M.P., A.P.Y., B.E.I., M.J.W., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (A.P.Y., M.J.W.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (C.M.P., A.P.Y., B.E.I., M.J.W., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Department of Pharmacology (C.M.P., H.L.L., E.E.O., A.S., S.H.T., S.Y., C.M.U., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Department of Pharmacology (C.M.P., H.L.L., E.E.O., A.S., S.H.T., S.Y., C.M.U., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Department of Pharmacology (C.M.P., H.L.L., E.E.O., A.S., S.H.T., S.Y., C.M.U., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Division of Nephrology and Center for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine (N.P., M.D.O.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Department of Cell Biology (A.G.W.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Department of Pharmacology (C.M.P., H.L.L., E.E.O., A.S., S.H.T., S.Y., C.M.U., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Department of Pharmacology (C.M.P., H.L.L., E.E.O., A.S., S.H.T., S.Y., C.M.U., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Department of Pharmacology (C.M.P., H.L.L., E.E.O., A.S., S.H.T., S.Y., C.M.U., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Division of Nephrology and Center for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine (N.P., M.D.O.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (C.M.P., A.P.Y., B.E.I., M.J.W., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics (B.E.I.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine (A.P.Y., M.J.W.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (C.M.P., A.P.Y., B.E.I., M.J.W., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Department of Pharmacology (C.M.P., H.L.L., E.E.O., A.S., S.H.T., S.Y., C.M.U., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center (C.M.P., A.P.Y., B.E.I., M.J.W., N.L.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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Esteban-Fernández A, Gómez-Otero I, López-Fernández S, Santamarta MR, Pastor-Pérez FJ, Fluvià-Brugués P, Pérez-Rivera JÁ, López López A, García-Pinilla JM, Palomas JLB, Bonet LA, Cobo-Marcos M, Mateo VM, Llergo JT, Fernández VA, Vives CG, de Juan Bagudá J, Benedicto AM, de Polavieja JIM, Solla-Ruiz I, Solé-González E, Cardona M, Olaetxea JR, Cortés CO, Dosantos VM, López AG, Amao E, Sánchez BC, Torres EA, Carrillo VG, García-Fuertes D, Ridocci-Soriano F. Influence of the medical treatment schedule in new diagnoses patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Clin Res Cardiol 2024; 113:1171-1182. [PMID: 37341769 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02241-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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AIMS Heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend treating all patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) with quadruple therapy, although they do not establish how to start it. This study aimed to evaluate the implementation of these recommendations, analyzing the efficacy and safety of the different therapeutic schedules. METHODS AND RESULTS Prospective, observational, and multicenter registry that evaluated the treatment initiated in patients with newly diagnosed HFrEF and its evolution at 3 months. Clinical and analytical data were collected, as well as adverse reactions and events during follow-up. Five hundred and thirty-three patients were included, selecting four hundred and ninety-seven, aged 65.5 ± 12.9 years (72% male). The most frequent etiologies were ischemic (25.5%) and idiopathic (21.1%), with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 28.7 ± 7.4%. Quadruple therapy was started in 314 (63.2%) patients, triple in 120 (24.1%), and double in 63 (12.7%). Follow-up was 112 days [IQI 91; 154], with 10 (2%) patients dying. At 3 months, 78.5% had quadruple therapy (p < 0.001). There were no differences in achieving maximum doses or reducing or withdrawing drugs (< 6%) depending on the starting scheme. Twenty-seven (5.7%) patients had any emergency room visits or admission for HF, less frequent in those with quadruple therapy (p = 0.02). CONCLUSION It is possible to achieve quadruple therapy in patients with newly diagnosed HFrEF early. This strategy makes it possible to reduce admissions and visits to the emergency room for HF without associating a more significant reduction or withdrawal of drugs or significant difficulty in achieving the target doses.
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- Alberto Esteban-Fernández
- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Universidad Internacional de Valencia, Madrid, Spain.
- Valencian Internacional University, Valencia, Spain.
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
- Instituto Investigación Biosanitaria Ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Cardiology Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
- Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Isabel I, Burgos, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina y Dermatología, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital General La Mancha Centro, Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital de Mendaro, Mendaro, Gipuzkoa, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biodonostia, Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Cardiology Service, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas y de la Salud, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, IIB SANT PAU, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario de Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital General de Valdepeñas, Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Verge de la Cinta, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Yu M, Zhao S, Fan X, Lv Y, Xiang L, Li R. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and abnormal serum potassium: a real-world, pharmacovigilance study. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2024; 25:613-622. [PMID: 38949149 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND New trials indicated a potential of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) to reduce hyperkalemia, which might have important clinical implications, but real-world data are limited. Therefore, we examined the effect of SGLT2i on hyper- and hypokalemia occurrence using the FDA adverse event reporting system (FAERS). METHODS The FAERS database was retrospectively queried from 2004q1 to 2021q3. Disproportionality analyses were performed based on the reporting odds ratio (ROR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS There were 84 601 adverse event reports for SGLT2i and 1 321 186 reports for other glucose-lowering medications. The hyperkalemia reporting incidence was significantly lower with SGLT2i than with other glucose-lowering medications (ROR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.79-0.86). Reductions in hyperkalemia reports did not change across a series of sensitivity analyses. Compared with that with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi) alone (ROR, 4.40; 95% CI, 4.31-4.49), the hyperkalemia reporting incidence was disproportionally lower among individuals using RAASi with SGLT2i (ROR, 3.25; 95% CI, 3.06-3.45). Compared with that with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) alone, the hyperkalemia reporting incidence was also slightly lower among individuals using MRAs with SGLT-2i. The reporting incidence of hypokalemia was lower with SGLT2i than with other antihyperglycemic agents (ROR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.75-0.83). CONCLUSION In a real-world setting, hyperkalemia and hypokalemia were robustly and consistently reported less frequently with SGLT2i than with other diabetes medications. There were disproportionally fewer hyperkalemia reports among those using SGLT-2is with RAASi or MRAs than among those using RAASi or MRAs alone.
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- Meng Yu
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, The First Batch of Key Disciplines on Public Health in Chongqing
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, The First Batch of Key Disciplines on Public Health in Chongqing
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Ezhumalai B, Modi R, Panchanatham M, Kaliyamoorthy D. The contemporary role of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) and angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) in the management of heart failure: State-of-the-art review. Indian Heart J 2024; 76:229-239. [PMID: 39009078 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2024.07.005] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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Novel therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI), sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), etc. The purpose of this review is to determine the effects of ARNI and SGLT2i in heart failure (HF), compare the impact of SGLT2i with ARNI, and finally evaluate the current data regarding the combination of these two drugs in HF. Various trials on the respective medications have shown some significant reduction in all-cause mortality and cardiovascular (CV) death. The combination of these drugs has shown more CV benefits than monotherapy. There is emerging data about these two drugs in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). At present, there are less head-to-head comparison trials of these two drugs. This review provides insights on the current evidence, comparative efficacy, and combination therapy of ARNI and SGLT2i in managing HF, focussing on HFrEF and HFpEF.
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- Babu Ezhumalai
- Department of Cardiology, Apollo Speciality Hospitals Vanagaram, Chennai, India.
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- Department of Cardiology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India
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Battistoni I, Pongetti G, Falchetti E, Giannini I, Olivieri R, Gioacchini F, Bonelli P, Contadini D, Scappini L, Flori M, Giovagnoli A, De Maria R, Marini M. Safety and Efficacy of Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Multicentre Retrospective Study on Echocardiographic Parameters and Biomarkers of Heart Congestion. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3522. [PMID: 38930049 PMCID: PMC11204467 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13123522] [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: 05/19/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Objectives: Dapagliflozin has shown efficacy in clinical trials in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, real-world data on its use and outcomes in routine clinical practice are limited. We aimed to evaluate the utilisation and safety profile of dapagliflozin in a real-world population of HFrEF patients within the Marche region. Methods: Nine cardiology departments within the Marche region retrospectively included HFrEF patients who were initiated on dapagliflozin therapy in an outpatient setting. Data on medical history, comorbidities, echocardiographic parameters, and laboratory tests were collected at baseline and after 6 months. Telephone follow-up interviews were conducted at 1 and 3 months to assess adverse events. We defined the composite endpoint score as meeting at least 50% of four objective measures of improvement among: weight loss, NYHA decrease, ≥50% Natriuretic peptides (NP) decrease, and guideline/directed medical therapy (GDMT) up titration. Results: We included 95 HFrEF patients aged 66 ± 12 years, 82% were men, 48% had ischemic heart disease, and 20% had diabetes. At six months, glomerular filtration rate declined (p = 0.03) and natriuretic peptides levels decreased, on average, by 23% (p < 0.001). Echocardiographic measurements revealed a decrease in pulmonary artery pressure (p < 0.001) and E/e' (p < 0.001). In terms of drug therapy, furosemide dosage decreased (p = 0.001), and the percentage of the target dose achieved for angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors increased (p = 0.003). By multivariable Cox regression, after adjustment for age, sex, the presence of diabetes/prediabetes, and HF duration, higher baseline Hb concentrations (HR 1.347, 95% CI 1.038-1.746, p = 0.025), and eGFR levels (HR 1.016, 95% CI 1.000-1.033, p = 0.46). Conclusions: In a real-life HFrEF population, dapagliflozin therapy is safe and well-tolerated, improves echocardiographic parameters and biomarkers of congestion, and can also facilitate the titration of drugs with a prognostic impact.
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- Ilaria Battistoni
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinic of Cardiology, Ospedali Riuniti, 60100 Ancona, Italy; (G.P.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinic of Cardiology, Ospedali Riuniti, 60100 Ancona, Italy; (G.P.); (M.M.)
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- Cardiology Department, Senigallia Hospital, 60019 Senigallia, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiology, Camerino-Hospital, 62032 Camerino, Italy;
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- Cardiology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, 61121 Pesaro, Italy (L.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Centre of Telemedicine, Italian National Research Centre on Aging (INRCA), 60127 Ancona, Italy;
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- Cardiology Division, Ospedale Provinciale AREA VASTA 3, 62100 Piediripa, Italy;
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- Cardiology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, 61121 Pesaro, Italy (L.S.)
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- U.O.C. Cardiology-Utic Ospedale della Misericordia Urbino AST Pesaro-Urbino, 61029 Urbino, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Clinic of Cardiology, Ospedali Riuniti, 60100 Ancona, Italy; (G.P.); (M.M.)
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Savarese G, Lindberg F, Christodorescu RM, Ferrini M, Kumler T, Toutoutzas K, Dattilo G, Bayes-Genis A, Moura B, Amir O, Petrie MC, Seferovic P, Chioncel O, Metra M, Coats AJS, Rosano GMC. Physician perceptions, attitudes, and strategies towards implementing guideline-directed medical therapy in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. A survey of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC and the ESC Council for Cardiology Practice. Eur J Heart Fail 2024; 26:1408-1418. [PMID: 38515385 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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AIMS Recent guidelines recommend four core drug classes (renin-angiotensin system inhibitor/angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor [RASi/ARNi], beta-blocker, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist [MRA], and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor [SGLT2i]) for the pharmacological management of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). We assessed physicians' perceived (i) comfort with implementing the recent HFrEF guideline recommendations; (ii) status of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) implementation; (iii) use of different GDMT sequencing strategies; and (iv) barriers and strategies for achieving implementation. METHODS AND RESULTS A 26-question survey was disseminated via bulletin, e-mail and social channels directed to physicians with an interest in HF. Of 432 respondents representing 91 countries, 36% were female, 52% were aged <50 years, and 90% mainly practiced in cardiology (30% HF). Overall comfort with implementing quadruple therapy was high (87%). Only 12% estimated that >90% of patients with HFrEF without contraindications received quadruple therapy. The time required to initiate quadruple therapy was estimated at 1-2 weeks by 34% of respondents, 1 month by 36%, 3 months by 24%, and ≥6 months by 6%. The average respondent favoured traditional drug sequencing strategies (RASi/ARNi with/followed by beta-blocker, and then MRA with/followed by SGLT2i) over simultaneous initiation or SGLT2i-first sequences. The most frequently perceived clinical barriers to implementation were hypotension (70%), creatinine increase (47%), hyperkalaemia (45%) and patient adherence (42%). CONCLUSIONS Although comfort with implementing all four core drug classes in patients with HFrEF was high among physicians, a majority estimated implementation of GDMT in HFrEF to be low. We identified several important perceived clinical and non-clinical barriers that can be targeted to improve implementation.
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- Gianluigi Savarese
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heart, Vascular and Neuro Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department V Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy V. Babes Timisoara, Institute of Cardiology Research Center, Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Cardiology and Vascular Pathology, CH Saint Joseph and Saint Luc, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Denmark
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- First Department of Cardiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Hippokration' General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Institut del Cor, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV; Departamento de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
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- Armed Forces Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Heart Institute, Hadassah Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, The University Court of the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- University Medical Center, Medical Faculty University of Belgrade, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases 'Prof. C.C. Iliescu', Bucharest, Romania
- University of Medicine Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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- Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group, St George's University Hospital, London, UK
- Cardiology, IRCCS San Raffaele, Rome, Italy
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Akther F, Fallahi H, Zhang J, Nguyen NT, Ta HT. Evaluating thrombosis risk and patient-specific treatment strategy using an atherothrombosis-on-chip model. LAB ON A CHIP 2024; 24:2927-2943. [PMID: 38591995 DOI: 10.1039/d4lc00131a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Platelets play an essential role in thrombotic processes. Recent studies suggest a direct link between increased plasma glucose, lipids, and inflammatory cytokines with platelet activation and aggregation, resulting in an increased risk of atherothrombotic events in cardiovascular patients. Antiplatelet therapies are commonly used for the primary prevention of atherosclerosis. Transitioning from a population-based strategy to patient-specific care requires a better understanding of the risks and advantages of antiplatelet therapy for individuals. This proof-of-concept study evaluates the potential to assess an individual's risk of forming atherothrombosis using a dual-channel microfluidic model emulating multiple atherogenic factors in vitro, including high glucose, high cholesterol, and inflammatory cytokines along with stenosis vessel geometry. The model shows precise sensitivity toward increased plasma glucose, cholesterol, and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)-treated groups in thrombus formation. An in vivo-like dose-dependent increment in platelet aggregation is observed in different treated groups, benefiting the evaluation of thrombosis risk in the individual condition. Moreover, the model could help decide the effective dosing of aspirin in multi-factorial complexities. In the high glucose-treated group, a 50 μM dose of aspirin could significantly reduce platelet aggregation, while a 100 μM dose of aspirin was required to reduce platelet aggregation in the glucose-TNF-α-treated group, which proves the model's potentiality as a tailored tool for customised therapy.
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- Fahima Akther
- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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Yafasova A, Doi SN, Thune JJ, Nielsen JC, Haarbo J, Bruun NE, Gustafsson F, Eiskjær H, Hassager C, Svendsen JH, Høfsten DE, Torp-Pedersen C, Pehrson S, Køber L, Butt JH. Effect of Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillators in Nonischemic Heart Failure According to Background Medical Therapy: Extended Follow-up of the DANISH Trial. J Card Fail 2024:S1071-9164(24)00157-X. [PMID: 38750689 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND The Heart Failure Collaboratory (HFC) score integrates types and dosages of guideline-directed pharmacotherapies for heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). We examined the effects of cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation according to the modified HFC (mHFC) score in 1116 patients with nonischemic HFrEF from the Danish Study to Assess the Efficacy of ICDs in Patients with Nonischemic Systolic HF on Mortality (DANISH). METHODS AND RESULTS Patients were assigned scores for renin-angiotensin-system inhibitors, beta-blockers and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (0, no use; 1, < 50% of maximum dosage; 2, ≥ 50% of maximum dosage). The maximum score was 6, corresponding to ≥ 50% of maximum dosage for all therapies. The median baseline mHFC score was 4, and the median follow-up was 9.5 years. Compared with an mHFC score of 3-4, an mHFC score of 1-2 was associated with a higher rate of all-cause death (mHFC = 1-2: adjusted HR 1.67 [95% CI, 1.23-2.28]; mHFC = 3-4, reference; mHFC = 5-6: adjusted HR 1.07 [95% CI, 0.87-1.31]). ICD implantation did not reduce all-cause death compared with control (reference) (HR 0.89 [95% CI, 0.74-1.08]), regardless of mHFC score (mHFC = 1-2: HR 0.98 [95% CI, 0.56-1.71]; mHFC = 3-4: HR 0.89 [95% CI,0.66-1.20]; mHFC = 5-6: HR 0.85 [95% CI, 0.64-1.12]; Pinteraction, 0.65). Similarly, ICD implantation did not reduce cardiovascular death (HR 0.87 [95% CI, 0.70-1.09]), regardless of mHFC score (Pinteraction, 0.59). The ICD group had a lower rate of sudden cardiovascular death (HR, 0.60 [95% CI,0.40-0.92]); this association was not modified by mHFC score (Pinteraction, 0.35). CONCLUSIONS Lower mHFC scores were associated with higher rates of all-cause death. ICD implantation did not result in an overall survival benefit in patients with nonischemic HFrEF, regardless of mHFC score.
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- Adelina Yafasova
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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Zuin M, Rigatelli G, Bilato C. Heart failure treatment and mortality in older people: beyond clinical trials. THE LANCET. HEALTHY LONGEVITY 2024; 5:e306-e307. [PMID: 38705148 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(24)00060-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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- Marco Zuin
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiology, West Vicenza Hospital, Arzignano, Italy
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Alfieri M, Bruscoli F, Di Vito L, Di Giusto F, Scalone G, Marchese P, Delfino D, Silenzi S, Martoni M, Guerra F, Grossi P. Novel Medical Treatments and Devices for the Management of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2024; 11:125. [PMID: 38667743 PMCID: PMC11050600 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11040125] [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: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is a growing issue in developed countries; it is often the result of underlying processes such as ischemia, hypertension, infiltrative diseases or even genetic abnormalities. The great majority of the affected patients present a reduced ejection fraction (≤40%), thereby falling under the name of "heart failure with reduced ejection fraction" (HFrEF). This condition represents a major threat for patients: it significantly affects life quality and carries an enormous burden on the whole healthcare system due to its high management costs. In the last decade, new medical treatments and devices have been developed in order to reduce HF hospitalizations and improve prognosis while reducing the overall mortality rate. Pharmacological therapy has significantly changed our perspective of this disease thanks to its ability of restoring ventricular function and reducing symptom severity, even in some dramatic contexts with an extensively diseased myocardium. Notably, medical therapy can sometimes be ineffective, and a tailored integration with device technologies is of pivotal importance. Not by chance, in recent years, cardiac implantable devices witnessed a significant improvement, thereby providing an irreplaceable resource for the management of HF. Some devices have the ability of assessing (CardioMEMS) or treating (ultrafiltration) fluid retention, while others recognize and treat life-threatening arrhythmias, even for a limited time frame (wearable cardioverter defibrillator). The present review article gives a comprehensive overview of the most recent and important findings that need to be considered in patients affected by HFrEF. Both novel medical treatments and devices are presented and discussed.
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- Michele Alfieri
- Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, University Hospital “Umberto I-Lancisi-Salesi”, 60121 Ancona, Italy; (M.A.); (F.G.)
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- Cardiology Unit, C. and G. Mazzoni Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.G.); (G.S.); (P.M.); (D.D.); (S.S.); (P.G.)
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- Cardiology Unit, C. and G. Mazzoni Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.G.); (G.S.); (P.M.); (D.D.); (S.S.); (P.G.)
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- Cardiology Unit, C. and G. Mazzoni Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.G.); (G.S.); (P.M.); (D.D.); (S.S.); (P.G.)
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- Cardiology Unit, C. and G. Mazzoni Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.G.); (G.S.); (P.M.); (D.D.); (S.S.); (P.G.)
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- Cardiology Unit, C. and G. Mazzoni Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.G.); (G.S.); (P.M.); (D.D.); (S.S.); (P.G.)
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- Cardiology Unit, C. and G. Mazzoni Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.G.); (G.S.); (P.M.); (D.D.); (S.S.); (P.G.)
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- Cardiology Unit, C. and G. Mazzoni Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.G.); (G.S.); (P.M.); (D.D.); (S.S.); (P.G.)
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- Medical School, Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, University Hospital “Umberto I-Lancisi-Salesi”, 60121 Ancona, Italy; (M.A.); (F.G.)
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- Cardiology Unit, C. and G. Mazzoni Hospital, AST Ascoli Piceno, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy; (F.B.); (F.D.G.); (G.S.); (P.M.); (D.D.); (S.S.); (P.G.)
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Roskvist R, Eggleton K, Arroll B, Stewart R. Non-acute heart failure management in primary care. BMJ 2024; 385:e077057. [PMID: 38580384 DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2023-077057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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- Rachel Roskvist
- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Olivella A, Almenar-Bonet L, Moliner P, Coloma E, Martínez-Rubio A, Paz Bermejo M, Boixeda R, Cediel G, Méndez Fernández AB, Facila Rubio L. Role of vericiguat in management of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction after worsening episode. ESC Heart Fail 2024; 11:628-636. [PMID: 38158630 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Worsening heart failure (HF) is a vulnerable period in which the patient has a markedly high risk of death or HF hospitalization (up to 10% and 30%, respectively, within the first weeks after episode). The prognosis of HF patients can be improved through a comprehensive approach that considers the different neurohormonal systems, with the early introduction and optimization of the quadruple therapy with sacubitril-valsartan, beta-blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and inhibitors. Despite that, there is a residual risk that is not targeted with these therapies. Currently, it is recognized that the cyclic guanosine monophosphate deficiency has a negative direct impact on the pathogenesis of HF, and vericiguat, an oral stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase, can restore this pathway. The effect of vericiguat has been explored in the VICTORIA study, the largest chronic HF clinical trial that has mainly focused on patients with recent worsening HF, evidencing a significant 10% risk reduction of the primary composite endpoint of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization (number needed to treat 24), after adding vericiguat to standard therapy. This benefit was independent of background HF therapy. Therefore, optimization of treatment should be performed as earlier as possible, particularly within vulnerable periods, considering also the use of vericiguat.
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- Aleix Olivella
- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Vall d'Hebrón Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Cardiovascular, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER Cardiovascular, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Heart Failure and Transplantation Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- CIBER Cardiovascular, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Community Heart Failure Program (UMICO), Department of Cardiology, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
- Bio-Heart Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Heart Failure and Transplantation Unit, Internal Medicine Department and Hospital at Home Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de Sabadell, Sabadell, Spain
- Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Spain
- Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Cardiovascular, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Vall d'Hebrón Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital General de Valencia, Universitat de Valencia, Avda. Tres Cruces 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain
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Prasad P, Chandrashekar P, Golwala H, Macon CJ, Steiner J. Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Patient Selection and Optimization. Interv Cardiol Clin 2024; 13:167-182. [PMID: 38432760 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccl.2023.11.001] [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] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Functional mitral regurgitation appears commonly among all heart failure phenotypes and can affect symptom burden and degree of maladaptive remodeling. Transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair therapies recently became an important part of the routine heart failure armamentarium for carefully selected and medically optimized candidates. Patient selection is considering heart failure staging, relevant comorbidities, as well as anatomic criteria. Indications and device platforms are currently expanding.
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- Pooja Prasad
- Division of Cardiology, University of California-San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Suite M1182, Box 0124, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3161 SW Pavilion Loop, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3161 SW Pavilion Loop, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3161 SW Pavilion Loop, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3161 SW Pavilion Loop, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Chen F, Li G, Zhang X, Shen Q, Wang F, Dong X, Zou Y, Chen W, Xu B, Wang J. impHFrEF trial: study protocol for an open-label, multicentre study of improvement the outcome of patients with heart failure in China using a mobile hEalth-supported platForm. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e081011. [PMID: 38553051 PMCID: PMC10982805 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) often have a long duration of illness, difficulty in attending follow-up visits, and poor adherence to treatment. As a result, they frequently cannot receive guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) at the desired or maximum tolerable drug dosage. This leads to high hospitalisation and mortality rates for HF patients. Therefore, effective management and monitoring of patients with HF to ensure they receive GDMT is crucial for improving the prognosis. DESIGN AND METHODS This is a multicentre, open-label, randomised, parallel-group study involving patients with CHF across five centres. The study aims to assess the impact of an optimised GDMT model for HF patients, established on a mobile health (mHealth) platform, compared with a control group. Patients must have a left ventricular ejection fraction of less than 50% and be receiving medication titration therapy that has not yet reached the target dose, with a modest increase in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide level. The primary composite outcome is worsening HF events (hospitalisation or emergency treatment with intravenous fluids) or cardiovascular death. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION On 22 December 2021, this study received ethical approval from the Ethics Review Board of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, with the ethics number 2021-SR-530. All study participants will be informed of the research purpose and their participation will be voluntary. Informed consent will be obtained by providing and signing an informed consent form. We will ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations regarding privacy and data protection. The results of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed academic journal. We will ensure that the dissemination of study results is accurate, clear and timely. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ChiCTR2200056527.
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- Fuzhong Chen
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Cardiology, The Friendship Hospital of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Yining, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Office of Infection Management, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiao tong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Health Administration and Development Research Center, Nanjing, China
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Pavelec CM, Young AP, Luviano HL, Orrell EE, Szagdaj A, Poudel N, Wolpe AG, Thomas SH, Yeudall S, Upchurch CM, Okusa MD, Isakson BE, Wolf MJ, Leitinger N. Pannexin 1 Channels Control Cardiomyocyte Metabolism and Neutrophil Recruitment During Non-Ischemic Heart Failure. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.12.29.573679. [PMID: 38234768 PMCID: PMC10793433 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.29.573679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Pannexin 1 (PANX1), a ubiquitously expressed ATP release membrane channel, has been shown to play a role in inflammation, blood pressure regulation, and myocardial infarction. However, a possible role of PANX1 in cardiomyocytes in the progression of heart failure has not yet been investigated. We generated a novel mouse line with constitutive deletion of PANX1 in cardiomyocytes (Panx1 MyHC6 ). PANX1 deletion in cardiomyocytes had no effect on unstressed heart function but increased the glycolytic metabolism both in vivo and in vitro . In vitro , treatment of H9c2 cardiomyocytes with isoproterenol led to PANX1-dependent release of ATP and Yo-Pro-1 uptake, as assessed by pharmacological blockade with spironolactone and siRNA-mediated knock-down of PANX1. To investigate non-ischemic heart failure and the preceding cardiac hypertrophy we administered isoproterenol, and we demonstrate that Panx1 MyHC6 mice were protected from systolic and diastolic left ventricle volume increases and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Moreover, we found that Panx1 MyHC6 mice showed decreased isoproterenol-induced recruitment of immune cells (CD45 + ), particularly neutrophils (CD11b + , Ly6g + ), to the myocardium. Together these data demonstrate that PANX1 deficiency in cardiomyocytes impacts glycolytic metabolism and protects against cardiac hypertrophy in non-ischemic heart failure at least in part by reducing immune cell recruitment. Our study implies PANX1 channel inhibition as a therapeutic approach to ameliorate cardiac dysfunction in heart failure patients.
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McKenzie T, Hale GM, Miner A, Colón Colón J, Evins G, Wade J. Investigating the place of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and dual sodium-glucose cotransporter-1 and dual sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in heart failure therapy: a systematic review of the literature. Heart Fail Rev 2024; 29:549-558. [PMID: 38300379 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-024-10388-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors have been shown to have significant metabolic, renal, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease benefits. Recent randomized controlled trials have extended these benefits to patients with heart failure. In fact, the robust findings from these studies in patients with any type of heart failure have led to the incorporation of this drug class in currently updated evidence-based guidelines for this condition. However, given the novelty in utilizing these agents in heart failure, there is uncertainty regarding place in therapy and sequencing in treatment. As such, this review aims to summarize existing literature to guide practitioners regarding the use of these agents in the management of heart failure.
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- Taylor McKenzie
- Nova Southeastern University Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, 11501 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410,, USA
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- Nova Southeastern University Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, 11501 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410,, USA.
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- Nova Southeastern University Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, 11501 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410,, USA
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- Nova Southeastern University Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, 11501 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410,, USA
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- Nova Southeastern University Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, 11501 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410,, USA
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- Nova Southeastern University Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, 11501 North Military Trail Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410,, USA
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Pratley R, Guan X, Moro RJ, do Lago R. Chapter 1: The Burden of Heart Failure. Am J Med 2024; 137:S3-S8. [PMID: 38184324 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Heart failure (HF) affects an estimated 6 million American adults, and the prevalence continues to increase, driven in part by the aging of the population and by increases in the prevalence of diabetes. In recent decades, improvements in the survival of patients with HF have resulted in a growing number of individuals living longer with HF. HF and its comorbidities are associated with substantial impairments in physical functioning, emotional well-being, and quality of life, and also with markedly increased rates of morbidity and mortality. As a result, the management of patients with HF has a substantial economic impact on the health care system, with most costs arising from hospitalization. Clinicians have an important role in helping to reduce the burden of HF through timely diagnosis of HF as well as increasing access to effective treatments to minimize symptoms, delay progression, and reduce hospital admissions. Prevention and early diagnosis of HF will play a fundamental role in efforts to reduce the large and growing burden of HF. Recent advances in pharmacotherapies for HF have the potential to radically change the management of HF, offering the possibility of improved survival and quality of life for patients.
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- Richard Pratley
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute, Orlando, Fla.
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- AdventHealth Cardiovascular Institute, Orlando, Fla
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- Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, AdventHealth, Orlando, Fla
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Heidenreich P. Heart failure management guidelines: New recommendations and implementation. J Cardiol 2024; 83:67-73. [PMID: 37949313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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The prevalence of heart failure has increased in many developed countries including Japan and the USA, due in large part to the aging of their populations. The lifetime risk of heart failure is now 20-30 % in the USA. Fortunately, there have been important advances in therapy that increase quality and length of life for those with heart failure. This review discusses the important advances in care including treatment and diagnosis and the new recommendations for this care from the recent American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Guideline. Relevant studies that have been published since the guideline was released are also included. Of the many recommendations in the ACC/AHA/HFSA Guideline, this review focuses on the definition of heart failure, the medical treatments specific to left ventricular ejection fraction, use of devices for treatment and diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment of amyloidosis, treatment of iron deficiency, screening for asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction, use of patient reported outcomes, and tools for implementation.
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- Paul Heidenreich
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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Clephas PRD, Malgie J, Schaap J, Koudstaal S, Emans M, Linssen GCM, de Boer GA, van Heerebeek L, Borleffs CJW, Manintveld OC, van Empel V, van Wijk S, van den Heuvel M, da Fonseca C, Damman K, van Ramshorst J, van Kimmenade R, van de Ven ART, Tio RA, van Veghel D, Asselbergs FW, de Boer RA, van der Meer P, Greene SJ, Brunner‐La Rocca H, Brugts JJ. Guideline implementation, drug sequencing, and quality of care in heart failure: design and rationale of TITRATE-HF. ESC Heart Fail 2024; 11:550-559. [PMID: 38064176 PMCID: PMC10804201 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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AIMS Current heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend to prescribe four drug classes in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). A clear challenge exists to adequately implement guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) regarding the sequencing of drugs and timely reaching target dose. It is largely unknown how the paradigm shift from a serial and sequential approach for drug therapy to early parallel application of the four drug classes will be executed in daily clinical practice, as well as the reason clinicians may not adhere to new guidelines. We present the design and rationale for the real-world TITRATE-HF study, which aims to assess sequencing strategies for GDMT initiation, dose titration patterns (order and speed), intolerance for GDMT, barriers for implementation, and long-term outcomes in patients with de novo, chronic, and worsening HF. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 4000 patients with HFrEF, HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction, and HF with improved ejection fraction will be enrolled in >40 Dutch centres with a follow-up of at least 3 years. Data collection will include demographics, physical examination and vital parameters, electrocardiogram, laboratory measurements, echocardiogram, medication, and quality of life. Detailed information on titration steps will be collected for the four GDMT drug classes. Information will include date, primary reason for change, and potential intolerances. The primary clinical endpoints are HF-related hospitalizations, HF-related urgent visits with a need for intravenous diuretics, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular mortality. CONCLUSIONS TITRATE-HF is a real-world multicentre longitudinal registry that will provide unique information on contemporary GDMT implementation, sequencing strategies (order and speed), and prognosis in de novo, worsening, and chronic HF patients.
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- Pascal R. D. Clephas
- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyAmphia ZiekenhuisBredaThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyGroene Hart ZiekenhuisGoudaThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyIkazia ZiekenhuisRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyMaastricht University Medical CentreMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyZuyderland HospitalSittardThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyMedisch Centrum LeeuwardenLeeuwardenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyUniversity Medical Centre Groningen, University of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyNoordwest Hospital GroupAlkmaarThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyRadboud University Medical CenterNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyCatharina HospitalEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyUniversity Medical Centre Groningen, University of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Duke Clinical Research InstituteDurhamNCUSA
- Division of CardiologyDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of CardiologyErasmus MC University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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Shahid I, Khan MS, Fonarow GC, Butler J, Greene SJ. Bridging gaps and optimizing implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2024; 82:61-69. [PMID: 38244825 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2024.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
Abstract
Despite robust scientific evidence and strong guideline recommendations, there remain significant gaps in initiation and dose titration of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure (HF) among eligible patients. Reasons surrounding these gaps are multifactorial, and largely attributed to patient, healthcare professionals, and institutional challenges. Concurrently, HF remains a predominant cause of mortality and hospitalization, emphasizing the critical need for improved delivery of therapy to patients in routine clinical practice. To optimize GDMT, various implementation strategies have emerged in the recent decade such as in-hospital rapid initiation of GDMT, improving patient adherence, addressing clinical inertia, improving affordability, engagement in quality improvement registries, multidisciplinary clinics, and EHR-integrated interventions. This review highlights the current use and barriers to optimal utilization of GDMT, and proposes novel strategies aimed at improving GDMT in HF.
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- Izza Shahid
- Division of Preventive Cardiology, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA.
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Morooka M, Shirakabe A, Okazaki H, Matsushita M, Shigihara S, Nishigoori S, Sawatani T, Tani K, Kiuchi K, Kawakami S, Michiura Y, Kamitani S, Kobayashi N, Asai K. Late Kidney Injury After Admission to Intensive Care Unit for Acute Heart Failure. Int Heart J 2024; 65:433-443. [PMID: 38825492 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.23-603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Late kidney injury (LKI) in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) requiring intensive care is poorly understood.We analyzed 821 patients with AHF who required intensive care. We defined LKI based on the ratio of the creatinine level 1 year after admission for AHF to the baseline creatinine level. The patients were categorized into 4 groups based on this ratio: no-LKI (< 1.5, n = 509), Class R (risk; ≥ 1.5, n = 214), Class I (injury; ≥ 2.0, n = 78), and Class F (failure; ≥ 3.0, n = 20). Median follow-up after admission for AHF was 385 (346-426) days. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that acute kidney injury (AKI) during hospitalization (Class R, odds ratio [OR]: 1.710, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.138-2.571, P = 0.010; Class I, OR: 6.744, 95% CI: 3.739-12.163, P < 0.001; and Class F, OR: 9.259, 95% CI: 4.078-18.400, P < 0.001) was independently associated with LKI. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that LKI was an independent predictor of 3-year all-cause death after final follow-up (hazard ratio: 1.545, 95% CI: 1.099-2.172, P = 0.012). The rate of all-cause death was significantly lower in the no-AKI/no-LKI group than in the no-AKI/LKI group (P = 0.048) and in the AKI/no-LKI group than in the AKI/LKI group (P = 0.017).The incidence of LKI was influenced by the presence of AKI during hospitalization, and was associated with poor outcomes within 3 years of final follow-up. In the absence of LKI, AKI during hospitalization for AHF was not associated with a poor outcome.
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- Masaki Morooka
- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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Vijay A, Yancy CW. Health equity in heart failure. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2024; 82:55-60. [PMID: 38215916 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2024.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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The treatment of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has substantially developed over the past decades. More than ever before, the application of appropriate evidence-based medical therapy for HFrEF is associated with remarkable improvements in survival, noteworthy increases in quality of life, and a marked reduction in symptomatic HF sufficient to warrant hospitalization. These enhanced clinical outcomes are driven by the "four pillars" of HF therapy: 1) evidence-based beta blockers, 2) Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors /angiotensin II receptor blockers or angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors, 3) mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and most recently, 4) sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors. Despite robust evidence from well-conducted randomized clinical trials, guideline-directed medical therapies with established cardiovascular benefits remain significantly underutilized in clinical practice, particularly among under-represented minority populations. This phenomenon has led to class 1 level recommendations from the 2022 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Failure Society of America Guidelines to address HF disparities among vulnerable populations as follows. In this article, we highlight the difference between health equality and health equity and discuss the need to address equity in the treatment of heart failure, ensuring that the impressive progress made in the treatment of HFrEF is equally beneficial to all individuals. We discuss strategies to reduce and ultimately eliminate disparities in the determinants of health that particularly affect marginalized groups, including the socioeconomic determinants and racism as a threat to public health. Finally, we discuss and propose a combination of the four pillars of ethics with the four pillars of GDMT to optimize and personalize treatment of all patients with HFrEF, to achieve true equity in the treatment of HF.
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- Aishwarya Vijay
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
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Marcoux E, Sosnowski D, Ninni S, Mackasey M, Cadrin-Tourigny J, Roberts JD, Olesen MS, Fatkin D, Nattel S. Genetic Atrial Cardiomyopathies: Common Features, Specific Differences, and Broader Relevance to Understanding Atrial Cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2023; 16:675-698. [PMID: 38018478 DOI: 10.1161/circep.123.003750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
Abstract
Atrial cardiomyopathy is a condition that causes electrical and contractile dysfunction of the atria, often along with structural and functional changes. Atrial cardiomyopathy most commonly occurs in conjunction with ventricular dysfunction, in which case it is difficult to discern the atrial features that are secondary to ventricular dysfunction from those that arise as a result of primary atrial abnormalities. Isolated atrial cardiomyopathy (atrial-selective cardiomyopathy [ASCM], with minimal or no ventricular function disturbance) is relatively uncommon and has most frequently been reported in association with deleterious rare genetic variants. The genes involved can affect proteins responsible for various biological functions, not necessarily limited to the heart but also involving extracardiac tissues. Atrial enlargement and atrial fibrillation are common complications of ASCM and are often the predominant clinical features. Despite progress in identifying disease-causing rare variants, an overarching understanding and approach to the molecular pathogenesis, phenotypic spectrum, and treatment of genetic ASCM is still lacking. In this review, we aim to analyze the literature relevant to genetic ASCM to understand the key features of this rather rare condition, as well as to identify distinct characteristics of ASCM and its arrhythmic complications that are related to specific genotypes. We outline the insights that have been gained using basic research models of genetic ASCM in vitro and in vivo and correlate these with patient outcomes. Finally, we provide suggestions for the future investigation of patients with genetic ASCM and improvements to basic scientific models and systems. Overall, a better understanding of the genetic underpinnings of ASCM will not only provide a better understanding of this condition but also promises to clarify our appreciation of the more commonly occurring forms of atrial cardiomyopathy associated with ventricular dysfunction.
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- Edouard Marcoux
- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal. (E.M., D.S., S. Ninni, M.M., S. Nattel)
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal. (E.M.)
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- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal. (E.M., D.S., S. Ninni, M.M., S. Nattel)
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (D.S., M.M., S. Nattel)
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- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal. (E.M., D.S., S. Ninni, M.M., S. Nattel)
- Université de Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, France (S. Ninni)
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- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal. (E.M., D.S., S. Ninni, M.M., S. Nattel)
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (D.S., M.M., S. Nattel)
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- Cardiovascular Genetics Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal. (J.C.-T.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada (J.D.R.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (M.S.O.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (D.F.)
- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Kensington (D.F.)
- Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia (D.F.)
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- Research Center, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal. (E.M., D.S., S. Ninni, M.M., S. Nattel)
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal. (S. Nattel.)
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (D.S., M.M., S. Nattel)
- Institute of Pharmacology. West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany (S. Nattel)
- IHU LYRIC & Fondation Bordeaux Université de Bordeaux, France (S. Nattel)
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Mizobuchi S, Saito Y, Miyagawa M, Koyama Y, Fujito H, Kojima K, Iida K, Murata N, Yamada A, Kitano D, Toyama K, Fukamachi D, Okumura Y. Early Initiation of Dapagliflozin during Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Is Associated with a Shorter Hospital Stay. Intern Med 2023; 62:3107-3117. [PMID: 36927973 PMCID: PMC10686722 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1215-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Objective Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is), such as dapagliflozin, have a diuretic effect, and their early initiation to treat acute heart failure (AHF) may improve outcomes; however, the significance of the timing of starting dapagliflozin after hospital admission remains unclear. Methods We performed a post hoc analysis of a prospective, observational registry. Participants were divided into the early (E) group and late (L) group using the median time to the initiation of dapagliflozin (6 days) as the cut-off. We evaluated the relationship between the time to the initiation of dapagliflozin after hospital admission and patient characteristics and the length of the hospital stay. Patients Study subjects were 118 patients with AHF admitted between January 2021 and April 2022 who were started on dapagliflozin treatment (10 mg/day). Results Patients were divided into the E group (n=63) and L group (n=55). The HF severity as evaluated by the New York Heart Association class and the N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level was not significantly different between the groups. The time to the initiation of dapagliflozin and length of hospital stay showed a significant positive correlation (p<0.001, r=0.46). The hospital stay was significantly shorter in group E [median, 16.5 days; interquartile range (IQR): 13-22 days] than in group L (median, 22 days; IQR: 17-27 days; p=0.002). A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the early initiation of dapagliflozin was independently associated with a shorter hospital stay, even after multiple adjustments. Conclusion Early initiation of dapagliflozin after hospital admission is associated with a shorter hospital stay, suggesting it is a key factor for shortening hospital stays.
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- Saki Mizobuchi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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Charbonnel C, Jagu A, Vannier C, De Cordoue M, Aroulanda MJ, Lozinguez O, Komajda M, Garcon P, Antakly-Hanon Y, Moeuf Y, Lesage JB, Mantes L, Midey C, Izabel M, Boukefoussa W, Manne J, Standish B, Duc P, Iliou MC, Cador R. [Introduction of treatments for heart failure and reduced ejection fraction under 50 % : In-hospital optimization using an algorithmic approach]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2023; 72:101640. [PMID: 37677914 DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2023.101640] [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: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Recent international guidelines recommend rapid initiation and titration of basic treatments of heart failure but do not explain how to achieve this goal. Despite these recommendations, implementation of treatment in daily practice is poor. This may be partly explained by the profile of the patients (frailty, comorbidities), safety considerations and tolerability issues related to kydney function, low blood pressure or heart rate and hyperkalaemia. In this special article, we intended to help the physician, through an algorithmic approach, to quickly and safely introduce guideline-directed medical therapy in the field of heart failure with ejection fraction under 50%.
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- Clément Charbonnel
- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France.
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Paris, France
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Hu JR, Schwann AN, Tan JW, Nuqali A, Riello RJ, Beasley MH. Sequencing Quadruple Therapy for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Does It Really Matter? Cardiol Clin 2023; 41:511-524. [PMID: 37743074 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2023.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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The conventional sequence of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) initiation in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) assumes that the effectiveness and tolerability of GDMT agents mirror their order of discovery, which is not true. In this review, the authors discuss flexible GDMT sequencing that should be permitted in special populations, such as patients with bradycardia, chronic kidney disease, or atrial fibrillation. Moreover, the initiation of certain GDMT medications may enable tolerance of other GDMT medications. Most importantly, the achievement of partial doses of all four pillars of GDMT is better than achievement of target dosing of only a couple.
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- Jiun-Ruey Hu
- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. https://twitter.com/ruey_hu
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, P.O. Box 208030, New Haven, CT, 06520-8030, USA. https://twitter.com/aschwann212
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- Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 780 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. https://twitter.com/jiiiiawei
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. https://twitter.com/AbdulelahNuqali
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. https://twitter.com/ralphadelta
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Memenga F, Rybczynski M, Magnussen C, Goßling A, Kondziella C, Becher N, Becher PM, Bernadyn J, Berisha F, Bremer W, Sinning C, Blankenberg S, Kirchhof P, Knappe D. Heart Rate Reduction and Outcomes in Heart Failure Outpatients. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6779. [PMID: 37959246 PMCID: PMC10648474 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12216779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Aim. Pharmacologic reduction in heart rate with beta-blockers (BB) or ivabradine is associated with improved survival in heart failure (HF) with sinus rhythm. We analyzed the association of different heart rate-reducing drug treatments on outcomes in HF outpatients. Methods. Consecutive patients with HF in sinus rhythm referred to a specialized tertiary service were prospectively enrolled from August 2015 until March 2018. Clinical characteristics were assessed at baseline. We performed Cox regression analyses to examine the effect of the resting heart rate and different heart rate-reducing drug regimens on all-cause mortality and a composite endpoint of "all-cause mortality or heart transplantation" over a mean follow-up of 3.1 years. Results. Of the 278 patients included, 213 (76.6%) were male, the median age was 57.0 years (IQR 49.0-66.1), and 185 (73.7%) had an ejection fraction <40%. Most patients received BB in submaximal [n = 118] or maximum dose [n = 136]. Patients on BB in maximum dose plus ivabradine [n = 24] were younger (53.0 vs. 58.0 years) and had a lower EF (25 vs. 31%). Higher resting heart rate was associated with an increased risk of death or transplantation (HR 1.03 [1.01, 1.06], p = 0.0072), even after adjusting for age and sex. There were no differences between the groups concerning all-cause mortality or the composite endpoint. Conclusion. Our prospective study confirms the association between low heart rate and survival in HF patients receiving various heart rate-reducing medications. We could not identify a specific effect of either regimen.
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- Felix Memenga
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany; (M.R.); (C.M.); (A.G.); (C.K.); (N.B.); (P.M.B.); (J.B.); (F.B.); (S.B.); (P.K.); (D.K.)
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Galati G, Germanova O, Pedretti RFE, Ambrosio G. Hypotension and optimization of heart failure therapy after a recent hospitalization for heart failure: When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Int J Cardiol 2023; 388:131118. [PMID: 37321330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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- Giuseppe Galati
- Unit of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, I.R.C.C.S. Multimedica, Milan, Italy; International Centre for Education and Research in Cardiovascular pathology and Cardiovisualization, Samara state medical university, Samara, Russia.
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- International Centre for Education and Research in Cardiovascular pathology and Cardiovisualization, Samara state medical university, Samara, Russia
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- Division of Cardiology, and Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CERICLET), University of Perugia School of Medicine, Perugia, Italy
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Falco L, Brescia B, Catapano D, Martucci ML, Valente F, Gravino R, Contaldi C, Pacileo G, Masarone D. Vericiguat: The Fifth Harmony of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2023; 10:388. [PMID: 37754817 PMCID: PMC10531735 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd10090388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is a chronic and progressive syndrome that continues to be a substantial financial burden for health systems in Western countries. Despite remarkable advances in pharmacologic and device-based therapy over the last few years, patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction have a high residual risk of adverse outcomes, even when treated with optimal guideline-directed medical therapy and in a clinically stable state. Worsening heart failure episodes represent a critical event in the heart failure trajectory, carrying high residual risk at discharge and dismal short- or long-term prognosis. Recently, vericiguat, a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, has been proposed as a novel drug whose use is already associated with a reduction in heart failure-related hospitalizations in patients in guideline-directed medical therapy. In this review, we summarized the pathophysiology of the nitric oxide-soluble guanylate cyclase-cyclic guanosine monophosphate cascade in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, the pharmacology of vericiguat as well as the evidence regarding their use in patients with HFrEF. Finally, tips and tricks for its use in standard clinical practice are provided.
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- Luigi Falco
- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, AORN dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.F.); (D.C.); (M.L.M.); (F.V.); (R.G.); (C.C.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, AORN dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.F.); (D.C.); (M.L.M.); (F.V.); (R.G.); (C.C.); (G.P.)
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- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, AORN dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.F.); (D.C.); (M.L.M.); (F.V.); (R.G.); (C.C.); (G.P.)
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- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, AORN dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.F.); (D.C.); (M.L.M.); (F.V.); (R.G.); (C.C.); (G.P.)
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- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, AORN dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.F.); (D.C.); (M.L.M.); (F.V.); (R.G.); (C.C.); (G.P.)
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- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, AORN dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.F.); (D.C.); (M.L.M.); (F.V.); (R.G.); (C.C.); (G.P.)
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- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, AORN dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.F.); (D.C.); (M.L.M.); (F.V.); (R.G.); (C.C.); (G.P.)
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- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, AORN dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy; (L.F.); (D.C.); (M.L.M.); (F.V.); (R.G.); (C.C.); (G.P.)
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Chen K, Nie Z, Shi R, Yu D, Wang Q, Shao F, Wu G, Wu Z, Chen T, Li C. Time to Benefit of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors Among Patients With Heart Failure. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2330754. [PMID: 37615988 PMCID: PMC10450563 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.30754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Importance Emerging evidence has consistently demonstrated that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of heart failure (HF) hospitalization and cardiovascular (CV) death among patients with HF. However, it remains unclear how long a patient needs to live to potentially benefit from SGLT2 inhibitors in this population. Objectives To estimate the time to benefit from SGLT2 inhibitors among patients with HF. Design, Setting, and Participants This comparative effectiveness study systematically searched PubMed for completed randomized clinical trials about SGLT2 inhibitors and patients with HF published until September 5, 2022; 5 trials with the year of publication ranging from 2019 to 2022 were eventually included. Statistical analysis was performed from April to October 2022. Intervention Addition of SGLT2 inhibitors or placebo to guideline-recommended therapy. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was the time to first event of CV death or worsening HF, which was broadly comparable across the included trials. Results Five trials consisting of 21 947 patients with HF (7837 [35.7%] were female; mean or median age older than 65 years within each trial) were included. SGLT2 inhibitors significantly reduced the risk of worsening HF or CV death (hazard ratio [HR], 0.77 [95% CI, 0.73-0.82]). Time to first nominal statistical significance (P < .05) was 26 days (0.86 months), and statistical significance was sustained from day 118 (3.93 months) onwards. A mean of 0.19 (95% CI, 0.12-0.35) months were needed to prevent 1 worsening HF or CV death per 500 patients with SGLT2 inhibitors (absolute risk reduction [ARR], 0.002). Likewise, 0.66 (95% CI, 0.43-1.13) months was estimated to avoid 1 event per 200 patients with SGLT2 inhibitors (ARR, 0.005), 1.74 (95% CI, 1.07-2.61) months to avoid 1 event per 100 patients (ARR, 0.010), and 4.96 (95% CI, 3.18-7.26) months to avoid 1 event per 50 patients (ARR, 0.020). Further analyses indicated a shorter time to benefit for HF hospitalization and among patients with diabetes or HF with reduced ejection fraction. Conclusions and Relevance In this comparative effectiveness research study of estimating the time to benefit from SGLT2 inhibitors among patients with HF, a rapid clinical benefit in reducing CV death or worsening HF was found, suggesting that their use may be beneficial for most individuals with HF.
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- KangYu Chen
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Global Health Research Center, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Heart Rhythm Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, The Royal Brompton and Harefield National Health Service Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Center for Health Economics, University of York, York, United Kingdom
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Centre, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Centre, Xi’an, China
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MacDonald BJ, Virani SA, Zieroth S, Turgeon R. Heart Failure Management in 2023: A Pharmacotherapy- and Lifestyle-Focused Comparison of Current International Guidelines. CJC Open 2023; 5:629-640. [PMID: 37720183 PMCID: PMC10502425 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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This review examines the pharmacotherapy and lifestyle recommendations of the most recent iterations of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) / Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the American Heart Association (AHA) / American College of Cardiology (ACC) / Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) heart failure (HF) guidelines, which all have been updated in response to therapeutic developments across the spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction. Identified areas of unanimity across these guidelines include the following: recommending quadruple therapy for patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF; although no guideline proposed an ideal sequence of initiation); intravenous iron administration for patients with HFrEF and iron deficiency; and sodium restriction for patients with HF. Recent evidence regarding the harms of HFrEF medication withdrawal in patients with HF with improved ejection fraction has prompted subsequent guidelines to recommend against withdrawal. Due to the lower quality of evidence, there are disagreements regarding management of HF with preserved ejection fraction and uncertainty regarding management of HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction. Practical guidance is provided to clinicians navigating these challenging areas. In addition to these clinically focused comparisons, we describe opportunities for guideline improvement and harmonization. Specifically, these include opportunities regarding HFrEF sequencing, the need for timely updates, shared decision-making, Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) framework adoption, and the creation of recommendations where high-quality evidence is lacking. Although these guidelines have broad agreement, key areas of controversy remain that may be addressed by emerging evidence and changes in guideline methodology.
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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D'Amario D, Rodolico D, Delvinioti A, Laborante R, Iacomini C, Masciocchi C, Restivo A, Ciliberti G, Galli M, Paglianiti AD, Iaconelli A, Zito A, Lenkowicz J, Patarnello S, Cesario A, Valentini V, Crea F. Eligibility for the 4 Pharmacological Pillars in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction at Discharge. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e029071. [PMID: 37382176 PMCID: PMC10356099 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Background Guidelines recommend using multiple drugs in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction, but there is a paucity of real-world data on the simultaneous initiation of the 4 pharmacological pillars at discharge after a decompensation event. Methods and Results A retrospective data mart, including patients diagnosed with HF, was implemented. Consecutively admitted patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction were selected through an automated approach and categorized according to the number/type of treatments prescribed at discharge. The prevalence of contraindications and cautions for HF with reduced ejection fraction treatments was systematically assessed. Logistic regression models were fitted to assess predictors of the number of treatments (≥2 versus <2 drugs) prescribed and the risk of rehospitalization. A population of 305 patients with a first episode of HF hospitalization and a diagnosis of HF with reduced ejection fraction (ejection fraction, <40%) was selected. At discharge, 49.2% received 2 current recommended drugs, β-blockers were prescribed in 93.4%, while a renin-angiotensin system inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor was prescribed in 68.2%. A mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist was prescribed in 32.5%, although none of the patients showed contraindications to mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist prescription. A sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor could be prescribed in 71.1% of patients. On the basis of current recommendations, 46.2% could receive the 4 foundational drugs at discharge. Renal dysfunction was associated with <2 foundational drugs prescribed. After adjusting for age and renal function, use of ≥2 drugs was associated with lower risk of rehospitalization during the 30 days after discharge. Conclusions A quadruple therapy could be directly implementable at discharge, potentially providing prognostic advantages. Renal dysfunction was the main prevalent condition limiting this approach.
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- Domenico D'Amario
- Department of Translational MedicineUniversità del Piemonte OrientaleNovaraItaly
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCSRomeItaly
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCSRomeItaly
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
- Maria Cecilia HospitalGVM Care and ResearchCotignolaItaly
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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- Open Innovation Unit, Scientific DirectionFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCSRomeItaly
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- Department of Bioimaging, Radiation Oncology and HematologyFondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Università Cattolica S. CuoreRomeItaly
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary SciencesCatholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
- Department of Cardiovascular SciencesFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCSRomeItaly
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Cannata F, Stefanini G, Carlo-Stella C, Chiarito M, Figliozzi S, Novelli L, Lisi C, Bombace S, Panico C, Cosco F, Corrado F, Masci G, Mazza R, Ricci F, Monti L, Ferrante G, Santoro A, Francone M, da Costa BR, Jüni P, Condorelli G. Nebivolol versus placebo in patients undergoing anthracyclines (CONTROL Trial): rationale and study design. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2023; 24:469-474. [PMID: 37285278 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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AIMS Anthracyclines are the chemotherapeutic agents most frequently associated with cardiotoxicity, while remaining widely used. Different neurohormonal blockers have been tested as a primary prevention strategy to prevent or attenuate the onset of cardiotoxicity, with mixed results. However, prior studies were often limited by a nonblinded design and an assessment of cardiac function based only on echocardiographic imaging. Moreover, on the basis of an improved mechanistic understanding of anthracycline cardiotoxicity mechanisms, new therapeutic strategies have been proposed. Among cardioprotective drugs, nebivolol might be able to prevent the cardiotoxic effects of anthracyclines, through its protective properties towards the myocardium, endothelium, and cardiac mitochondria. This study aims to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of the beta blocker nebivolol in a prospective, placebo-controlled, superiority randomized trial in patients with breast cancer or diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who have a normal cardiac function and will receive anthracyclines as part of their first-line chemotherapy programme. METHODS The CONTROL trial is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, superiority trial. Patients with breast cancer or a DLBCL, with a normal cardiac function as assessed by echocardiography, scheduled for treatment with anthracyclines as part of their first-line chemotherapy programme will be randomized 1 : 1 to nebivolol 5 mg once daily (o.d.) or placebo. Patients will be examined with cardiological assessment, echocardiography and cardiac biomarkers at baseline, 1 month, 6 months and 12 months. A cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) assessment will be performed at baseline and at 12 months. The primary end point is defined as left ventricular ejection fraction reduction assessed by CMR at 12 months of follow-up. CONCLUSION The CONTROL trial is designed to provide evidence to assess the cardioprotective role of nebivolol in patients undergoing chemotherapy with anthracyclines. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION The study is registered in the EudraCT registry (number: 2017-004618-24) and in the ClinicalTrials.gov registry (identifier: NCT05728632).
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- Francesco Cannata
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, Milan
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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Jain A, Arora S, Patel V, Raval M, Modi K, Arora N, Desai R, Bozorgnia B, Bonita R. Etiologies and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Heart Failure: An Updated Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE 2023; 5:159-168. [PMID: 37554694 PMCID: PMC10406555 DOI: 10.36628/ijhf.2023.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Readmissions in heart failure (HF), historically reported as 20%, contribute to significant patient morbidity and high financial cost to the healthcare system. The changing population landscape and risk factor dynamics mandate periodic epidemiologic reassessment of HF readmissions. METHODS National Readmission Database (NRD, 2019) was used to identify HF-related hospitalizations and evaluated for demographic, admission characteristics, and comorbidity differences between patients readmitted vs. those not readmitted at 30-days. Causes of readmission and predictors of all-cause, HF-specific, and non-HF-related readmissions were analyzed. RESULTS Of 48,971 HF patients, the readmitted cohort was younger (mean 67.4 vs. 68.9 years, p≤0.001), had higher proportion of males (56.3% vs. 53.7%), lowest income quartiles (33.3% vs. 28.9%), Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) ≥3 (61.7% vs. 52.8%), resource utilization including large bed-size hospitalizations, Medicaid enrollees, mean length of stay (6.2 vs. 5.4 days), and disposition to other facilities (23.9% vs. 20%) than non-readmitted. Readmission (30-day) rate was 21.2% (10,370) with cardiovascular causes in 50.3% (HF being the most common: 39%), and non-cardiac in 49.7%. Independent predictors for readmission were male sex, lower socioeconomic status, nonelective admissions, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, anemia, and CCI ≥3. HF-specific readmissions were significantly associated with prior coronary artery disease and Medicaid enrollment. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis revealed cardiac and noncardiac causes of readmission were equally common for 30-day readmissions in HF patients with HF itself being the most common etiology highlighting the importance of addressing the comorbidities, both cardiac and non-cardiac, to mitigate the risk of readmission.
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- Akhil Jain
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby, PA, USA
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Queens, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket, RI, USA
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- Division of Research, Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Data Science, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiology. Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Zheng J, Mednick T, Heidenreich PA, Sandhu AT. Pharmacist- and Nurse-Led Medical Optimization in Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Card Fail 2023; 29:1000-1013. [PMID: 37004867 PMCID: PMC10524094 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Traditional approaches to guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) management often lead to delayed initiation and titration of therapies in patients with heart failure. This study sought to characterize alternative models of care involving nonphysician provider-led GDMT interventions and their associations with therapy use and clinical outcomes. METHODS We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies comparing nonphysician provider-led GDMT initiation and/or uptitration interventions vs usual physician care (PROSPERO ID: CRD42022334661). We queried PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and the World Health Organization International Clinical Trial Registry Platform for peer-reviewed studies from database inception to July 31, 2022. In the meta-analysis, we used RCT data only and leveraged random-effects models to estimate pooled outcomes. Primary outcomes were GDMT initiation and titration to target dosages by therapeutic class. Secondary outcomes included all-cause mortality and HF hospitalizations. RESULTS We reviewed 33 studies, of which 17 (52%) were randomized controlled trials with median follow-ups of 6 months; 14 (82%) trials evaluated nurse interventions, and the remainder assessed pharmacists' interventions. The primary analysis pooled data from 16 RCTs, which enrolled 5268 patients. Pooled risk ratios (RR) for renin-angiotensin system inhibitor (RASI) and beta-blocker initiation were 2.09 (95% CI 1.05-4.16; I2 = 68%) and 1.91 (95% CI1.35-2.70; I2 = 37%), respectively. Outcomes were similar for uptitration of RASI (RR 1.99, 95% CI 1.24-3.20; I2 = 77%) and beta-blocker (RR 2.22, 95% CI 1.29-3.83; I2 = 66%). No association was found with mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist initiation (RR 1.01, 95% CI 0.47-2.19). There were lower rates of mortality (RR 0.82, 95% CI 0.67-1.04; I2 = 12%) and hospitalization due to HF (RR 0.80, 95% CI 0.63-1.01; I2 = 25%) across intervention arms, but these differences were small and not statistically significant. Prediction intervals were wide due to moderate-to-high heterogeneity across trial populations and interventions. Subgroup analyses by provider type did not show significant effect modification. CONCLUSIONS Pharmacist- and nurse-led interventions for GDMT initiation and/or uptitration improved guideline concordance. Further research evaluating newer therapies and titration strategies integrated with pharmacist- and/or nurse-based care may be valuable.
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- Jimmy Zheng
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
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- Sutter Health, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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Vijay A, Tay WT, Teng THK, Teramoto K, Tromp J, Ouwerkerk W, Lo SY, Shimizu W, Huffman MD, Lam CSP, Chandramouli C, Agarwal A. Polypill Eligibility for Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in the ASIAN-HF Registry: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Glob Heart 2023; 18:33. [PMID: 37334398 PMCID: PMC10275129 DOI: 10.5334/gh.1215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Background The rates of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) prescription for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in Asia remain sub-optimal. The primary objective of this study was to examine HFrEF polypill eligibility in the context of measured baseline prescription rates of individual components of GDMT among participants with HFrEF in Asia. Methods A retrospective analysis of 4,868 patients with HFrEF from the multi-national ASIAN-HF registry was performed, and 3,716 patients were included in the final, complete case analysis. Eligibility for a HFrEF polypill, upon which patients were grouped and characterized, was based on the following: left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVEF < 40% on baseline echocardiography), systolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mm Hg, heart rate ≥ 50 beats/minute, eGFR ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m, and serum potassium ≤ 5.0 mEq/L. Regression analyses were performed to evaluate associations of the baseline sociodemographic factors with HFrEF polypill eligibility. Results Among 3,716 patients with HFrEF in the ASIAN-HF registry, 70.3% were eligible for a HFrEF polypill. HFrEF polypill eligibility was significantly higher than baseline rates of triple therapy prescription of GDMT across sex, all studied geographical regions, and income levels. Patients were more likely to be eligible for a HFrEF polypill if they were younger and male, with higher BMI and systolic blood pressure, and less likely to be eligible if they were from Japan and Thailand. Conclusion The majority of patients with HFrEF in ASIAN-HF were eligible for a HFrEF polypill and were not receiving conventional triple therapy. HFrEF polypills may be a feasible and scalable implementation strategy to help close the treatment gap among patients with HFrEF in Asia.
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- Aishwarya Vijay
- Department of Cardiology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA
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- National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division and Global Health Center, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cardiovascular Division and Global Health Center, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA
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Patel J, Rassekh N, Fonarow GC, Deedwania P, Sheikh FH, Ahmed A, Lam PH. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for the Treatment of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. Drugs 2023; 83:747-759. [PMID: 37254024 DOI: 10.1007/s40265-023-01887-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is the cornerstone of pharmacological therapy for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and consists of the four main drug classes: renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, evidence-based β-blockers, mineralocorticoid inhibitors and sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors. The recommendation for use of GDMT is based on the results of multiple major randomized controlled trials demonstrating improved clinical outcomes in patients with HFrEF who are maintained on this therapy. The effect is most beneficial when medications from the four main drug classes are used in conjunction. Despite this, there is an underutilization of GDMT, partially due to lack of awareness of how to safely and effectively initiate and titrate these medications. In this review article, we describe the different drug classes included in GDMT and offer an approach to initiation and effective titration in both the inpatient as well as outpatient setting.
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- Jay Patel
- MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
- Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
- Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
- George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
- Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
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Paraskevaidis I, Xanthopoulos A, Karamichalakis N, Triposkiadis F, Tsougos E. Medical Treatment in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Proposed Algorithm Based on the Patient's Electrolytes and Congestion Status. Med Sci (Basel) 2023; 11:38. [PMID: 37367737 PMCID: PMC10302950 DOI: 10.3390/medsci11020038] [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: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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In heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), four classes of drugs (β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and the most recent Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporters 2 Inhibitors) have demonstrated positive results in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Nevertheless, the latest RCTs are not proper for comparison since they were carried out at various times with dissimilar background therapies and the patients enrolled did not have the same characteristics. The difficulty of extrapolating from these trials and proposing a common framework appropriate for all cases is thus obvious. Despite the fact that these four agents are now the fundamental pillars of HFrEF treatment, the built-up algorithm of initiation and titration is a matter of debate. Electrolyte disturbances are common in HFrEF patients and can be attributed to several factors, such as the use of diuretics, renal impairment, and neurohormonal activation. We have identified several HFrEF phenotypes according to their sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) status in a "real world" setting and suggest an algorithm on how to introduce the most appropriate drug and set up therapy based on the patients' electrolytes and the existence of congestion.
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Larissa, 41110 Larissa, Greece
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- 6th Department of Cardiology, Hygeia Hospital, 15123 Athens, Greece
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Lescroart M, Pequignot B, Janah D, Levy B. The medical treatment of cardiogenic shock. JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE MEDICINE 2023; 3:114-123. [PMID: 37188116 PMCID: PMC10175741 DOI: 10.1016/j.jointm.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. CS presentation and management in the current era have been widely depicted in epidemiological studies. Its treatment is codified and relies on medical care and extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in the bridge to recovery, chronic mechanical device therapy, or transplantation. Recent improvements have changed the landscape of CS. The present analysis aims to review current medical treatments of CS in light of recent literature, including addressing excitation-contraction coupling and specific physiology on applied hemodynamics. Inotropism, vasopressor use, and immunomodulation are discussed as pre-clinical and clinical studies have focused on new therapeutic options to improve patient outcomes. Certain underlying conditions of CS, such as hypertrophic or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, warrant specifically tailored management that will be overviewed in this review.
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- Mickael Lescroart
- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Brabois, CHRU Nancy, Pôle Cardio-Médico-Chirurgical, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54511, France
- INSERM U1116, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54511, France
- Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54000, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Brabois, CHRU Nancy, Pôle Cardio-Médico-Chirurgical, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54511, France
- INSERM U1116, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54511, France
- Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54000, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Brabois, CHRU Nancy, Pôle Cardio-Médico-Chirurgical, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54511, France
- INSERM U1116, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54511, France
- Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54000, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Brabois, CHRU Nancy, Pôle Cardio-Médico-Chirurgical, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54511, France
- INSERM U1116, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54511, France
- Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy 54000, France
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Escobar Cervantes C, Esteban Fernández A, Recio Mayoral A, Mirabet S, González Costello J, Rubio Gracia J, Núñez Villota J, González Franco Á, Bonilla Palomas JL. Identifying the patient with heart failure to be treated with vericiguat. Curr Med Res Opin 2023; 39:661-669. [PMID: 36897009 DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2023.2189857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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The pathophysiology of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a complex process in which a number of neurohormonal systems are involved. Targeting only some of these systems, but not all, translates into a partial benefit of HF treatment. The nitric oxide-soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC)-cGMP pathway is impaired in HF, leading to cardiac, vascular and renal disturbances. Vericiguat is a once-daily oral stimulator of sGC that restores this system. No other disease-modifying HF drugs act on this system. Despite guidelines recommendations, a substantial proportion of patients are not taking all recommended drugs or when taking them, they do so at low doses, limiting their potential benefits. In this context, treatment should be optimized considering different parameters, such as blood pressure, heart rate, renal function, or potassium, as they may interfere with their implementation at the recommended doses. The VICTORIA trial showed that adding vericiguat to standard therapy in patients with HFrEF significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization by 10% (NNT 24). Furthermore, vericiguat does not interfere with heart rate, renal function or potassium, making it particularly useful for improving the prognosis of patients with HFrEF in specific settings and clinical profiles.
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- BIOHEART-Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
- Ciber Cardiovascular (CIBERCV), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Univeristario Lozano Blesa, University of Zaragoza, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Universidad de Valencia, INCLIVA, CIBER Cardiovascular, Valencia, Spain
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Savage HO, Dimarco AD, Li B, Langley S, Hardy-Wallace A, Barbagallo R, Dungu JN. Sequencing of medical therapy in heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction. Heart 2023; 109:511-518. [PMID: 36368882 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The management of heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction is a true success story of modern medicine. Evidence from randomised clinical trials provides the basis for an extensive catalogue of disease-modifying drug treatments that improve both symptoms and survival. These treatments have undergone rigorous scrutiny by licensing and guideline development bodies to make them eligible for clinical use. With an increasing number of drug therapies however, it has become a complex management challenge to ensure patients receive these treatments in a timely fashion and at recommended doses. The tragedy is that, for a condition with many life-prolonging drug therapies, there remains a potentially avoidable mortality risk associated with delayed treatment. Heart failure therapeutic agents have conventionally been administered to patients in the chronological order they were tested in clinical trials, in line with the aggregate benefit observed when added to existing background treatment. We review the evidence for simultaneous expedited initiation of these disease-modifying drug therapies and how these strategies may focus the heart failure clinician on a time-defined smart goal of drug titration, while catering for patient individuality. We highlight the need for adequate staffing levels, especially heart failure nurse specialists and pharmacists, in a structure to provide the capacity to deliver this care. Finally, we propose a heart failure clinic titration schedule and novel practical treatment score which, if applied at each heart failure patient contact, could tackle treatment inertia by a constant assessment of attainment of optimal medical therapy.
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- Henry Oluwasefunmi Savage
- Cardiology, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, UK .,Department of Circulatory Health, Anglia Ruskin University Faculty of Health Education Medicine & Social Care, Chelmsford, UK
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- Cardiology, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, UK.,Department of Circulatory Health, Anglia Ruskin University Faculty of Health Education Medicine & Social Care, Chelmsford, UK
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- Cardiology, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, UK.,Department of Circulatory Health, Anglia Ruskin University Faculty of Health Education Medicine & Social Care, Chelmsford, UK
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Radhoe SP, Clephas PRD, Linssen GCM, Oortman RM, Smeele FJ, Van Drimmelen AA, Schaafsma HJ, Westendorp PH, Brunner-La Rocca HP, Brugts JJ. Phenotypic patient profiling for improved implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy: An exploratory analysis in a large real-world chronic heart failure cohort. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1081579. [PMID: 36969869 PMCID: PMC10033992 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1081579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Aims: Implementation of guideline-recommended pharmacological treatment in heart failure (HF) patients remains challenging. In 2021, the European Heart Failure Association (HFA) published a consensus document in which patient profiles were created based on readily available patient characteristics and suggested that treatment adjusted to patient profile may result in better individualized treatment and improved guideline adherence. This study aimed to assess the distribution of these patient profiles and their treatment in a large real-world chronic HF cohort. Methods and results: The HFA combined categories of heart rate, blood pressure, presence of atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease, and hyperkalemia into eleven phenotypic patient profiles. A total of 4,455 patients with chronic HF and a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40% with complete information on all characteristics were distributed over these profiles. In total, 1,640 patients (36.8%) could be classified into one of the HFA profiles. Three of these each comprised >5% of the population and consisted of patients with a heart rate >60 beats per minute with normal blood pressure (>90/60 mmHg) and no hyperkalemia. Conclusion: Nearly forty percent of a real-world chronic HF population could be distributed over the eleven patient profiles as suggested by the HFA. Phenotype-specific treatment recommendations are clinically relevant and important to further improve guideline implementation.
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- Sumant P. Radhoe
- Department of Cardiology, Thorax Center, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thorax Center, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Bravis Hospital, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Slingeland Hospital, Doetinchem, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Rivas Beatrix Hospital, Gorinchem, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Thorax Center, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Girerd N, Zannad F. SGLT2 inhibition in heart failure with reduced or preserved ejection fraction: Finding the right patients to treat. J Intern Med 2023; 293:550-558. [PMID: 36871279 DOI: 10.1111/joim.13620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Sodium-glucose transport inhibitors (SGLT2i) are effective in heart failure (HF) with ejection fraction (EF) <40% (referred to as HF with reduced EF - HFrEF) and left ventricular EF (LVEF) >40%. Current evidence suggests that SGLT2i should be initiated across a large spectrum of EFs and renal function in patients with HF and with and without diabetes. We reviewed the benefits of SGLT2i in the entire spectrum of HF and provided some clues that may guide physicians in their strategy of initiating and maintaining SGLT2i (with or without SGLT1i effect) therapy. Taken together, the evidence thus far arises from an array of trials performed in different settings (acute/chronic), risk categories, and phenotypes of HF (HFrEF/HFpEF), and in addition to the most common HF therapies, supports the homogenous effect of SGLT2i across a large spectrum of patients with HF. SGLT2i appear to be effective and well-tolerated drugs in the majority of clinical HF scenarios, regardless of LVEF, estimated glomerular filtration rate, diabetic status or the level of the acuteness of the clinical setting. Therefore, most patients with HF should be treated with SGLT2i. However, in the face of the therapeutic inertia that has been observed in HF over the past decades, the actual implementation of SGLT2i in routine practice remains the most significant challenge.
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- Nicolas Girerd
- Université de Lorraine, INSERM, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques-Plurithématique 14-33, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, INSERM, Centre d'Investigations Cliniques-Plurithématique 14-33, CHRU Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
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Ghazi L, O'Connor K, Yamamoto Y, Fuery M, Sen S, Samsky M, Riello RJ, Huang J, Olufade T, McDermott J, Inzucchi SE, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Pragmatic trial of messaging to providers about treatment of acute heart failure: The PROMPT-AHF trial. Am Heart J 2023; 257:111-119. [PMID: 36493842 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Acute Heart failure (AHF) is among the most frequent causes of hospitalization in the United States, contributing to substantial health care costs, morbidity, and mortality. Inpatient initiation of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is recommended for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalization. However, underutilization of GDMT prior to discharge is pervasive, representing a valuable missed opportunity to optimize evidence-based care. The PRagmatic Trial Of Messaging to Providers about Treatment of Acute Heart Failure tests the effectiveness of an electronic health record embedded clinical decision support system that informs providers during hospital management about indicated but not yet prescribed GDMT for eligible AHF patients with HFrEF. PRagmatic Trial Of Messaging to Providers about Treatment of Acute Heart Failureis an open-label, multicenter, pragmatic randomized controlled trial of 1,012 patients hospitalized with HFrEF. Eligible patients randomized to the intervention group are exposed to a tailored best practice advisory embedded within the electronic health record that alerts providers to prescribe omitted GDMT. The primary outcome is an increase in the proportion of additional GDMT medication classes prescribed at the time of discharge compared to those in the usual care arm.
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- Lama Ghazi
- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Endocrine & Metabolism, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Lopez-Candales A, Sawalha K, Drees BM, Norgard NB. In search of mechanisms to explain the unquestionable benefit derived from sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors use in heart failure patients. Postgrad Med 2023; 135:323-326. [PMID: 36787777 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2023.2181537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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- Angel Lopez-Candales
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Health Truman Medical Center, Hospital Hill, and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department(s) of Internal Medicine, Biomedical and Health Informatics and Division of Endocrinology Truman Medical Center, Hospital Hill, and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Krittanawong C, Rodriguez M, Lui M, Misra A, Tang WHW, Bozkurt B, Yancy CW. Misconceptions and Facts about Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. Am J Med 2023; 136:422-431. [PMID: 36740210 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is a significant driver of morbidity and mortality. There are common misconceptions regarding the disease processes underlying heart failure and best practices for therapy. The terms heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and left ventricular systolic dysfunction are not interchangeable terms. Key therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction target the underlying disease processes, not the left ventricular ejection fraction alone. The absence of congestion does not rule out heart failure. Patients with cardiac amyloidosis can also present with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. A rise in serum creatinine in acute heart failure exacerbation is not associated with tubular injury. Guideline directed medical therapy should be continued during acute exacerbations of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and should be started in the same hospitalization in new diagnoses. Marginal blood pressure is not a relative contraindication to optimal guideline directed medical therapy. Guideline directed medical therapy should be continued even if ejection fraction improves. There are other therapies that provide significant benefit besides the four key medications in guideline directed medical therapy.
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- John T Milliken Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Mo
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- John T Milliken Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Mo
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- Section of Cardiology, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
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- Winters Center for Heart Failure Research, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
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- Chief, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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