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Rose SW, Strackman BW, Gilbert ON, Lasser KE, Paasche‐Orlow MK, Lin M, Saylor G, Hanchate AD. Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplants Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e031021. [PMID: 38166429 PMCID: PMC10926796 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.031021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND The extent to which sex, racial, and ethnic groups receive advanced heart therapies equitably is unclear. We estimated the population rate of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and heart transplant (HT) use among (non-Hispanic) White, Hispanic, and (non-Hispanic) Black men and women who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). METHODS AND RESULTS We used a retrospective cohort design combining counts of LVAD and HT procedures from 19 state inpatient discharge databases from 2010 to 2018 with counts of adults with HFrEF. Our primary outcome measures were the number of LVAD and HT procedures per 1000 adults with HFrEF. The main exposures were sex, race, ethnicity, and age. We used Poisson regression models to estimate procedure rates adjusted for differences in age, sex, race, and ethnicity. In 2018, the estimated population of adults aged 35 to 84 years with HFrEF was 69 736, of whom 44% were women. Among men, the LVAD rate was 45.6, and the HT rate was 26.9. Relative to men, LVAD and HT rates were 72% and 62% lower among women (P<0.001). Relative to White men, LVAD and HT rates were 25% and 46% lower (P<0.001) among Black men. Among Hispanic men and women and Black women, LVAD and HT rates were similar (P>0.05) or higher (P<0.01) than among their White counterparts. CONCLUSIONS Among adults with HFrEF, the use of LVAD and HT is lower among women and Black men. Health systems and policymakers should identify and ameliorate sources of sex and racial inequities.
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- Scott W. Rose
- Section of Cardiology Medicine, Department of MedicineWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health SciencesWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Section of Cardiology Medicine, Department of MedicineWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Section of General Internal MedicineBoston University School of MedicineBostonMAUSA
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- Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health SciencesWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Section of Cardiology Medicine, Department of MedicineWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNCUSA
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- Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health SciencesWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNCUSA
- Section of General Internal MedicineBoston University School of MedicineBostonMAUSA
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Gilbert ON, Mentz RJ, Bertoni AG, Kitzman DW, Whellan DJ, Reeves GR, Duncan PW, Nelson MB, Blumer V, Chen H, Reed SD, Upadhya B, O'Connor CM, Pastva AM. Relationship of Race With Functional and Clinical Outcomes With the REHAB-HF Multidomain Physical Rehabilitation Intervention for Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e030588. [PMID: 37889196 PMCID: PMC10727385 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.030588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Background The REHAB-HF (Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients) randomized trial demonstrated that a 3-month transitional, tailored, progressive, multidomain physical rehabilitation intervention improves physical function, frailty, depression, and health-related quality of life among older adults with acute decompensated heart failure. Whether there is differential intervention efficacy by race is unknown. Methods and Results In this prespecified analysis, differential intervention effects by race were explored at 3 months for physical function (Short Physical Performance Battery [primary outcome], 6-Minute Walk Distance), cognition, depression, frailty, health-related quality of life (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, EuroQoL 5-Dimension-5-Level Questionnaire) and at 6 months for hospitalizations and death. Significance level for interactions was P≤0.1. Participants (N=337, 97% of trial population) self-identified in near equal proportions as either Black (48%) or White (52%). The Short Physical Performance Battery intervention effect size was large, with values of 1.3 (95% CI, 0.4-2.1; P=0.003]) and 1.6 (95% CI, 0.8-2.4; P<0.001) in Black and White participants, respectively, and without significant interaction by race (P=0.56). Beneficial effects were also demonstrated in 6-Minute Walk Distance, gait speed, and health-related quality of life scores without significant interactions by race. There was an association between intervention and reduced all-cause rehospitalizations in White participants (rate ratio, 0.73 [95% CI, 0.55-0.98]; P=0.034) that appears attenuated in Black participants (rate ratio, 1.06 [95% CI, 0.81-1.41]; P=0.66; interaction P=0.067). Conclusions The intervention produced similarly large improvements in physical function and health-related quality of life in both older Black and White patients with acute decompensated heart failure. A future study powered to determine how the intervention impacts clinical events is required. REGISTRATION URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Identifier: NCT02196038.
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- Olivia N. Gilbert
- Section of Cardiovascular MedicineWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNC
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiology DivisionDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNC
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- Division of Public Health SciencesWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNC
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- Section of Cardiovascular MedicineWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNC
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- Department of Neurology, Sticht Center on Aging, Gerontology, and Geriatric Medicine (P.W.D), Wake Forest School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNC
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Kaufman Center for Heart FailureClevelandOH
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data ScienceWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston‐SalemNC
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- Department of Population Health SciencesDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNC
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiology DivisionDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNC
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Therapy DivisionDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNC
- Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence CenterDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNC
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Patlolla SH, Gilbert ON, Belford PM, Morris BN, Jentzer JC, Pisani BA, Applegate RJ, Zhao DX, Vallabhajosyula S. Escalation strategies, management, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction-cardiogenic shock patients receiving percutaneous left ventricular support. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 102:403-414. [PMID: 37473420 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are limited national-level data on the contemporary practices of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) use in acute myocardial infarction-cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS). METHODS We utilized the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project-National/Nationwide Inpatient Sample data (2005-2017) to identify adult admissions (>18 years) with AMI-CS. MCS devices were classified as intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pLVAD), or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). We evaluated trends in the initial device used (IABP alone, pLVAD alone or ≥2 MCS devices), device escalation, bridging to durable LVAD/heart transplantation, and predictors of in-hospital mortality and device escalation. RESULTS Among 327,283 AMI-CS admissions, 131,435 (40.2%) had an MCS device placed with available information on timing of placement. IABP, pLVAD, and ≥2 MCS devices were used as initial device in 120,928 (92.0%), 8202 (6.2%), and 2305 (1.7%) admissions, respectively. Most admissions were maintained on the initial MCS device with 1%-1.5% being escalated (IABP to pLVAD/ECMO, pLVAD to ECMO). Urban, medium, and large-sized hospitals and acute multiorgan failure were significant independent predictors of MCS escalation. In admissions receiving MCS, escalation of MCS device was associated with higher in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio: 1.56, 95% confidence interval: 1.38-1.75; p < 0.001). Admissions receiving durable LVAD/heart transplantation increased over time in those initiated on pLVAD and ≥2 MCS devices, resulting in lower in-hospital mortality. CONCLUSIONS In this 13-year study, escalation of MCS in AMI-CS was associated with higher in-hospital mortality suggestive of higher acuity of illness. The increase in number of durable LVAD/heart transplantations alludes to the role of MCS as successful bridge strategies.
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- Sri Harsha Patlolla
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Section of Critical Care Anesthesiology, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Anesthesia, Section of Critical Care Anesthesiology, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Nelson MB, Gilbert ON, Duncan PW, Kitzman DW, Reeves GR, Whellan DJ, Mentz RJ, Chen H, Hewston LA, Taylor KM, Pastva AM. Intervention Adherence in REHAB-HF: Predictors and Relationship With Physical Function, Quality of Life, and Clinical Events. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e024246. [PMID: 35656973 PMCID: PMC9238741 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.024246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background The REHAB‐HF (Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients) trial showed that a novel, early, transitional, tailored, progressive, multidomain physical rehabilitation intervention improved physical function and quality of life in older, frail patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure. This analysis examined the relationship between intervention adherence and outcomes. Methods and Results Adherence was defined as percent of sessions attended and percent of sessions attended adjusted for missed sessions for medical reasons. Baseline characteristics were examined to identify predictors of session attendance. Associations of session attendance with change in physical function (Short Physical Performance Battery [primary outcome], 6‐minute walk distance, quality of life [Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire], depression, and clinical events [landmarked postintervention]) were examined in multivariate analyses. Adherence was 67%±34%, and adherence adjusted for missed sessions for medical reasons was 78%±34%. Independent predictors of higher session attendance were the following: nonsmoking, absence of myocardial infarction history and depression, and higher baseline Short Physical Performance Battery. After adjustment for predictors, adherence was significantly associated with larger increases in Short Physical Performance Battery (parameter estimate: β=0.06[0.03–0.10], P=0.001), 6‐minute walk distance (β=1.8[0.2–3.5], P=0.032), and Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire score (β=0.62[0.26–0.98], P=0.001), and reduction in depression (β=−0.08[−0.12 to 0.04], P<0.001). Additionally, higher adherence was significantly associated with reduced 6‐month all‐cause rehospitalization (rate ratio: 0.97 [0.95–0.99], P=0.020), combined all‐cause rehospitalization and death (0.97 [0.95–0.99], P=0.017), and all‐cause rehospitalization days (0.96 [0.94–0.99], P=0.004) postintervention. Conclusions In older, frail patients with acute decompensated heart failure, higher adherence was significantly associated with improved patient‐centered and clinical event outcomes. These data support the efficacy of the comprehensive adherence plan and the subsequent intervention‐related benefits observed in REHAB‐HF. Registration URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/; Unique identifier: NCT02196038.
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- M Benjamin Nelson
- Department of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiovascular Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem NC
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- Department of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiovascular Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem NC
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- Department of Neurology Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem NC
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- Department of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiovascular Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem NC.,Department of Internal MedicineSection on GeriatricsWake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem NC
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- Department of Medicine Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia PA
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- Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology Duke University School of Medicine Durham NC
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem NC
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- Department of Physical Therapy Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia PA
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- Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem NC
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery Doctor of Physical Therapy Division Duke University School of Medicine Durham NC
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Hypertension is the most prevalent modifiable factor for the development of heart failure. However, the optimal blood pressure (BP) target for preventing heart failure remains uncertain. The SPRINT (Systolic BP Intervention Trial) was a large, randomized open-label trial (n=9361 participants) that showed the superiority of a systolic BP target of <120 mm Hg compared with <140 mm Hg, with a 36% lower rate of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) events. This beneficial effect was consistent across all the key prespecified subgroups, including advanced age, chronic kidney disease, and prior cardiovascular disease. Participants who had an ADHF event had a markedly increased risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease events, including recurrent ADHF. Randomization to the intensive arm did not affect the recurrence of ADHF after the initial ADHF event (hazard ratio, 0.93 [95% CI, 0.50-1.67]; P=0.81). A separate analysis demonstrated that the reduction in ADHF events in the intensive treatment group in SPRINT was not due to the differential use of diuretics between the 2 treatment groups. Although intensive BP treatment resulted in a lower cardiovascular disease event rate, this was not significantly associated with changes in left ventricular mass, function, or fibrosis, as assessed in SPRINT HEART, an ancillary study to SPRINT. Intensive BP treatment, however, significantly attenuated increases in carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity. Overall, these data highlight the importance of preventing ADHF in high cardiovascular risk hypertensive patients by optimal BP reduction as tested in SPRINT.
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- Kirsten Raby
- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal
Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, USA
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- Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake
Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine,
University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal
Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal
Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, USA
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Sachdeva R, Valente AM, Armstrong AK, Cook SC, Han BK, Lopez L, Lui GK, Pickard SS, Powell AJ, Bhave NM, Sachdeva R, Valente AM, Pickard SS, Baffa JM, Banka P, Cohen SB, Glickstein JS, Kanter JP, Kanter RJ, Kim YY, Kipps AK, Latson LA, Lin JP, Parra DA, Rodriguez FH, Saarel EV, Srivastava S, Stephenson EA, Stout KK, Zaidi AN, Gluckman TJ, Aggarwal NR, Bhave NM, Dehmer GJ, Gilbert ON, Kumbhani DJ, Price AL, Winchester DE, Gulati M, Dehmer GJ, Doherty JU, Bhave NM, Daugherty SL, Dean LS, Desai MY, Gillam LD, Mehrotra P, Sachdeva R, Winchester DE. ACC/AHA/ASE/HRS/ISACHD/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SOPE 2020 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging During the Follow-Up Care of Patients With Congenital Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee and Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Rhythm Society, International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Pediatric Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2020; 33:e1-e48. [PMID: 33010859 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) collaborated with the American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Rhythm Society, International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography to develop Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for multimodality imaging during the follow-up care of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). This is the first AUC to address cardiac imaging in adult and pediatric patients with established CHD. A number of common patient scenarios (also termed "indications") and associated assumptions and definitions were developed using guidelines, clinical trial data, and expert opinion in the field of CHD.1 The indications relate primarily to evaluation before and after cardiac surgery or catheter-based intervention, and they address routine surveillance as well as evaluation of new-onset signs or symptoms. The writing group developed 324 clinical indications, which they separated into 19 tables according to the type of cardiac lesion. Noninvasive cardiac imaging modalities that could potentially be used for these indications were incorporated into the tables, resulting in a total of 1,035 unique scenarios. These scenarios were presented to a separate, independent panel for rating, with each being scored on a scale of 1 to 9, with 1 to 3 categorized as "Rarely Appropriate," 4 to 6 as "May Be Appropriate," and 7 to 9 as "Appropriate." Forty-four percent of the scenarios were rated as Appropriate, 39% as May Be Appropriate, and 17% as Rarely Appropriate. This AUC document will provide guidance to clinicians in the care of patients with established CHD by identifying the reasonable imaging modality options available for evaluation and surveillance of such patients. It will also serve as an educational and quality improvement tool to identify patterns of care and reduce the number of Rarely Appropriate tests in clinical practice.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Hypertension heralds the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in 75-85% of cases and shares many of its adverse outcomes as well as its acute and chronic symptoms. This review provides important new data about the pathophysiology and mechanisms that connect hypertension and HFpEF as well as therapy used in both conditions. RECENT FINDINGS The traditional model of HFpEF pathophysiology emphasizes the role of hypertension causing increased afterload on the left ventricle (LV), leading to LV hypertrophy (LVH) and subsequent LV diastolic dysfunction. Recent work has provided valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying the transition from hypertension to HFpEF, showing that the pathophysiology extends beyond LVH and diastolic dysfunction. An evolving paradigm suggests that HFpEF is inflammatory in nature with multifactorial pathophysiology, affected by age-related changes and comorbidities. Hypertension shares many of the proinflammatory mechanisms of HFpEF. Furthermore, hypertension precedes HFpEF in the majority of cases. Because of its clinically heterogeneous nature, development of standardized therapies for HFpEF has been challenging. As there are standardized approaches to hypertension, we suggest that similar approaches be used for the treatment of HFpEF, including medical and non-medical therapies. With medical therapies, a treat-to-target blood pressure (BP) strategy could be employed, such as systolic BP < 130 mmHg. With non-medical therapies, approaches to deal with physical inactivity, obesity, and sleep apnea could be used. Due to its heterogeneity, delineation of standardized therapies for HFpEF has been challenging. Focusing on the tremendous overlap of hypertensive heart disease with HFpEF, it is proposed that approaches currently used to guide therapies for hypertension be applied to the treatment of HFpEF.
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- Harry E Hicklin
- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
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Prasada S, Gilbert ON, Gandhi SK, Upadhya B, Stacey RB. Asymptomatic Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm with a Bicuspid Pulmonic Valve. Tex Heart Inst J 2018; 45:190-191. [PMID: 30072863 DOI: 10.14503/thij-17-6347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Gilbert ON, Choi CH, Franzil JL, Caughey M, Qureshi W, Stacey RB, Pu M, Applegate RJ, Gandhi SK, Zhao DXM. Comparison of paravalvular aortic leak characteristics in the Medtronic CoreValve versus Edwards Sapien Valve: Paravalvular aortic leak characteristics. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2018; 92:972-980. [DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Olivia N. Gilbert
- Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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- Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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- Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine; University of North Carolina Medical Center; Chapel Hill North Carolina
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- Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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- Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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- Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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- Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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- Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard; Winston-Salem North Carolina
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Brandon Stacey R, Meng M, Byrum Iii GV, Gilbert ON, Upadhya B, Rodriguez C, Zhao D, Pu M. Clinical Outcomes in Different Types of Aortic Stenosis as Assessed by Doppler Echocardiography. J Heart Valve Dis 2016; 25:672-678. [PMID: 28290165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY Cardiologists continue to struggle with the prognosis and significance of low-gradient, severe aortic stenosis (AS) with preserved ejection fraction (EF). Conflicting data makes more substantive decisions challenging. The study aim was to determine the prognosis and significance of severe AS by reviewing index cases from the authors' echocardiography laboratory. METHODS The study included 302 patients with AS and with aortic valve area (AVA) ≤1.0 cm2 who were identified from the echocardiography database between 2010 and 2011. AS was subdivided into four types based on AVA and mean pressure gradient (PG): (i) PG-matched, severe AS (AVA ≤1.0 cm2 and mean PG ≥40 mmHg; n = 143); (ii) low-PG, severe AS (AVA ≤1.0 cm2, mean PG <40 mmHg, and reduced EF <50%; n = 52); (iii) low-PG, severe AS (AVA ≤1.0 cm2, mean PG <40 mmHg, preserved EF ≥50%; n = 107); and patients with moderate AS (mean PG >25 mmHg and AVA ≥1.0 cm2; n = 104). RESULTS Among patients medically managed, those with low-PG severe AS and a reduced EF had the worst outcome. Compared to low-PG severe AS with EF ≥50%, patients with a low-PG and severe AS with EF <50%, and with matched-PG severe AS, had an increased risk of death (p <0.001 and p = 0.052, respectively). For gradient-matched severe AS, those patients who were unoperated had a more than five-fold mortality risk compared to those who underwent surgery [Hazard Ratio (HR): 5; p <0.001]. Similarly, among patients with low-PG severe AS with EF ≥50%, those medically managed had a threefold greater mortality risk compared to those who underwent surgery (HR: 3.3; p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Patients with low-PG severe AS and a preserved EF have a worse survival than those with moderate AS, but survived better than those with gradient-matched severe AS.
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- R Brandon Stacey
- Departments of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Electronic correspondence:
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- Departments of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine Section on Cardiology, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Haley WE, Gilbert ON, Riley RF, Newman JC, Roumie CL, Whittle J, Kronish IM, Tamariz L, Wiggers A, Morisky DE, Conroy MB, Kovalik E, Kressin NR, Muntner P, Goff DC. The association between Self-Reported Medication Adherence scores and systolic blood pressure control: a SPRINT baseline data study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 10:857-864.e2. [PMID: 27697447 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2016.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We examined baseline data from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) to investigate whether medication adherence, measured by the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8), was associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and whether MMAS-8 score and number of antihypertensive medications interacted in influencing SBP. A total of 8435 SPRINT participants were included: 21.2% had low adherence (MMAS-8: <6); 40.0% had medium adherence (6 to <8); and 38.8% had high adherence (8). SBP was <140 mm Hg in 54.6%; 140-160 mm Hg in 36.6%; and >160 mm Hg in 8.8%. In multivariable regression, medium vs. low adherence weakly associated with lower SBP (odds ratio: 1.17; confidence interval: 1.04, 1.31). SPRINT eligibility criteria should be considered when interpreting results. Efforts to understand and enhance adherence are crucial to improve population health, and using self-report instruments might be considered for predicting treatment adherence and response in future efficacy trials and for identifying patients for adherence support in clinical practice.
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- Section on Cardiovascular Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center Nashville and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Miami Veterans Affairs and University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- University of Alabama School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, CO, USA
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Gilbert ON, Bradford N, Vasu S, Upadhya B, Pu M. CALCULATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR STROKE VOLUME BY DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: IS ONE METHOD BETTER THAN THE OTHER? J Am Coll Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61322-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Gilbert ON, Hermann DD, Alvarez L, Deutsch C, Aldrich A, Sacrinty M, Pu M, Stacey R, Applegate R, Gandhi S, Zhao D. TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT CUSTOMIZATION BASED ON PARAVALVULAR AORTIC REGURGITATION LOCATION. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61791-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Abstract
Minocycline is a bacteriostatic, long-acting, lipid-soluble tetracycline that is generally well tolerated, but has been associated with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). This is a case report of a 21-year-old woman presented to her primary care physician with several months of fatigue, mylagias, weight loss and intermittent severe bi-temporal headaches without changes in vision. Her medications included an Ortho-Tri-Cyclen Lo and Minocycline, which she started 2 years prior for acne. On presentation, she was tachycardic and severely hypertensive. Initial laboratory evaluation showed hyponatraemia and hypokalaemia as well as elevation of inflammatory markers. Autoimmune work-up was positive for perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies. Renal arteriogram was characteristic of PAN and along with her other symptoms, she fulfilled the necessary criteria of American College of Rheumatology for diagnosis of PAN. Minocycline as a possible causative agent was discontinued since it was reported to cause cutaneous PAN in the literature. Cyclophosphamide and prednisone were initiated for treatment of her vasulculitis. Her symptoms and hypertension improved over the next several months. This is the first report of the minocycline-induced renal PAN.
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- Hossein Tabriziani
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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