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Zile MR, Lindenfeld J, Weaver FA, Zannad F, Galle E, Rogers T, Abraham WT. Baroreflex activation therapy in patients with heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction: Long-term outcomes. Eur J Heart Fail 2024. [PMID: 38606555 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3232] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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AIMS Carotid baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) restores baroreflex sensitivity and modulates the imbalance in cardiac autonomic function in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). We tested the hypothesis that treatment with BAT significantly reduces cardiovascular mortality and heart failure morbidity and provides long-term safety and sustainable symptomatic improvement. METHODS AND RESULTS BeAT-HF was a prospective, multicentre, randomized, two-arm, parallel-group, open-label, non-implanted control trial. New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III subjects, ejection fraction ≤35%, previous heart failure hospitalization or N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) >400 pg/ml, no class I indication for cardiac resynchronization therapy and NT-proBNP <1600 pg/ml were randomized to BAT plus optimal medical management (BAT group) or optimal medical management alone (control). The primary endpoint was cardiovascular mortality and HF morbidity; additional pre-specified endpoints included durability of safety, quality of life (QOL), exercise capacity (6-min hall walk distance [6MHWD]), functional status (NYHA class), hierarchical composite win ratio, freedom from all-cause death, left ventricular assists device (LVAD) implantation, heart transplant. Overall, 323 patients had 332 primary events, median follow-up was 3.6 years/patient. Both primary endpoint (rate ratio 0.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.57-1.57; p = 0.82) and components of the primary endpoints were not significantly different between BAT and control. The system- and procedure-related major adverse neurological and cardiovascular event-free rate remained 97% throughout the trial. Symptom improvement (QOL, 6MHWD, NYHA class, all nominal p < 0.001) in the BAT group was durable in time, sustainable in extent. Win ratio (1.26, 95% CI 1.02-1.58) and freedom from all-cause death, LVAD implantation, heart transplant (hazard ratio 0.66, 95% CI 0.43-1.01) favoured the BAT group but did not reach statistical significance. CONCLUSION The BeAT-HF primary endpoint was neutral; however, BAT provided safe, effective, and sustainable improvements in HFrEF patient's functional status, 6MHWD and QOL.
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- Michael R Zile
- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina and the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Université de Lorraine, Inserm Centre d'Investigation, CHU de Nancy, Institute Lorrain du Coeur et des Vaisseaux, Nancy, France
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Rodés-Cabau J, Lindenfeld J, Abraham WT, Zile MR, Kar S, Bayés-Genís A, Eigler N, Holcomb R, Núñez J, Lee E, Perl ML, Moravsky G, Pfeiffer M, Boehmer J, Gorcsan J, Bax JJ, Anker S, Stone GW. Interatrial shunt therapy in advanced heart failure: Outcomes from the open-label cohort of the RELIEVE-HF trial. Eur J Heart Fail 2024. [PMID: 38561314 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3215] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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AIMS Heart failure (HF) outcomes remain poor despite optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). We assessed safety, effectiveness, and transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) outcomes during the 12 months after Ventura shunt implantation in the RELIEVE-HF open-label roll-in cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS Eligibility required symptomatic HF despite optimal GDMT with ≥1 HF hospitalization in the prior year or elevated natriuretic peptides. The safety endpoint was device-related major adverse cardiovascular or neurological events at 30 days, compared to a prespecified performance goal. Effectiveness evaluations included the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) at baseline, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months and TTE at baseline and 12 months. Overall, 97 patients were enrolled and implanted at 64 sites. Average age was 70 ± 11 years, 97% were in New York Heart Association class III, and half had left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤40%. The safety endpoint was achieved (event rate 0%, p < 0.001). KCCQ overall summary score was improved by 12-16 points at all follow-up timepoints (all p < 0.004), with similar outcomes in patients with reduced and preserved LVEF. At 12 months, left ventricular end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes were reduced (p = 0.020 and p = 0.038, respectively), LVEF improved (p = 0.009), right ventricular end-systolic and end-diastolic areas were reduced (p = 0.001 and p = 0.030, respectively), and right ventricular fractional area change (p < 0.001) and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (p < 0.001) improved. CONCLUSION Interatrial shunting with the Ventura device was safe and resulted in favourable clinical effects in patients with HF, regardless of LVEF. Improvements of left and right ventricular structure and function were consistent with reverse myocardial remodelling. These results would support the potential of this shunt device as a treatment for HF.
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- Josep Rodés-Cabau
- Quebec Heart & Lung Institute, Laval University, Quebec City, Québec, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute of Los Robles Health System, Los Robles, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Germans Trias Heart Institute, Germans Trias University Hospital, Badalona, Spain
- CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain
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- V-Wave, Agoura Hills, California and Division of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Division of Cardiology, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Sammy Ofer Heart Center, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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- Division of Cardiology, Shamir Medical Center (Assaf HaRofeh), Be'er Ya'akov, Israel
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- Division of Cardiology, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK) of German Heart Center Charité, Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Berlin, Charité University, Berlin, Germany
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Fleming TR, Wittes J, Fiuzat M, Bristow MR, Rockhold FW, Connor JT, Saville BR, Claggett B, Cavagna I, Abraham WT, Cook TD, Lindenfeld J, O'Connor C, DeMets DL. Training the Next Generation of Data Monitoring Committee Members: An Initiative of the Heart Failure Collaboratory. JACC Heart Fail 2024:S2213-1779(24)00180-X. [PMID: 38530701 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2024.02.016] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Clinical trials are vital for assessing therapeutic interventions. The associated data monitoring committees (DMCs) safeguard patient interests and enhance trial integrity, thus promoting timely, reliable evaluations of those interventions. We face an urgent need to recruit and train new DMC members. The Heart Failure Collaboratory (HFC), a multidisciplinary public-private consortium of academics, trialists, patients, industry representatives, and government agencies, is working to improve the clinical trial ecosystem. The HFC aims to improve clinical trial efficiency and quality by standardizing concepts, and to help meet the demand for experienced individuals on DMCs by creating a standardized approach to training new members. This paper discusses the HFC's training workshop, and an apprenticeship model for new DMC members. It describes opportunities and challenges DMCs face, along with common myths and best practices learned through previous experiences, with an emphasis on data confidentiality and need for quality independent statistical reporting groups.
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- Thomas R Fleming
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- ConfluenceStat LLC, Cooper City, Florida, USA; University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Adaptix Trials, LLC, Austin, Texas, USA; Vanderbilt University Department of Biostatistics (adjoint faculty), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University College of Medicine/Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Adamson PB, Echols M, DeFilippis EM, Morris AA, Bennett M, Abraham WT, Lindenfeld J, Teerlink JR, O'Connor CM, Connolly AT, Li H, Fiuzat M, Vaduganathan M, Vardeny O, Batchelor W, McCants KC. Clinical Trial Inclusion and Impact on Early Adoption of Medical Innovation in Diverse Populations. JACC Heart Fail 2024:S2213-1779(24)00179-3. [PMID: 38530702 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2024.02.015] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Inadequate inclusion in clinical trial enrollment may contribute to health inequities by evaluating interventions in cohorts that do not fully represent target populations. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine if characteristics of patients with heart failure (HF) enrolled in a pivotal trial are associated with who receives an intervention after approval. METHODS Demographics from 2,017,107 Medicare patients hospitalized for HF were compared with those of the first 10,631 Medicare beneficiaries who received implantable pulmonary artery pressure sensors. Characteristics of the population studied in the pivotal CHAMPION (CardioMEMS Heart Sensor Allows Monitoring of Pressure to Improve Outcomes in NYHA Class III Heart Failure Patients) clinical trial (n = 550) were compared with those of both groups. All demographic data were analyzed nationally and in 4 U.S. regions. RESULTS The Medicare HF cohort included 80.9% White, 13.3% African American, 1.9% Hispanic, 1.3% Asian, and 51.5% female patients. Medicare patients <65 years of age were more likely to be African American (33%) and male (58%), whereas older patients were mostly White (84%) and female (53%). Forty-one percent of U.S. HF hospitalizations occurred in the South; demographic characteristics varied significantly across all U.S. regions. The CHAMPION trial adequately represented African Americans (23% overall, 35% <65 years of age), Hispanic Americans (2%), and Asian Americans (1%) but underrepresented women (27%). The trial's population characteristics were similar to those of the first patients who received pulmonary artery sensors (82% White, 13% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic, and 29% female). CONCLUSIONS Demographics of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services beneficiaries hospitalized with HF vary regionally and by age, which should be considered when defining "adequate" representation in clinical studies. Enrollment diversity in clinical trials may affect who receives early application of recently approved innovations.
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- Philip B Adamson
- Heart Failure Division, Abbott Laboratories, Austin, Texas, USA.
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- Division of Cardiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Section of Cardiology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA; Duke University Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Global Data Science and Analytics, Abbott Laboratories, Santa Clara, California, USA
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- Global Data Science and Analytics, Abbott Laboratories, Santa Clara, California, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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- Norton Heart & Vascular Institute, Norton Healthcare, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Dimond MG, Ibrahim NE, Fiuzat M, McMurray JJV, Lindenfeld J, Ahmad T, Bozkurt B, Bristow MR, Butler J, Carson PE, Felker GM, Jessup M, Murillo J, Kondo T, Solomon SD, Abraham WT, O'Connor CM, Psotka MA. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and the Future of Heart Failure Phenotyping. JACC Heart Fail 2024; 12:451-460. [PMID: 38099892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.11.005] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome traditionally classified by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) cutpoints. Although LVEF is prognostic for risk of events and predictive of response to some HF therapies, LVEF is a continuous variable and cutpoints are arbitrary, often based on historical clinical trial enrichment decisions rather than physiology. Holistic evaluation of the treatment effects for therapies throughout the LVEF range suggests the standard categorization paradigm for HF merits modification. The multidisciplinary Heart Failure Collaboratory reviewed data from large-scale HF clinical trials and found that many HF therapies have demonstrated therapeutic benefit across a large range of LVEF, but specific treatment effects vary across that range. Therefore, HF should practically be classified by association with an LVEF that is reduced or not reduced, while acknowledging uncertainty around the precise LVEF cutpoint, and future research should evaluate new therapies across the continuum of LVEF.
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Inova Schar Heart and Vascular, Falls Church, Virginia, USA; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Friedman DJ, Olivas-Martinez A, Dalgaard F, Fudim M, Abraham WT, Cleland JGF, Curtis AB, Gold MR, Kutyifa V, Linde C, Tang AS, Ali-Ahmed F, Inoue LYT, Sanders GD, Al-Khatib SM. Relationship between sex, body size, and cardiac resynchronization therapy benefit: A patient-level meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Heart Rhythm 2024:S1547-5271(24)00128-0. [PMID: 38360252 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.01.058] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Women might benefit more than men from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and do so at shorter QRS durations. OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis was performed to determine whether sex-based differences in CRT effects are better accounted for by height, body surface area (BSA), or left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD). METHODS We analyzed patient-level data from CRT trials (MIRACLE, MIRACLE ICD, MIRACLE ICD II, REVERSE, RAFT, COMPANION, and MADIT-CRT) using bayesian hierarchical Weibull regression models. Relationships between QRS duration and CRT effects were examined overall and in sex-stratified cohorts; additional analyses indexed QRS duration by height, BSA, or LVEDD. End points were heart failure hospitalization (HFH) or death and all-cause mortality. RESULTS Compared with men (n = 5628), women (n = 1439) were shorter (1.62 [interquartile range, 1.57-1.65] m vs 1.75 [1.70-1.80] m; P < .001), with smaller BSAs (1.76 [1.62-1.90] m2 vs 2.02 [1.89-2.16] m2; P < .001). In adjusted sex-stratified analyses, the reduction in HFH or death was greater for women (hazard ratio, 0.54; credible interval, 0.42-0.70) than for men (hazard ratio, 0.77; credible interval, 0.66-0.89; Pinteraction = .009); results were similar for all-cause mortality even after adjustment for height, BSA, and LVEDD. Sex-specific differences were observed only in nonischemic cardiomyopathy. The effect of CRT on HFH or death was observed at a shorter QRS duration for women (126 ms) than for men (145 ms). Indexing QRS duration by height, BSA, or LVEDD attenuated sex-specific QRS duration thresholds for the effects of CRT on HFH or death but not on mortality. CONCLUSION Although body size partially explains sex-specific QRS duration thresholds for CRT benefit, it is not associated with the magnitude of CRT benefit. Indexing QRS duration for body size might improve selection of patients for CRT, particularly with a "borderline" QRS duration. CLINICALTRIALS GOV REGISTRATION NCT00271154, NCT00251251, NCT00267098, NCT00180271.
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- Daniel J Friedman
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Medicine, Nykøbing Falster Sygehus, Nykøbing, Denmark
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Division of Cardiology, Wroclaw University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, New York
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- Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Evidence Synthesis Group, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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Lindenfeld J, Costanzo MR, Zile MR, Ducharme A, Troughton R, Maisel A, Mehra MR, Paul S, Sears SF, Smart F, Johnson N, Henderson J, Adamson PB, Desai AS, Abraham WT. Implantable Hemodynamic Monitors Improve Survival in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2024; 83:682-694. [PMID: 38325994 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.11.030] [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: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Trials evaluating implantable hemodynamic monitors to manage patients with heart failure (HF) have shown reductions in HF hospitalizations but not mortality. Prior meta-analyses assessing mortality have been limited in construct because of an absence of patient-level data, short-term follow-up duration, and evaluation across the combined spectrum of ejection fractions. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine whether management with implantable hemodynamic monitors reduces mortality in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and to confirm the effect of hemodynamic-monitoring guided management on HF hospitalization reduction reported in previous studies. METHODS The patient-level pooled meta-analysis used 3 randomized studies (GUIDE-HF [Hemodynamic-Guided Management of Heart Failure], CHAMPION [CardioMEMS Heart Sensor Allows Monitoring of Pressure to Improve Outcomes in NYHA Class III Heart Failure Patients], and LAPTOP-HF [Left Atrial Pressure Monitoring to Optimize Heart Failure Therapy]) of implantable hemodynamic monitors (2 measuring pulmonary artery pressures and 1 measuring left atrial pressure) to assess the effect on all-cause mortality and HF hospitalizations. RESULTS A total of 1,350 patients with HFrEF were included. Hemodynamic-monitoring guided management significantly reduced overall mortality with an HR of 0.75 (95% CI: 0.57-0.99); P = 0.043. HF hospitalizations were significantly reduced with an HR of 0.64 (95% CI: 0.55-0.76); P < 0.0001. CONCLUSIONS Management of patients with HFrEF using an implantable hemodynamic monitor significantly reduces both mortality and HF hospitalizations. The reduction in HF hospitalizations is seen early in the first year of monitoring and mortality benefits occur after the first year.
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- JoAnn Lindenfeld
- Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Caroline, USA
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Center for Advanced Heart Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Catawba Valley Health System, Conover, North Carolina, USA
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- East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Center for Advanced Heart Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Saville BR, Burkhoff D, Abraham WT. Streamlining Randomized Clinical Trials for Device Therapies in Heart Failure: Bayesian Borrowing of External Data. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e033255. [PMID: 38258663 PMCID: PMC11056136 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033255] [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: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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BACKGROUND The Breakthrough Devices Program of the US Food and Drug Administration has accelerated the development and evaluation of medical devices for patients with heart failure. One such device is the Optimizer Smart System, which the US Food and Drug Administration approved in 2019. METHODS AND RESULTS The Optimizer device was evaluated in a pivotal randomized clinical trial (FIX-HF-5C [Confirmatory Randomized Trial Evaluating the Optimizer System]) that leveraged Bayesian borrowing of external data to reduce the sample size and determine therapeutic device benefit versus continued medical therapy. Bayesian borrowing is explained in the context of the FIX-HF-5C trial, including an overview of the statistical methodologies, regulatory considerations, and interpretations of trial results. CONCLUSIONS The US Food and Drug Administration Breakthrough Devices Program and novel Bayesian statistical methodology accelerated the path to regulatory approval and patient access to a potentially lifesaving device and may serve as a model for future clinical trials.
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- Benjamin R. Saville
- Berry Consultants, LLCAustinTXUSA
- Department of BiostatisticsVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTNUSA
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- Division of Cardiovascular MedicineThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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Abdin A, Lauder L, Fudim M, Abraham WT, Anker SD, Böhm M, Mahfoud F. Neuromodulation interventions in the management of heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2024; 26:502-510. [PMID: 38247193 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3147] [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: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Despite remarkable improvements in the management of heart failure (HF), HF remains one of the most rapidly growing cardiovascular condition resulting in a substantial burden on healthcare systems worldwide. In clinical practice, however, a relevant proportion of patients are treated with suboptimal combinations and doses lower than those recommended in the current guidelines. Against this background, it remains important to identify new targets and investigate additional therapeutic options to alleviate symptoms and potentially improve prognosis in HF. Therefore, non-pharmacological interventions targeting autonomic imbalance in HF have been evaluated. This paper aims to review the physiology, available clinical data, and potential therapeutic role of device-based neuromodulation in HF.
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- Amr Abdin
- Internal Medicine Clinic III, Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine Clinic III, Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK) of German Heart Center Charité; Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Internal Medicine Clinic III, Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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- Internal Medicine Clinic III, Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
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Zeitler EP, Dalgaard F, Abraham WT, Cleland JGF, Curtis AB, Friedman DJ, Gold MR, Kutyifa V, Linde C, Tang AS, Olivas-Martinez A, Inoue LYT, Sanders GD, Al-Khatib SM. Benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy among older patients: A patient-level meta-analysis. Am Heart J 2024; 267:81-90. [PMID: 37984672 PMCID: PMC10842211 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.11.002] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduces heart failure hospitalizations (HFH) and mortality for guideline-indicated patients with heart failure (HF). Most patients with HF are aged ≥70 years but such patients are often under-represented in randomized trials. METHODS Patient-level data were combined from 8 randomized trials published 2002-2013 comparing CRT to no CRT (n = 6,369). The effect of CRT was estimated using an adjusted Bayesian survival model. Using age as a categorical (<70 vs ≥70 years) or continuous variable, the interaction between age and CRT on the composite end point of HFH or all-cause mortality or all-cause mortality alone was assessed. RESULTS The median age was 67 years with 2436 (38%) being 70+; 1,554 (24%) were women; 2,586 (41%) had nonischemic cardiomyopathy and median QRS duration was 160 ms. Overall, CRT was associated with a delay in time to the composite end point (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.75, 95% credible interval [CI] 0.66-0.85, P = .002) and all-cause mortality alone (aHR of 0.80, 95% CI 0.69-0.96, P = .017). When age was treated as a categorical variable, there was no interaction between age and the effect of CRT for either end point (P > .1). When age was treated as a continuous variable, older patients appeared to obtain greater benefit with CRT for the composite end point (P for interaction = .027) with a similar but nonsignificant trend for mortality (P for interaction = .35). CONCLUSION Reductions in HFH and mortality with CRT are as great or greater in appropriately indicated older patients. Age should not be a limiting factor for the provision of CRT.
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Department of Medicine, Nykøbing Falster Sygehus, Nykøbing and Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY
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- Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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Lala A, Hamo CE, Bozkurt B, Fiuzat M, Blumer V, Bukhoff D, Butler J, Costanzo MR, Felker GM, Filippatos G, Konstam MA, McMurray JJV, Mentz RJ, Metra M, Psotka MA, Solomon SD, Teerlink J, Abraham WT, O'Connor CM. Standardized Definitions for Evaluation of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Therapies: HF-ARC Expert Panel Paper. JACC Heart Fail 2024; 12:1-15. [PMID: 38069997 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.09.030] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is one of the most common reasons for hospitalizations or urgent care and is associated with poor outcomes. Therapies shown to improve outcomes are limited, however, and innovation in pharmacologic and device-based therapeutics are therefore actively being sought. Standardizing definitions for ADHF and its trajectory is complex, limiting the generalizability and translation of clinical trials to effect clinical care and policy change. The Heart Failure Collaboratory is a multistakeholder organization comprising clinical investigators, clinicians, patients, government representatives (including U.S. Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health participants), payors, and industry collaborators. The following expert consensus document is the product of the Heart Failure Collaboratory convening with the Academic Research Consortium, including members from academia, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and industry, for the purposes of proposing standardized definitions for ADHF and highlighting important endpoint considerations to inform the design and conduct of clinical trials for drugs and devices in this clinical arena.
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- Anuradha Lala
- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
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- New York University School of Medicine, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Winters Center for Heart Failure, Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA; University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- University of Cyprus Medical School, Shakolas Educational Center for Clinical Medicine, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- The CardioVascular Center of Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Cardiology, Cardio-Thoracic Department, Civil Hospitals; Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Section of Cardiology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and School of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
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Waksman R, Pahuja M, van Diepen S, Proudfoot AG, Morrow D, Spitzer E, Nichol G, Weisfeldt ML, Moscucci M, Lawler PR, Mebazaa A, Fan E, Dickert NW, Samsky M, Kormos R, Piña IL, Zuckerman B, Farb A, Sapirstein JS, Simonton C, West NEJ, Damluji AA, Gilchrist IC, Zeymer U, Thiele H, Cutlip DE, Krucoff M, Abraham WT. Standardized Definitions for Cardiogenic Shock Research and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: Scientific Expert Panel From the Shock Academic Research Consortium (SHARC). Circulation 2023; 148:1113-1126. [PMID: 37782695 PMCID: PMC11025346 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.064527] [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: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Abstract
The Shock Academic Research Consortium is a multi-stakeholder group, including representatives from the US Food and Drug Administration and other government agencies, industry, and payers, convened to develop pragmatic consensus definitions useful for the evaluation of clinical trials enrolling patients with cardiogenic shock, including trials evaluating mechanical circulatory support devices. Several in-person and virtual meetings were convened between 2020 and 2022 to discuss the need for developing the standardized definitions required for evaluation of mechanical circulatory support devices in clinical trials for cardiogenic shock patients. The expert panel identified key concepts and topics by performing literature reviews, including previous clinical trials, while recognizing current challenges and the need to advance evidence-based practice and statistical analysis to support future clinical trials. For each category, a lead (primary) author was assigned to perform a literature search and draft a proposed definition, which was presented to the subgroup. These definitions were further modified after feedback from the expert panel meetings until a consensus was reached. This manuscript summarizes the expert panel recommendations focused on outcome definitions, including efficacy and safety.
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- Ron Waksman
- Section of Interventional Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC (R.W.)
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City (M.P.)
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (S.v.D.)
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Barts Heart Centre, London, UK (A.G.P.)
- Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany (A.G.P.)
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (D.M.)
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- Cardialysis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (E.S.)
- Cardiology Department, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (E.S.)
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- University of Washington-Harborview Center for Prehospital Emergency Care, University of Washington Harborview Center, Seattle (G.N.)
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (M.L.W.)
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- Office of Cardiovascular Devices, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD (M.M., B.Z., A.F., J.S.S.)
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Canada (P.R.L.)
- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada (P.R.L.)
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (P.R.L.)
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- Université Paris Cité, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Lariboisière, France (A.M.)
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada (E.F.)
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (N.W.D.)
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (M.S.)
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- Global Medical Affairs Heart Failure, Abbott Laboratories, Austin, TX (R.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (I.L.P.)
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- Office of Cardiovascular Devices, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD (M.M., B.Z., A.F., J.S.S.)
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- Office of Cardiovascular Devices, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD (M.M., B.Z., A.F., J.S.S.)
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- Office of Cardiovascular Devices, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD (M.M., B.Z., A.F., J.S.S.)
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- Inova Center of Outcomes Research, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA (A.A.D.)
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology/Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State Health/Hershey Medical Center (I.C.G.)
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- Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen, Germany (U.Z.)
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- Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Germany (H.T.)
- Leipzig Heart Science, Germany (H.T.)
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston MA (D.E.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (M.K.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University College of Medicine/Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus (W.T.A.)
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Clephas PRD, Radhoe SP, Boersma E, Gregson J, Jhund PS, Abraham WT, McMurray JJV, de Boer RA, Brugts JJ. Efficacy of pulmonary artery pressure monitoring in patients with chronic heart failure: a meta-analysis of three randomized controlled trials. Eur Heart J 2023; 44:3658-3668. [PMID: 37210750 PMCID: PMC10542655 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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AIMS Adjustment of treatment based on remote monitoring of pulmonary artery (PA) pressure may reduce the risk of hospital admission for heart failure (HF). We have conducted a meta-analysis of large randomized trials investigating this question. METHODS AND RESULTS A systematic literature search was performed for randomized clinical trials with PA pressure monitoring devices in patients with HF. The primary outcome of interest was the total number of HF hospitalizations. Other outcomes assessed were urgent visits leading to treatment with intravenous diuretics, all-cause mortality, and composites. Treatment effects are expressed as hazard ratios, and pooled effect estimates were obtained applying random effects meta-analyses. Three eligible randomized clinical trials were identified that included 1898 outpatients in New York Heart Association functional classes II-IV, either hospitalized for HF in the prior 12 months or with elevated plasma NT-proBNP concentrations. The mean follow-up was 14.7 months, 67.8% of the patients were men, and 65.8% had an ejection fraction ≤40%. Compared to patients in the control group, the hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) for total HF hospitalizations in those randomized to PA pressure monitoring was 0.70 (0.58-0.86) (P = .0005). The corresponding hazard ratio for the composite of total HF hospitalizations, urgent visits and all-cause mortality was 0.75 (0.61-0.91; P = .0037) and for all-cause mortality 0.92 (0.73-1.16). Subgroup analyses, including ejection fraction phenotype, revealed no evidence of heterogeneity in the treatment effect. CONCLUSION The use of remote PA pressure monitoring to guide treatment of patients with HF reduces episodes of worsening HF and subsequent hospitalizations.
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- Pascal R D Clephas
- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, 410 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Yang M, Kondo T, Adamson C, Butt JH, Abraham WT, Desai AS, Jering KS, Køber L, Kosiborod MN, Packer M, Rouleau JL, Solomon SD, Vaduganathan M, Zile MR, Jhund PS, McMurray JJ. Knowledge about self-efficacy and outcomes in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:1831-1839. [PMID: 37369637 PMCID: PMC10947165 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2944] [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: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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AIM Although education in self-management is thought to be an important aspect of the care of patients with heart failure, little is known about whether self-rated knowledge of self-management is associated with outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between patient-reported knowledge of self-management and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). METHODS AND RESULTS Using individual patient data from three recent clinical trials enrolling participants with HFrEF, we examined patient characteristics and clinical outcomes according to responses to the 'self-efficacy' questions of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire. One question quantifies patients' understanding of how to prevent heart failure exacerbations ('prevention' question) and the other how to manage complications when they arise ('response' question). Self-reported answers from patients were pragmatically divided into: poor (do not understand at all, do not understand very well, somewhat understand), fair (mostly understand), and good (completely understand). Cox-proportional hazard models were used to evaluate time-to-first occurrence of each endpoint, and negative binomial regression analysis was performed to compare the composite of total (first and repeat) heart failure hospitalizations and cardiovascular death across the above-defined groups. Of patients (n = 17 629) completing the 'prevention' question, 4197 (23.8%), 6897 (39.1%), and 6535 (37.1%) patients had poor, fair, and good self-rated knowledge, respectively. Of those completing the 'response' question (n = 17 637), 4033 (22.9%), 5463 (31.0%), and 8141 (46.2%) patients had poor, fair, and good self-rated knowledge, respectively. For both questions, patients with 'poor' knowledge were older, more often female, and had a worse heart failure profile but similar treatment. The rates (95% confidence interval) per 100 person-years for the primary composite outcome for 'poor', 'moderate' and 'good' self-rated knowledge in answer to the 'prevention' question were 12.83 (12.11-13.60), 12.08 (11.53-12.65) and 11.55 (11.00-12.12), respectively, and for the 'response' question were 12.88 (12.13-13.67), 12.22 (11.60-12.86) and 11.56 (11.07-12.07), respectively. The lower event rates in patients with 'good' self-rate knowledge were accounted for by lower rates of cardiovascular (and all-cause) death and not hospitalization for worsening heart failure. CONCLUSIONS Poor patient-reported 'self-efficacy' may be associated with higher rates of mortality. Evaluation of knowledge of 'self-efficacy' may provide prognostic information and a guide to which patients may benefit from further education about self-management.
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- Mingming Yang
- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of MedicineSoutheast UniversityNanjingChina
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
- Department of CardiologyNagoya University Graduate School of MedicineNagoyaJapan
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
- Department of CardiologyCopenhagen University Hospital RigshospitaletCopenhagenDenmark
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- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Department of CardiologyCopenhagen University Hospital RigshospitaletCopenhagenDenmark
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and University of Missouri‐Kansas CityKansasMOUSA
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular InstituteBaylor University Medical CenterDallasTXUSA
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- Institut de Cardiologie de MontréalUniversité de MontréalMontréalCanada
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- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Medical University of South Carolina and RHJ Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterCharlestonSCUSA
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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Fudim M, Dalgaard F, Friedman DJ, Abraham WT, Cleland JGF, Curtis AB, Gold MR, Kutyifa V, Linde C, Ali-Ahmed F, Tang A, Olivas-Martinez A, Inoue LYT, Al-Khatib SM, Sanders GD. Comorbidities and clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: patient-level meta-analysis from eight clinical trials. Eur J Heart Fail 2023. [PMID: 37671601 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3029] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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AIMS Patients with heart failure usually have several other medical conditions that might alter the effects of interventions. We investigated whether the burden of comorbidity modified the clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). METHODS AND RESULTS Original patient-level data from eight randomized trials exploring the effects of CRT versus no CRT were pooled (BLOCK-HF, MIRACLE, MIRACLE-ICD, MIRACLE-ICD II, RAFT, COMPANION, MADIT-CRT and REVERSE). A prior history of the following comorbidities was considered: episodic or persistent atrial fibrillation (n = 920), coronary artery disease (n = 3732), diabetes (n = 2171), and hypertension (n = 3353). Patients were classified into three groups based on the number of comorbidities: 0, 1-2, or ≥3. The outcomes of interest were time to all-cause mortality and time to the composite outcome of heart failure hospitalization (HFH) or all-cause mortality. Outcomes were evaluated within each comorbidity group using a Bayesian hierarchical Weibull survival regression model. Of 6324 patients, 970 (15%) had no comorbidities, 4052 (64%) had 1-2 and 1302 (21%) had ≥3 comorbidities. The adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) for CRT versus no CRT for all-cause mortality in the overall cohort was 0.79 (95% credible interval [CI] 0.68-0.93) (p = 0.010); for no comorbidities the aHR was 0.54 (95% CI 0.34-0.86), for 1-2 comorbidities was 0.81 (95% CI 0.67-0.97) and for ≥3 comorbidities was 0.83 (95% CI 0.64-1.07) (no significant interaction between CRT and comorbidity burden: p = 0.13). For the endpoint of HFH or all-cause mortality, the aHR for the overall cohort was 0.74 (95% CI 0.65-0.84) (p = 0.001), for no comorbidities was 0.69 (95% CI 0.50-0.94), for 1-2 comorbidities was 0.77 (95% CI 0.66-0.90) and for ≥3 comorbidities was 0.68 (95% CI 0.55-0.82) (no significant interaction between CRT and comorbidity burden: p = 0.081). CONCLUSION In a meta-analysis of patient-level data from eight major trials, the totality of evidence suggests that CRT reduces HFH and/or all-cause mortality even when several comorbid diseases are present. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT00271154, NCT00251251, NCT00267098, NCT00180271.
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- Marat Fudim
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Cardiology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Medicine, Nykøbing Falster Sygehus, Nykøbing, Denmark
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Medicine, Nykøbing Falster Sygehus, Nykøbing, Denmark
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Evidence Synthesis Group, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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Pio SM, Medvedofsky D, Stassen J, Delgado V, Namazi F, Weissman NJ, Grayburn P, Kar S, Lim DS, Zhou Z, Alu MC, Redfors B, Kapadia S, Lindenfeld J, Abraham WT, Mack MJ, Asch FM, Stone GW, Bax JJ. Changes in Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Patients With Heart Failure and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: The COAPT Trial. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e029956. [PMID: 37646214 PMCID: PMC10547326 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.029956] [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: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Background Left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) provides incremental prognostic information over LV ejection fraction in patients with heart failure (HF) and secondary mitral regurgitation. We examined the prognostic impact of LV GLS improvement in this population. Methods and Results The COAPT (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation) trial randomized symptomatic patients with HF with severe (3+/4+) mitral regurgitation to transcatheter edge-to-edge repair with the MitraClip device plus maximally tolerated guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) versus GDMT alone. LV GLS was measured at baseline and 6-month follow-up. The relationship between the improvement in LV GLS from baseline to 6 months and the composite of all-cause death or HF hospitalization between 6- and 24-month follow-up were assessed. Among 383 patients, 174 (45.4%) had improved LV GLS at 6-month follow-up (83/195 [42.6%] with transcatheter edge-to-edge repair+GDMT and 91/188 [48.4%] with GDMT alone; P=0.25). Improvement in LV GLS was strongly associated with reduced death or HF hospitalization between 6 and 24 months (P<0.009), with similar risk reduction in both treatment arms (Pinteraction=0.40). By multivariable analysis, LV GLS improvement at 6 months was independently associated with a lower risk of death or HF hospitalization (hazard ratio [HR], 0.55 [95% CI, 0.36-0.83]; P=0.009), death (HR, 0.48 [95% CI, 0.29-0.81]; P=0.006), and HF hospitalization (HR, 0.50 [95% CI, 0.31-0.81]; P=0.005) between 6 and 24 months. Conclusions Among patients with HF and severe mitral regurgitation in the COAPT trial, improvement in LV GLS at 6-month follow-up was associated with improved outcomes after both transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and GDMT alone between 6 and 24 months. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT01626079.
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- Stephan M. Pio
- Department of CardiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
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- Department of CardiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
- Department of CardiologyJessa HospitalHasseltBelgium
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- Department of CardiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
- Hospital University Germans Trias i PujolBadalonaSpain
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- Department of CardiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
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- Los Robles Regional Medical CenterThousand OaksCA
- Bakersfield Heart HospitalBakersfieldCA
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- Cardiovascular Research FoundationNew YorkNY
- Department of CardiologySahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburgSweden
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNY
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- Department of CardiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenthe Netherlands
- Turku Heart Center, University of Turku and Turku University HospitalTurkuFinland
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Yang M, Kondo T, Adamson C, Butt JH, Abraham WT, Desai AS, Jering KS, Køber L, Kosiborod MN, Packer M, Rouleau JL, Solomon SD, Vaduganathan M, Zile MR, Jhund PS, McMurray JJV. Impact of comorbidities on health status measured using the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire in patients with heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:1606-1618. [PMID: 37401511 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023] Open
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AIM Patients with heart failure (HF) often suffer from a range of comorbidities, which may affect their health status. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of different comorbidities on health status in patients with HF and reduced (HFrEF) and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). METHODS AND RESULTS Using individual patient data from HFrEF (ATMOSPHERE, PARADIGM-HF, DAPA-HF) and HFpEF (TOPCAT, PARAGON-HF) trials, we examined the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) domain scores and overall summary score (KCCQ-OSS) across a range of cardiorespiratory (angina, atrial fibrillation [AF], stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]) and other comorbidities (obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease [CKD], anaemia). Of patients with HFrEF (n = 20 159), 36.2% had AF, 33.9% CKD, 33.9% diabetes, 31.4% obesity, 25.5% angina, 12.2% COPD, 8.4% stroke, and 4.4% anaemia; the corresponding proportions in HFpEF (n = 6563) were: 54.0% AF, 48.7% CKD, 43.4% diabetes, 53.3% obesity, 28.6% angina, 14.7% COPD, 10.2% stroke, and 6.5% anaemia. HFpEF patients had lower KCCQ domain scores and KCCQ-OSS (67.8 vs. 71.3) than HFrEF patients. Physical limitations, social limitations and quality of life domains were reduced more than symptom frequency and symptom burden domains. In both HFrEF and HFpEF, COPD, angina, anaemia, and obesity were associated with the lowest scores. An increasing number of comorbidities was associated with decreasing scores (e.g. KCCQ-OSS 0 vs. ≥4 comorbidities: HFrEF 76.8 vs. 66.4; HFpEF 73.7 vs. 65.2). CONCLUSIONS Cardiac and non-cardiac comorbidities are common in both HFrEF and HFpEF patients and most are associated with reductions in health status although the impact varied among comorbidities, by the number of comorbidities, and by HF phenotype. Treating/correcting comorbidity is a therapeutic approach that may improve the health status of patients with HF.
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- Mingming Yang
- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MS, USA
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- RHJ Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Dalgaard F, Fudim M, Al-Khatib SM, Friedman DJ, Abraham WT, Cleland JGF, Curtis AB, Gold MR, Kutyifa V, Linde C, Young J, Ali-Ahmed F, Tang A, Olivas-Martinez A, Inoue LY, Sanders GD. Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with a prior history of atrial fibrillation: Insights from four major clinical trials. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2023; 34:1914-1924. [PMID: 37522254 PMCID: PMC10529427 DOI: 10.1111/jce.16022] [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: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
Abstract
AIMS To investigate the association of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on outcomes among participants with and without a history of atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS Individual-patient-data from four randomized trials investigating CRT-Defibrillators (COMPANION, MADIT-CRT, REVERSE) or CRT-Pacemakers (COMPANION, MIRACLE) were analyzed. Outcomes were time to a composite of heart failure hospitalization or all-cause mortality or to all-cause mortality alone. The association of CRT on outcomes for patients with and without a history of AF was assessed using a Bayesian-Weibull survival regression model adjusting for baseline characteristics. RESULTS Of 3964 patients included, 586 (14.8%) had a history of AF; 2245 (66%) were randomized to CRT. Overall, CRT reduced the risk of the primary composite endpoint (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.69, 95% credible interval [CI]: 0.56-0.81). The effect was similar (posterior probability of no interaction = 0.26) in patients with (HR: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.55-1.10) and without a history of AF (HR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.55-0.80). In these four trials, CRT did not reduce mortality overall (HR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.66-1.01) without evidence of interaction (posterior probability of no interaction = 0.14) for patients with (HR: 1.09, 95% CI: 0.70-1.74) or without a history of AF (HR: 0.70, 95% CI: 0.60-0.97). CONCLUSION The association of CRT on the composite endpoint or mortality was not statistically different for patients with or without a history of AF, but this could reflect inadequate power. Our results call for trials to confirm the benefit of CRT recipients with a history of AF.
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- Frederik Dalgaard
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Medicine, Nykøbing Falster Sygehus, Nykøbing, Denmark
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY
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- Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, Ontario, Canada
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC
- Evidence Synthesis Group, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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Kondo T, Dewan P, Anand IS, Desai AS, Packer M, Zile MR, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD, Abraham WT, Shah SJ, Lam CSP, Jhund PS, McMurray JJV. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure: Are There Thresholds and Inflection Points in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Thresholds Justifying a Clinical Classification? Circulation 2023; 148:732-749. [PMID: 37366061 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.063642] [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: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Recent guidelines proposed a classification for heart failure (HF) on the basis of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), although it remains unclear whether the divisions chosen were biologically rational. Using patients spanning the full range of LVEF, we examined whether there was evidence of LVEF thresholds in patient characteristics or inflection points in clinical outcomes. METHODS Using patient-level information, we created a merged dataset of 33 699 participants who had been enrolled in 6 randomized controlled HF trials including patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction. The relationship between the incidence of all-cause death (and specific causes of death) and HF hospitalization, and LVEF, was evaluated using Poisson regression models. RESULTS As LVEF increased, age, the proportion of women, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, and prevalence of atrial fibrillation and diabetes increased, whereas ischemic pathogenesis, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide) decreased. As LVEF increased >50%, age and the proportion of women continued to increase, and ischemic pathogenesis and NT-proBNP decreased, but other characteristics did not change meaningfully. The incidence of most clinical outcomes (except noncardiovascular death) decreased as LVEF increased, with a LVEF inflection point of around 50% for all-cause death and cardiovascular death, around 40% for pump failure death, and around 35% for HF hospitalization. Higher than those thresholds, there was little further decline in the incidence rate. There was no evidence of a J-shaped relationship between LVEF and death; no evidence of worse outcomes in patients with high-normal ("supranormal") LVEF. Similarly, in a subset of patients with echocardiographic data, there were no structural differences in patients with a high-normal LVEF suggestive of amyloidosis, and NT-proBNP levels were consistent with this conclusion. CONCLUSIONS In patients with HF, there was a LVEF threshold of around 40% to 50% where the pattern of patient characteristics changed, and event rates began to increase compared with higher LVEF values. Our findings provide evidence to support current upper LVEF thresholds defining HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction on the basis of prognosis. REGISTRATION URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov; Unique identifiers: NCT00634309, NCT00634400, NCT00634712, NCT00095238, NCT01035255, NCT00094302, NCT00853658, and NCT01920711.
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- Toru Kondo
- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (T.K., P.D., P.S.J., J.J.V.M.)
- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan (T.K.)
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (T.K., P.D., P.S.J., J.J.V.M.)
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- VA Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (I.S.A.)
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.S.D., M.A.P., S.D.S.)
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX (M.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston (M.R.Z.)
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.S.D., M.A.P., S.D.S.)
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.S.D., M.A.P., S.D.S.)
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- The Ohio State University, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (W.T.A.)
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL (S.J.S.)
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- National Heart Centre Singapore & Duke-National University of Singapore (C.S.P.L.)
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (T.K., P.D., P.S.J., J.J.V.M.)
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (T.K., P.D., P.S.J., J.J.V.M.)
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Yang M, Kondo T, Butt JH, Abraham WT, Anand IS, Desai AS, Køber L, Packer M, Pfeffer MA, Rouleau JL, Sabatine MS, Solomon SD, Swedberg K, Zile MR, Jhund PS, McMurray JJV. Stroke in patients with heart failure and reduced or preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J 2023; 44:2998-3013. [PMID: 37358785 PMCID: PMC10424882 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad338] [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: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023] Open
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AIMS Stroke is an important problem in patients with heart failure (HF), but the intersection between the two conditions is poorly studied across the range of ejection fraction. The prevalence of history of stroke and related outcomes were investigated in patients with HF. METHODS AND RESULTS Individual patient meta-analysis of seven clinical trials enrolling patients with HF with reduced (HFrEF) and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Of the 20 159 patients with HFrEF, 1683 (8.3%) had a history of stroke, and of the 13 252 patients with HFpEF, 1287 (9.7%) had a history of stroke. Regardless of ejection fraction, patients with a history of stroke had more vascular comorbidity and worse HF. Among those with HFrEF, the incidence of the composite of cardiovascular death, HF hospitalization, stroke, or myocardial infarction was 18.23 (16.81-19.77) per 100 person-years in those with prior stroke vs. 13.12 (12.77-13.48) in those without [hazard ratio 1.37 (1.26-1.49), P < 0.001]. The corresponding rates in patients with HFpEF were 14.16 (12.96-15.48) and 9.37 (9.06-9.70) [hazard ratio 1.49 (1.36-1.64), P < 0.001]. Each component of the composite was more frequent in patients with stroke history, and the risk of future stroke was doubled in patients with prior stroke. Among patients with prior stroke, 30% with concomitant atrial fibrillation were not anticoagulated, and 29% with arterial disease were not taking statins; 17% with HFrEF and 38% with HFpEF had uncontrolled systolic blood pressure (≥140 mmHg). CONCLUSION Heart failure patients with a history of stroke are at high risk of subsequent cardiovascular events, and targeting underutilization of guideline-recommended treatments might be a way to improve outcomes in this high-risk population.
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- Mingming Yang
- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, OH, USA
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- VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- TIMI Study Group, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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Kong J, Zaroff JG, Ambrosy AP, Fitzpatrick JK, Ku IA, Mishell JM, Kotinkaduwa LN, Redfors B, Beohar N, Ailawadi G, Lindenfeld J, Abraham WT, Mack MJ, Kar S, Lim DS, Whisenant BK, Stone GW. Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes Associated With Worsening Renal Function in Patients With Heart Failure and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: The COAPT Trial. J Am Heart Assoc 2023:e029504. [PMID: 37421291 PMCID: PMC10382100 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029504] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
Abstract
Background The incidence and implications of worsening renal function (WRF) after mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) in patients with heart failure (HF) are unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the proportion of patients with HF and secondary mitral regurgitation who develop persistent WRF within 30 days following TEER, and whether this development portends a worse prognosis. Methods and Results In the COAPT (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation) trial, 614 patients with HF and severe secondary mitral regurgitation were randomized to TEER with the MitraClip plus guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) versus GDMT alone. WRF was defined as serum creatinine increase ≥1.5× or ≥0.3 mg/dL from baseline persisting to day 30 or requiring renal replacement therapy. All-cause death and HF hospitalization rates between 30 days and 2 years were compared in patients with and without WRF. WRF at 30 days was present in 11.3% of patients (9.7% in the TEER plus GDMT group and 13.1% in the GDMT alone group; P=0.23). WRF was associated with all-cause death (hazard ratio [HR], 1.98 [95% CI, 1.3-3.03]; P=0.001) but not HF hospitalization (HR, 1.47 [ 95% CI, 0.97-2.24]; P=0.07) between 30 days and 2 years. Compared with GDMT alone, TEER reduced both death and HF hospitalization consistently in patients with and without WRF (Pinteraction=0.53 and 0.57, respectively). Conclusions Among patients with HF and severe secondary mitral regurgitation, the incidence of WRF at 30 days was not increased after TEER compared with GDMT alone. WRF was associated with greater 2-year mortality but did not attenuate the treatment benefits of TEER in reducing death and HF hospitalization compared with GDMT alone. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT01626079.
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- Jeremy Kong
- Kaiser Permanente Department of Cardiology San Francisco CA USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Department of Cardiology San Francisco CA USA
- Division of Research Kaiser Permanente Northern California Oakland CA USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Department of Cardiology San Francisco CA USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Department of Cardiology San Francisco CA USA
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- Clinical Trials Center Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York City NY USA
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- Clinical Trials Center Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York City NY USA
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center New York NY USA
- Department of Cardiology Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg Sweden
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- Mount Sinai Medical Center Columbia University Division of Cardiology Miami Beach FL USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine The Ohio State University Columbus OH USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute Los Robles Health System Thousand Oaks CA USA
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- Division of Cardiology University of Virginia Charlottesville VA USA
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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Shivakumar N, Friedman DJ, Fudim M, Abraham WT, Cleland JGF, Curtis AB, Gold MR, Kutyifa V, Linde C, Young J, Tang A, Olivas-Martinez A, Inoue LYT, Sanders GD, Al-Khatib SM. Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by New York Heart Association Class: A Patient-Level Meta-Analysis. medRxiv 2023:2023.07.05.23292279. [PMID: 37461448 PMCID: PMC10350149 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.05.23292279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
Abstract
Data on the benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with severe heart failure (HF) symptoms are limited. We investigated the relative effects of CRT in patients with ambulatory NYHA IV vs. III functional class at the time of device implantation. In this meta-analysis, we pooled patient-level data from the MIRACLE, MIRACLE-ICD, and COMPANION trials. Outcomes evaluated were time to the composite endpoint of first HF hospitalization (HFH) or all-cause mortality and time to all-cause mortality alone. The association between CRT and outcomes was evaluated using a Bayesian Hierarchical Weibull survival regression model. We assessed if this association differs between NYHA III and IV groups by adding an interaction term between CRT and NYHA class as a random effect. A sensitivity analysis was performed by including data from the RAFT trial. Our pooled analysis included 2309 patients. Overall, CRT was associated with a longer time to HFH or all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.79, 95%CI 0.64 - 0.99, p = 0.044), with a similar association with time to all-cause mortality (aHR 0.78, 95% CI 0.59 - 1.03, p = 0.083). Associations of CRT with outcomes were not significantly different for those in NYHA III and IV classes (ratio of aHR 0.72, 95% CI 0.30 - 1.27, p = 0.23 for HFH/mortality; ratio of aHR 0.70, 95% CI 0.35 - 1.34, p = 0.27 for all-cause mortality alone). The sensitivity analysis, including RAFT data, did not show a significant relative CRT benefit between NYHA III and IV classes. Overall, there was no significant difference in the association of CRT with either outcome for patients in NYHA functional class III compared with functional class IV.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (J.G.F.C.)
- British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.G.F.C.)
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- Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY
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- Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC
- Evidence Synthesis Group, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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Anker SD, Usman MS, Anker MS, Butler J, Böhm M, Abraham WT, Adamo M, Chopra VK, Cicoira M, Cosentino F, Filippatos G, Jankowska EA, Lund LH, Moura B, Mullens W, Pieske B, Ponikowski P, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Rakisheva A, Savarese G, Seferovic P, Teerlink JR, Tschöpe C, Volterrani M, von Haehling S, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Bauersachs J, Landmesser U, Zieroth S, Tsioufis K, Bayes-Genis A, Chioncel O, Andreotti F, Agabiti-Rosei E, Merino JL, Metra M, Coats AJS, Rosano GMC. Patient phenotype profiling in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction to guide therapeutic decision making. A scientific statement of the Heart Failure Association, the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology, and the European Society of Hypertension. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:936-955. [PMID: 37461163 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [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: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) represents a highly heterogeneous clinical syndrome affected in its development and progression by many comorbidities. The left ventricular diastolic dysfunction may be a manifestation of various combinations of cardiovascular, metabolic, pulmonary, renal, and geriatric conditions. Thus, in addition to treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in all patients, the most effective method of improving clinical outcomes may be therapy tailored to each patient's clinical profile. To better outline a phenotype-based approach for the treatment of HFpEF, in this joint position paper, the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, the European Heart Rhythm Association and the European Hypertension Society, have developed an algorithm to identify the most common HFpEF phenotypes and identify the evidence-based treatment strategy for each, while taking into account the complexities of multiple comorbidities and polypharmacy.
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- Stefan D Anker
- Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (Campus CVK), Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Klinik fär Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin (Campus CBF), Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
- Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Porto, Portugal; Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital das Forças Armadas-Pólo do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk and Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University Hasselt, Belgium
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- Berlin-Brandenburgische Gesellschaft für Herz-Kreislauferkrankungen (BBGK), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Cardiology Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, IDIS, CIBERCV, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Scientific Institution of Cardiology and Internal Diseases, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade & Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Section of Cardiology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (Campus CVK), Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CVK), Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Cardio-Pulmonary Department, San Raffaele Open University of Rome; Exercise Science and Medicine, IRCCS San Raffaele - Rome, Italy
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- Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academic of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academic of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Klinik fär Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin (Campus CBF), Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Section of Cardiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Heart Institute, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, CIBERCV, Barcelona, Spain
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- Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases 'Prof. C.C. Iliescu', University of Medicine Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardio-Pulmonary Department, San Raffaele Open University of Rome; Exercise Science and Medicine, IRCCS San Raffaele - Rome, Italy
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Vincent F, Redfors B, Kotinkaduwa LN, Kar S, Lim DS, Mishell JM, Whisenant BK, Lindenfeld J, Abraham WT, Mack MJ, Stone GW. Cerebrovascular Events After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair and Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in the COAPT Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:1448-1459. [PMID: 37380226 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.03.023] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Little is known regarding the risk of cerebrovascular events (CVE) in patients with heart failure and severe secondary mitral regurgitation treated with transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). OBJECTIVES The study sought to examine the incidence, predictors, timing, and prognostic impact of CVE (stroke or transient ischemic attack) in the COAPT (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the Mitraclip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation) trial. METHODS A total of 614 patients with heart failure and severe secondary mitral regurgitation were randomized to TEER plus guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) vs GDMT alone. RESULTS At 4-year follow-up, 50 CVEs occurred in 48 (7.8%) of the 614 total patients enrolled in the COAPT trial; Kaplan-Meier event rates were 12.3% in the TEER group and 10.2 in the GDMT alone group (P = 0.91). Within 30 days of randomization, CVE occurred in 2 (0.7%) patients randomized to TEER and 0% randomized to GDMT (P = 0.15). Baseline renal dysfunction and diabetes were independently associated with increased risk of CVE, while baseline anticoagulation was associated with a reduction of CVE. A significant interaction was present between treatment group and anticoagulation such that TEER compared with GDMT alone was associated with a reduced risk of CVE among patients with anticoagulation (adjusted HR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.08-0.73) compared with an increased risk of CVE in patients without anticoagulation (adjusted HR: 2.27; 95% CI: 1.08-4.81; Pinteraction = 0.001). CVE was an independent predictor of death within 30 days after the event (HR: 14.37; 95% CI: 7.61, 27.14; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In the COAPT trial, the 4-year rate of CVE was similar after TEER or GDMT alone. CVE was strongly associated with mortality. Whether anticoagulation is effective at reducing CVE risk after TEER warrants further study. (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation [The COAPT Trial] and COAPT CAS [COAPT); NCT01626079).
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- Flavien Vincent
- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital ISSSTE Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, California, USA; Bakersfield Heart Hospital, Bakersfield, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Section, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Baylor Scott & White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano, Texas, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
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Stone GW, Abraham WT, Lindenfeld J, Kar S, Grayburn PA, Lim DS, Mishell JM, Whisenant B, Rinaldi M, Kapadia SR, Rajagopal V, Sarembock IJ, Brieke A, Marx SO, Cohen DJ, Asch FM, Mack MJ. Five-Year Follow-up after Transcatheter Repair of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation. N Engl J Med 2023; 388:2037-2048. [PMID: 36876756 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2300213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Data from a 5-year follow-up of outcomes after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of severe mitral regurgitation, as compared with outcomes after maximal doses of guideline-directed medical therapy alone, in patients with heart failure are now available. METHODS We randomly assigned patients with heart failure and moderate-to-severe or severe secondary mitral regurgitation who remained symptomatic despite the use of maximal doses of guideline-directed medical therapy to undergo transcatheter edge-to-edge repair plus receive medical therapy (device group) or to receive medical therapy alone (control group) at 78 sites in the United States and Canada. The primary effectiveness end point was all hospitalizations for heart failure through 2 years of follow-up. The annualized rate of all hospitalizations for heart failure, all-cause mortality, the risk of death or hospitalization for heart failure, and safety, among other outcomes, were assessed through 5 years. RESULTS Of the 614 patients enrolled in the trial, 302 were assigned to the device group and 312 to the control group. The annualized rate of hospitalization for heart failure through 5 years was 33.1% per year in the device group and 57.2% per year in the control group (hazard ratio, 0.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.41 to 0.68). All-cause mortality through 5 years was 57.3% in the device group and 67.2% in the control group (hazard ratio, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.58 to 0.89). Death or hospitalization for heart failure within 5 years occurred in 73.6% of the patients in the device group and in 91.5% of those in the control group (hazard ratio, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.44 to 0.64). Device-specific safety events within 5 years occurred in 4 of 293 treated patients (1.4%), with all the events occurring within 30 days after the procedure. CONCLUSIONS Among patients with heart failure and moderate-to-severe or severe secondary mitral regurgitation who remained symptomatic despite guideline-directed medical therapy, transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve was safe and led to a lower rate of hospitalization for heart failure and lower all-cause mortality through 5 years of follow-up than medical therapy alone. (Funded by Abbott; COAPT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01626079.).
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- Gregg W Stone
- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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- From the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (G.W.S.), Columbia University Medical Center (S.O.M.), and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (D.J.C.), New York, and St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, Roslyn (D.J.C.) - all in New York; the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.), the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (S.R.K.), and Lindner Clinical Research Center and the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati (I.J.S.); Advanced Heart Failure, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville (J.A.L.); the Division of Cardiology, HCA Healthcare, Los Angeles (S.K.), and Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco (J.M.M.); Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas (P.A.G.), and Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital Plano, Plano (M.J.M.) - both in Texas; the Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (D.S.L.); Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (B.W.); Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC (M.R.); Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (V.R.); University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora (A.B.); and MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD (F.M.A.)
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Scotti A, Coisne A, Granada JF, Driggin E, Madhavan MV, Zhou Z, Redfors B, Kar S, Lim DS, Cohen DJ, Lindenfeld J, Abraham WT, Mack MJ, Asch FM, Stone GW. Impact of Malnutrition in Patients With Heart Failure and Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: The COAPT Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023:S0735-1097(23)05584-5. [PMID: 37306651 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.04.047] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although malnutrition is associated with poor prognosis in several diseases, its prognostic impact in patients with heart failure (HF) and secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) is not understood. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and impact of malnutrition in HF patients with severe SMR randomized to transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with the MitraClip plus guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) vs GDMT alone in the COAPT trial. METHODS Baseline malnutrition risk was calculated using the validated geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) score. Patients were categorized as having "malnutrition" (GNRI ≤98) vs "no malnutrition" (GNRI >98). Outcomes were assessed through 4 years. The primary endpoint of interest was all-cause mortality. RESULTS Among 552 patients, median baseline GNRI was 109 (IQR: 101-116); 94 (17.0%) had malnutrition. All-cause mortality at 4 years was greater in patients with vs those without malnutrition (68.3% vs 52.8%; P = 0.001). Using multivariable analysis, both baseline malnutrition (adjusted-HR [adj-HR]: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.03-1.82; P = 0.03) and randomization to TEER plus GDMT compared with GDMT alone (adj-HR: 0.65; 95% CI: 0.51-0.82; P = 0.0003) were independent predictors of 4-year mortality. In contrast, GNRI was unrelated to the 4-year rate of heart failure hospitalization (HFH), although TEER treatment reduced HFH (adj-HR: 0.46; 95% CI: 0.36-0.56). The reductions in death (adj-Pinteraction = 0.46) and HFH (adj-Pinteraction = 0.67) with TEER were consistent in patients with and without malnutrition. CONCLUSIONS Malnutrition was present in 1 of 6 patients with HF and severe SMR enrolled in COAPT and was independently associated with increased 4-year mortality (but not HFH). TEER reduced mortality and HFH in patients with and without malnutrition. (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation [The COAPT Trial] and COAPT CAS [COAPT]; NCT01626079).
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- Andrea Scotti
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA; University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Division of Cardiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Division of Cardiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cardiology, Sahlgerenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Los Robles Regional, Thousand Oaks, California, USA; Bakersfield Heart Hospital, Bakersfield, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; Saint Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York, USA
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- Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Section, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- MedStar Health Research Institute, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
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Lindman BR, Asch FM, Grayburn PA, Mack MJ, Bax JJ, Gonzales H, Goel K, Barker CM, Zalawadiya SK, Zhou Z, Alu MC, Weissman NJ, Abraham WT, Lindenfeld J, Stone GW. Ventricular Remodeling and Outcomes After Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Heart Failure: The COAPT Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:1160-1172. [PMID: 37225286 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.02.031] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between left ventricular (LV) remodeling and clinical outcomes after treatment of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) in heart failure (HF) has not been examined. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between LV reverse remodeling and subsequent outcomes and assess whether transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and residual MR are associated with LV remodeling in the COAPT (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation) trial. METHODS Patients with HF and severe MR who remained symptomatic on guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) were randomized to TEER plus GDMT or GDMT alone. Baseline and 6-month core laboratory measurements of LV end-diastolic volume index and LV end-systolic volume index were examined. Change in LV volumes from baseline to 6 months and clinical outcomes from 6 months to 2 years were evaluated using multivariable regression. RESULTS The analytical cohort comprised 348 patients (190 treated with TEER, 158 treated with GDMT alone). A decrease in LV end-diastolic volume index at 6 months was associated with reduced cardiovascular death between 6 months and 2 years (adjusted HR: 0.90 per 10 mL/m2 decrease; 95% CI: 0.81-1.00; P = 0.04), with consistent results in both treatment groups (Pinteraction = 0.26). Directionally similar but nonsignificant relationships were present for all-cause death and HF hospitalization and between reduced LV end-systolic volume index and all outcomes. Neither treatment group nor MR severity at 30 days was associated with LV remodeling at 6 or 12 months. The treatment benefits of TEER were not significant regardless of the degree of LV remodeling at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS In patients with HF and severe MR, LV reverse remodeling at 6 months was associated with subsequently improved 2-year outcomes but was not affected by TEER or the extent of residual MR. (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation [The COAPT Trial] and COAPT CAS [COAPT]; NCT01626079).
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- Brian R Lindman
- Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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- Cardiovascular Core Laboratories, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Cardiovascular Core Laboratories, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Ludwig S, Conradi L, Cohen DJ, Coisne A, Scotti A, Abraham WT, Ben Ali W, Zhou Z, Li Y, Kar S, Duncan A, Lim DS, Adamo M, Redfors B, Muller DWM, Webb JG, Petronio AS, Ruge H, Nickenig G, Sondergaard L, Adam M, Regazzoli D, Garatti A, Schmidt T, Andreas M, Dahle G, Walther T, Kempfert J, Tang GH, Redwood SR, Taramasso M, Praz F, Fam NP, Dumonteil N, Obadia JF, von Bardeleben RS, Rudolph TK, Reardon MJ, Metra M, Denti P, Mack MJ, Hausleiter J, Asch FM, Latib A, Lindenfeld J, Modine T, Stone GW, Granada JF. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement versus Medical Therapy for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: A Propensity Score-Matched Comparison. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2023. [PMID: 37194288 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.123.013045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Background: Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) is an emerging therapeutic alternative for patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR). Outcomes of TMVR versus guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) have not been investigated for this population. This study aimed to compare clinical outcomes of patients with secondary MR undergoing TMVR versus GDMT alone. Methods: The CHOICE-MI registry included patients with MR undergoing TMVR using dedicated devices. Patients with MR etiologies other than secondary MR were excluded. Patients treated with GDMT alone were derived from the control arm of the COAPT trial. We compared outcomes between the TMVR and GDMT groups, using propensity score (PS)-matching to adjust for baseline differences. Results: After PS-matching, 97 patient pairs undergoing TMVR (72.9±8.7 years, 60.8% male, transapical access 91.8%) versus GDMT (73.1±11.0 years, 59.8% male) were compared. At 1 and 2 years, residual MR was ≤1+ in all patients of the TMVR group compared to 6.9% and 7.7%, respectively, in those receiving GDMT alone (both p<0.001). The 2-year rate of HF hospitalization was significantly lower in the TMVR group (32.8% vs. 54.4%, HR 0.59, 95% CI 0.35-0.99; p=0.04). Among survivors, a higher proportion of patients were in NYHA functional class I or II in the TMVR group at 1 year (78.2% vs. 59.7%, p=0.03) and at 2 years (77.8% vs. 53.2%, p=0.09). Two-year mortality was similar in the two groups (TMVR vs. GDMT, 36.8% vs. 40.8%, HR 1.01, 95% CI 0.62-1.64; p=0.98). Conclusions: In this observational comparison, over 2-year follow-up, TMVR using mostly transapical devices in patients with secondary MR was associated with significant reduction of MR, symptomatic improvement, less frequent hospitalizations for HF and similar mortality compared with GDMT.
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- Sebastian Ludwig
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK): Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Hamburg, Germany; Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY; St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY; Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1011- EGID, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY; Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Cell Biology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- Structural Valve Program, Montreal Heart Institute, Montréal, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY
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- Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, CA; Bakersfield Heart Hospital, Bakersfield, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden and Wallenberg Laboratory, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Cardiology Dept, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia and School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- German Heart Center Munich, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Munich, Germany; INSURE Institute for Translational Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY
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- Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Groupe CardioVasculaire Interventionnel, Clinique Pasteur Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Interventional and General Cardiology, Heart- and Diabetes Center Nordrhine-Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Core Laboratories, MedStar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Section, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, TN
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Dewan P, Ferreira JP, Butt JH, Petrie MC, Abraham WT, Desai AS, Dickstein K, Køber L, Packer M, Rouleau JL, Stewart S, Swedberg K, Zile MR, Solomon SD, Jhund PS, McMurray JJV. Impact of multimorbidity on mortality in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: which comorbidities matter most? An analysis of PARADIGM-HF and ATMOSPHERE. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:687-697. [PMID: 37062869 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
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AIMS Multimorbidity, the coexistence of two or more chronic conditions, is synonymous with heart failure (HF). How risk related to comorbidities compares at individual and population levels is unknown. The aim of this study is to examine the risk related to comorbidities, alone and in combination, both at individual and population levels. METHODS AND RESULTS Using two clinical trials in HF - the Prospective comparison of ARNI (Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitor) with ACEI (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor) to Determine Impact on Global Mortality and morbidity in HF trial (PARADIGM-HF) and the Aliskiren Trial to Minimize Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure trials (ATMOSPHERE) - we identified the 10 most common comorbidities and examined 45 possible pairs. We calculated population attributable fractions (PAF) for all-cause death and relative excess risk due to interaction with Cox proportional hazard models. Of 15 066 patients in the study, 14 133 (93.7%) had at least one and 11 867 (78.8%) had at least two of the 10 most prevalent comorbidities. The greatest individual risk among pairs was associated with peripheral artery disease (PAD) in combination with stroke (hazard ratio [HR] 1.73; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.28-2.33) and anaemia (HR 1.71; 95% CI 1.39-2.11). The combination of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hypertension had the highest PAF (5.65%; 95% CI 3.66-7.61). Two pairs demonstrated significant synergistic interaction (atrial fibrillation with CKD and coronary artery disease, respectively) and one an antagonistic interaction (anaemia and obesity). CONCLUSIONS In HF, the impact of multimorbidity differed at the individual patient and population level, depending on the prevalence of and the risk related to each comorbidity, and the interaction between individual comorbidities. Patients with coexistent PAD and stroke were at greatest individual risk whereas, from a population perspective, coexistent CKD and hypertension mattered most.
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- Pooja Dewan
- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Physiology, Cardiovascular Research and Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, and the Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Medical University of South Carolina and RHJ Department of Veterans Administration Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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D'Amario D, Meerkin D, Restivo A, Ince H, Sievert H, Wiese A, Schaefer U, Trani C, Bayes-Genis A, Leyva F, Whinnett ZI, Di Mario C, Jonas M, Manhal H, Amat-Santos IJ, Del Trigo M, Gal TB, Ben Avraham B, Hasin T, Feickert S, D'Ancona G, Altisent OAJ, Koren O, Caspi O, Abraham WT, Crea F, Anker SD, Kornowski R, Perl L. Safety, usability, and performance of a wireless left atrial pressure monitoring system in patients with heart failure: the VECTOR-HF trial. Eur J Heart Fail 2023. [PMID: 37092287 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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AIMS In heart failure (HF), implantable hemodynamic monitoring devices have been shown to optimize therapy, anticipating clinical decompensation and preventing hospitalization. Direct left-sided hemodynamic sensors offer theoretical benefits beyond pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) monitoring systems. We evaluated the safety, usability, and performance of a novel left atrial pressure (LAP) monitoring system in HF patients. METHODS AND RESULTS The VECTOR-HF study(NCT03775161) was a first-in-human, prospective, multicenter, single-arm, clinical trial enrolling 30 patients with HF. The device consisted of an interatrial positioned leadless sensor, able to transmit LAP data wirelessly. After three months, a right heart catheterization (RHC) was performed to correlate mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) with simultaneous mean LAP obtained from the device. Remote LAP measurements were then used to guide patient management. The miniaturized device was successfully implanted in all 30 patients, without acute Major Adverse Cardiac and Neurological Events (MACNE). At 3 months, freedom from short-term MACNE was 97%. Agreement between sensor-calculated LAP and PCWP was consistent, with a mean difference of -0.22±4.92mmHg, the correlation coefficient and the Lin's Concordance Correlation Coefficient values were equal to 0.79 (P<0.0001) and 0.776 (95%CI=0.582-0.886), respectively. Preliminary experience with VLAP-based HF management was associated with significant improvements in NYHA functional class (32% of patients reached NYHA II class at 6 months, P<0.005; 60% of patients at 12 months, P<0.005) and 6-minute walk-test distance (from 244.59±119.59m at baseline to 311.78±129.88m after 6 months, P<0.05, and 343.95±146.15m after 12 months, P<0.05). CONCLUSION The V-LAP™ monitoring system proved to be generally safe and provided a good correlation with invasive PCWP. Initial evidence also suggests possible improvement in HF clinical symptoms. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Domenico D'Amario
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine, Maggiore della Carità Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Jesselson Integrated Heart Center, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain and Am Urban, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Rostock University, Medical Center, Ernst-Heydemann-Straße 6, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Marienhospital, Hamburg, Germany
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- Innovative Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Bad Bevensen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Germans Trias University Hospital, 08916, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology Division, Department of Experimental & Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Heart Institute, Kaplan Medical Center, Hebrew University School of Medicine, Rehovot, Israel
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- Departments of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Centre and B Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Medical School Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- CIBERCV, Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Petach Tikva, Israel
- School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Petach Tikva, Israel
- School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Jesselson Integrated Heart Center, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Cardiology, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain and Am Urban, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Rostock University, Medical Center, Ernst-Heydemann-Straße 6, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain and Am Urban, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Rostock University, Medical Center, Ernst-Heydemann-Straße 6, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Germans Trias University Hospital, 08916, Badalona, Spain
- Interventional Cardiologist, ICCV Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Departments of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Centre and B Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Medical School Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK) of German Heart Center Charité, Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT); German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Petach Tikva, Israel
- School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Cox ZL, Zalawadiya SK, Simonato M, Redfors B, Zhou Z, Kotinkaduwa L, Zile MR, Udelson JE, Lim DS, Grayburn PA, Mack MJ, Abraham WT, Stone GW, Lindenfeld J. Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Tolerability in Patients With Heart Failure and Mitral Regurgitation: The COAPT Trial. JACC Heart Fail 2023:S2213-1779(23)00139-7. [PMID: 37115135 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.03.009] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the COAPT (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation) trial, a central committee of heart failure (HF) specialists optimized guideline-directed medical therapies (GDMT) and documented medication and goal dose intolerances before patient enrollment. OBJECTIVES The authors sought to assess the rates, reasons, and predictors of GDMT intolerance in the COAPT trial. METHODS Baseline use, dose, and intolerances of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNIs), beta-blockers, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) were analyzed in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤40%, in whom maximally tolerated doses of these agents as assessed by an independent HF specialist were required before enrollment. RESULTS A total of 464 patients had LVEF ≤40% and complete medication information. At baseline, 38.8%, 39.4%, and 19.8% of patients tolerated 3, 2, and 1 GDMT classes, respectively (any dose); only 1.9% could not tolerate any GDMT. Beta-blockers were the most frequently tolerated GDMT (93.1%), followed by ACEIs/ARBs/ARNIs (68.5%), and then MRAs (55.0%). Intolerances differed by GDMT class, but hypotension and kidney dysfunction were most common. Goal doses were uncommonly achieved for beta-blockers (32.3%) and ACEIs/ARBs/ARNIs (10.2%) due to intolerances limiting titration. Only 2.2% of patients tolerated goal doses of all 3 GDMT classes. CONCLUSIONS In a contemporary trial population with HF, severe mitral regurgitation, and systematic HF specialist-directed GDMT optimization, most patients had medical intolerances prohibiting 1 or more GDMT classes and achieving goal doses. The specific intolerances noted and methods used for GDMT optimization provide important lessons for the implementation of GDMT optimization in future clinical trials. (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation [The COAPT Trial] [COAPT]; NCT01626079).
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- Zachary L Cox
- Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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- Department of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA; Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Wallenberg Laboratory, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, RJH Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Baylor Scott and White Health, Plano, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Friedman DJ, Al-Khatib SM, Dalgaard F, Fudim M, Abraham WT, Cleland JGF, Curtis AB, Gold MR, Kutyifa V, Linde C, Tang AS, Ali-Ahmed F, Olivas-Martinez A, Inoue LY, Sanders GD. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Improves Outcomes in Patients With Intraventricular Conduction Delay But Not Right Bundle Branch Block: A Patient-Level Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Circulation 2023; 147:812-823. [PMID: 36700426 PMCID: PMC10243743 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.062124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) varies by QRS characteristics; individual randomized trials are underpowered to assess benefit for relatively small subgroups. METHODS The authors analyzed patient-level data from pivotal CRT trials (MIRACLE [Multicenter InSync Randomized Clinical Evaluation], MIRACLE-ICD [Multicenter InSync ICD Randomized Clinical Evaluation], MIRACLE-ICD II [Multicenter InSync ICD Randomized Clinical Evaluation II], REVERSE [Resynchronization Reverses Remodeling in Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction], RAFT [Resynchronization-Defibrillation for Ambulatory Heart Failure], BLOCK-HF [Biventricular Versus Right Ventricular Pacing in Heart Failure Patients with Atrioventricular Block], COMPANION [Comparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing and Defibrillation in Heart Failure], and MADIT-CRT [Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial - Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy]) using Bayesian Hierarchical Weibull survival regression models to assess CRT benefit by QRS morphology (left bundle branch block [LBBB], n=4549; right bundle branch block [RBBB], n=691; and intraventricular conduction delay [IVCD], n=1024) and duration (with 150-ms partition). The continuous relationship between QRS duration and CRT benefit was also examined within subgroups defined by QRS morphology. The primary end point was time to heart failure hospitalization (HFH) or death; a secondary end point was time to all-cause death. RESULTS Of 6264 patients included, 25% were women, the median age was 66 [interquartile range, 58 to 73] years, and 61% received CRT (with or without an implantable cardioverter defibrillator). CRT was associated with an overall lower risk of HFH or death (hazard ratio [HR], 0.73 [credible interval (CrI), 0.65 to 0.84]), and in subgroups of patients with QRS ≥150 ms and either LBBB (HR, 0.56 [CrI, 0.48 to 0.66]) or IVCD (HR, 0.59 [CrI, 0.39 to 0.89]), but not RBBB (HR 0.97 [CrI, 0.68 to 1.34]; Pinteraction <0.001). No significant association for CRT with HFH or death was observed when QRS was <150 ms (regardless of QRS morphology) or in the presence of RBBB. Similar relationships were observed for all-cause death. CONCLUSIONS CRT is associated with reduced HFH or death in patients with QRS ≥150 ms and LBBB or IVCD, but not for those with RBBB. Aggregating RBBB and IVCD into a single "non-LBBB" category when selecting patients for CRT should be reconsidered. REGISTRATION URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov; Unique identifiers: NCT00271154, NCT00251251, NCT00267098, and NCT00180271.
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- Daniel J. Friedman
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Department of Medicine, Nykøbing Falster Sygehus, Nykøbing, Denmark
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Imperial College, London, UK and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence. School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow. UK
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY
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- Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC
- Evidence Synthesis Group, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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Akinmolayemi O, Madhavan M, Alli OO, Anstey DE, Redfors B, Chen S, Shahim B, Abraham WT, Lindenfeld J, Mack MJ, Stone GW. IMPACT OF RACE ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH SECONDARY MITRAL REGURGITATION: ANALYSIS FROM THE COAPT TRIAL. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01530-9] [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: 03/06/2023]
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Feng KY, Ambrosy AP, Zhou Z, Li D, Kong J, Zaroff JG, Mishell JM, Ku IA, Scotti A, Coisne A, Redfors B, Mack MJ, Abraham WT, Lindenfeld J, Stone GW. Association between serum albumin and outcomes in heart failure and secondary mitral regurgitation: the COAPT trial. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:553-561. [PMID: 36823954 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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AIMS Low serum albumin levels are associated with poor prognosis in numerous chronic disease states but the relationship between albumin and outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) and secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) has not been described. METHODS AND RESULTS The randomized COAPT trial evaluated the safety and effectiveness of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with the MitraClipTM plus guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) versus GDMT alone in patients with symptomatic HF and moderate-to-severe or severe SMR. Baseline serum albumin levels were measured at enrolment. Among 614 patients enrolled in COAPT, 559 (91.0%) had available baseline serum albumin levels (median 4.0 g/dl, interquartile range 3.7-4.2 g/dl). Patients with albumin <4.0 g/dl compared with ≥4.0 g/dl were older and more likely to have ischaemic cardiomyopathy and a hospitalization within the year prior to enrolment. After multivariable adjustment, patients with albumin <4.0 g/dl had higher 4-year rates of all-cause death (63.7% vs. 47.6%; adjusted hazard ratio 1.34, 95% confidence interval 1.02-1.74; p = 0.032), but there were no significant differences in HF hospitalizations (HFH) or all-cause hospitalizations according to baseline serum albumin level. The relative effectiveness of TEER plus GDMT versus GDMT alone was consistent in patients with low and high albumin levels (pinteraction = 0.19 and 0.35 for death and HFH, respectively). CONCLUSION Low baseline serum albumin levels were independently associated with reduced 4-year survival in patients with HF and severe SMR enrolled in the COAPT trial, but not with HFH. Patients treated with TEER derived similarly robust reductions in both death and HFH regardless of baseline albumin level.
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- Kent Y Feng
- Department of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.,Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.,NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health, Plano, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Section, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, TN, USA
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Shahim B, Cohen DJ, Ben-Yehuda O, Redfors B, Kar S, Lim DS, Arnold SV, Li Y, Lindenfeld J, Abraham WT, Mack MJ, Stone GW. Impact of Peripheral Artery Disease in Patients With Heart Failure Undergoing Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: The COAPT Trial. J Am Heart Assoc 2023; 12:e028444. [PMID: 36752227 PMCID: PMC10111500 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.028444] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) and heart failure (HF) often coexist. Whether PAD influences outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) in patients with HF and severe secondary mitral regurgitation is unknown. The objectives are to assess the impact of PAD on outcomes of TMVr plus guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) versus GDMT alone in patients with HF and secondary mitral regurgitation. Methods and Results The COAPT trial (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation) randomized patients with HF with ≥moderate-to-severe secondary mitral regurgitation to TMVr with MitraClip implant plus GDMT versus GDMT alone. We evaluated the relationship between PAD and 2-year outcomes in the COAPT trial and examined whether PAD modified the benefits of TMVr. Among 614 patients enrolled, 109 (17.8%) had PAD. By multivariable analysis, PAD was independently associated with 2-year mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [adjHR], 1.51 [95% CI, 1.07-2.15]) but not HF hospitalizations. Compared with GDMT alone, TMVr reduced the 2-year risk of death in patients without PAD (adjHR, 0.42 [95% CI, 0.30-0.60]) but not those with PAD (adjHR, 1.27 [95% CI, 0.72-2.27]; Pinteraction=0.001). In contrast, TMVr reduced HF hospitalizations consistently in patients with (adjHR, 0.65 [95% CI, 0.35-1.23]) and without (adjHR, 0.42 [95% CI, 0.31-0.57]) PAD (Pinteraction=0.22). Improvements in health status and exercise capacity at 2 years with TMVr compared with GDMT alone were similar in degree, irrespective of PAD status (Pinteraction=0.76 and 0.64, respectively). Conclusions In patients with HF and severe secondary mitral regurgitation, the reduced mortality with TMVr in the overall COAPT study population was not observed in the subgroup of patients with PAD. However, TMVr reduced HF hospitalizations and improved health status and exercise capacity consistently in patients with and without PAD. Registration Clinical Trial Name: Cardiovascular Outocmes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation (The COAPT Trial); URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/; Unique identifier: NCT01626079. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01626079.
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- Bahira Shahim
- Clinical Trials Center Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York NY.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Solna Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
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- Clinical Trials Center Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York NY.,St. Francis Hospital Roslyn NY
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- Clinical Trials Center Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York NY.,New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center NY New York.,Division of Cardiology University of California - San Diego San Diego CA
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- Clinical Trials Center Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York NY.,New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center NY New York.,Department of Cardiology Sahlgrenska University Hospital Gothenburg Sweden
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- Los Robles Regional Medical Center Thousand Oaks CA.,Bakersfield Heart Hospital Bakersfield CA
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- Division of Cardiology University of Virginia Charlottesville VA
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- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Kansas City MO.,Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Kansas City MO
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- Clinical Trials Center Cardiovascular Research Foundation New York NY
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- Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Section Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Nashville TN
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine The Ohio State University Columbus OH
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY
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Latib A, Hashim Mustehsan M, Abraham WT, Jorde UP, Bartunek J. Transcatheter interventions for heart failure. EUROINTERVENTION 2023; 18:1135-1149. [PMID: 36861266 PMCID: PMC9936253 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-22-00070] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Despite significant advances in the medical management of patients living with heart failure, there continues to be significant morbidity and mortality associated with the condition. There is a growing need for research and development of additional modalities to fill the management and treatment gaps, reduce hospitalisations and improve the quality of life for patients living with heart failure. In the last decade, there has been a rapid rise in the use of non-valvular catheter-based therapies for the management of chronic heart failure to complement existing guideline-directed management. They target well-defined mechanistic and pathophysiological processes critical to the progression of heart failure including left ventricular remodelling, neurohumoral activation, and congestion. In this review, we will explore the physiology, rationale, and current stages of the clinical development of the existing procedures.
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- Azeem Latib
- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, The Bronx, NY, USA
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Johansen ND, Vaduganathan M, Zahir D, Fiuzat M, DeFilippis EM, Januzzi JL, Butler J, O'Connor CM, Abraham WT, Psotka MA, McMurray JJV, Dewan P, Claggett BL, Solomon SD, Modin D, Butt JH, Jensen JUS, Schou M, Torp-Pedersen C, Køber L, Gislason GH, Biering-Sørensen T. A Composite Score Summarizing Use and Dosing of Evidence-Based Medical Therapies in Heart Failure: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Circ Heart Fail 2023; 16:e009729. [PMID: 36809039 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.122.009729] [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: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND As heart failure therapeutic care becomes increasingly complex, a composite medical therapy score could be useful to conveniently summarize background medical therapy. We applied the composite medical therapy score developed by the Heart Failure Collaboratory (HFC) to the Danish heart failure with reduced ejection fraction population to evaluate its external validation including assessing the distribution of the score and its association with survival. METHODS In a retrospective nationwide cohort study, we identified all Danish heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients alive on July 1, 2018, and assessed their treatment doses. Patients were excluded if they did not have at least 365 days for up-titration of medical therapy prior to identification. The HFC score (range 0-8) accounts for use and dosing of multiple therapies prescribed to each patient. Risk-adjusted association between the composite score and all-cause mortality was examined. RESULTS In total, 26 779 patients (mean age 71.9 years; 32% women) were identified. At baseline, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker was used in 77%, β-blocker in 81%, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist in 30%, angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor in 2%, and ivabradine in 2%. The median HFC score was 4. After multivariable adjustment, higher HFC scores were independently associated with lower mortality (≥median versus CONCLUSIONS Nationwide assessment of therapeutic optimization in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction using the HFC score was feasible and the score was strongly and independently associated with survival.
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- Niklas Dyrby Johansen
- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark (N.D.J., D.Z., D.M., M.S., G.H.G., T.B.-S.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (N.D.J., T.B.-S.)
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (M.V., B.L.C., S.D.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark (N.D.J., D.Z., D.M., M.S., G.H.G., T.B.-S.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (M.F.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY (E.M.D.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (J.L.J.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson (J.B.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.)
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- Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA (C.M.O., M.A.P.)
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, UK (J.J.V.M., P.D.)
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, UK (J.J.V.M., P.D.)
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (M.V., B.L.C., S.D.S.)
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (M.V., B.L.C., S.D.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark (N.D.J., D.Z., D.M., M.S., G.H.G., T.B.-S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Denmark (J.H.B., L.K.)
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- Respiratory Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark (J.U.S.J.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark (N.D.J., D.Z., D.M., M.S., G.H.G., T.B.-S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Denmark (J.H.B., L.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark (N.D.J., D.Z., D.M., M.S., G.H.G., T.B.-S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark (N.D.J., D.Z., D.M., M.S., G.H.G., T.B.-S.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (N.D.J., T.B.-S.)
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Carter RR, Chum AP, Sanchez R, Guha A, Dey AK, Reinbolt R, Kim L, Otchere P, Oppong‐Nkrumah O, Abraham WT, Lustberg M, Addison D. Hypertensive events after the initiation of contemporary cancer therapies for breast cancer control. Cancer Med 2023; 12:297-305. [PMID: 35633055 PMCID: PMC9844596 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4862] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Contemporary therapies improve breast cancer (BC) outcomes. Yet, many of these therapies have been increasingly linked with serious cardiotoxicity, including reports of profound hypertension. Yet, the incidence, predictors, and impacts of these events are largely unknown. METHODS Leveraging two large U.S.-based registries, the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) and the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) databases, we assessed the incidence, factors, and outcomes of hypertensive events among BC patients from 2007 to 2015. Differences in baseline characteristics, hypertension-related discharges, and complications were examined over time. Further, we performed a disproportionality analysis using reporting-odds-ratios (ROR) to determine the association between individual BC drugs and hypertensive events. Utilizing an ROR cutoff of >1.0, we quantified associations by drug-class, and individual drugs with the likelihood of excess hypertension. RESULTS Overall, there were 5,464,401 BC-admissions, of which 46,989 (0.8%) presented with hypertension. Hypertensive BC patients were older, and saw initially increased in-hospital mortality, which equilibrated over time. The mean incidence of hypertension-related admissions was 732 per 100,000 among BC patients, versus 96 per 100,000 among non-cancer patients (RR 7.71, p < 0.001). Moreover, in FAERS, those with hypertension versus other BC-treatment side-effects were more frequently hospitalized (40.1% vs. 36.7%, p < 0.001), and were most commonly associated with chemotherapy (45.9%). Outside of Eribulin (ROR 3.36; 95% CI 1.37-8.22), no specific drug was associated with a higher reporting of hypertension; however, collectively BC drugs were associated with a higher odds of hypertension (ROR 1.66; 95% CI 1.09-2.53). CONCLUSIONS BC therapies are associated with a substantial increase in limiting hypertension.
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- Rebecca R. Carter
- Cardio‐Oncology Program, Division of CardiologyOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
- The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking (CATALYST)Ohio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
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- Cardio‐Oncology Program, Division of CardiologyOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
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- Cardio‐Oncology Program, Division of CardiologyOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
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- Cardio‐Oncology Program, Division of CardiologyOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
- Harrington Heart and Vascular InstituteCase Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOhioUSA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood InstituteBethesdaMarylandUSA
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- Solove Research InstituteThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer HospitalColumbusOhioUSA
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- Cardio‐Oncology Program, Division of CardiologyOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
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- Cardio‐Oncology Program, Division of CardiologyOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
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- Cardio‐Oncology Program, Division of CardiologyOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
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- Cardio‐Oncology Program, Division of CardiologyOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
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- Solove Research InstituteThe Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer HospitalColumbusOhioUSA
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- Cardio‐Oncology Program, Division of CardiologyOhio State UniversityColumbusOhioUSA
- Cancer Control Program, Department of MedicineOhio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterColumbusOhioUSA
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Aronson D, Nitzan Y, Petcherski S, Bravo E, Habib M, Burkhoff D, Abraham WT. Enhancing Sweat Rate Using a Novel Device for the Treatment of Congestion in Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail 2023; 16:e009787. [PMID: 36321445 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.122.009787] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current treatment of fluid retention in heart failure relies primarily on diuretics. However, adequate decongestion is not achieved in many patients. We aimed to study the feasibility and short-term performance of a novel approach to remove fluids and sodium directly from the interstitial compartment by enhancing sweat rate. METHODS We used a device designed to enhance fluid and salt loss via the eccrine sweat glands. Skin temperature in the lower body was increased from 35 °C to 38 °C, where the slope of the relationship between temperature and sweat production is linear. The sweat evaporates instantaneously, thus avoiding the awareness of perspiration. The primary efficacy endpoint was the ability to increase skin temperature to the desired range. A secondary efficacy endpoint was a clinically meaningful hourly sweat output, defined as ≥150 mL/h. The primary safety endpoint was any procedure-related adverse events. RESULTS We studied 6 normal subjects and 18 patients with congestion. Participants underwent 3 treatment sessions of up to 4 hours. Skin temperature increased to a median of 37.5 °C (interquartile range, 37.1-37.9 °C) with the median core temperature increasing by 0.2 °C (interquartile range, 0.1-0.3 °C). The median hourly weight loss during treatment was 215 g/h (interquartile range, 165-285; range, 100-344 g/h). In 80% of treatment procedures, the average sweat rate was ≥150 mL/h. There were no significant changes in hemodynamic variables or renal function and no procedure-related adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Enhancing sweat rate was safe and resulted in a clinically meaningful fluid removal and weight loss. REGISTRATION URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS gov; Unique identifier: NCT04578353.
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- Doron Aronson
- Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, and B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Medical School, Haifa, Israel (D.A., S.P., E.B., M.H.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, and B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Medical School, Haifa, Israel (D.A., S.P., E.B., M.H.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, and B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Medical School, Haifa, Israel (D.A., S.P., E.B., M.H.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, and B. Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Medical School, Haifa, Israel (D.A., S.P., E.B., M.H.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation and Columbia University, New York, NY (D.B.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus (W.T.A.)
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Kondo T, Abdul-Rahim AH, Talebi A, Abraham WT, Desai AS, Dickstein K, Inzucchi SE, Køber L, Kosiborod MN, Martinez FA, Packer M, Petrie M, Ponikowski P, Rouleau JL, Sabatine MS, Swedberg K, Zile MR, Solomon SD, Jhund PS, McMurray JJV. Predicting stroke in heart failure and reduced ejection fraction without atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2022; 43:4469-4479. [PMID: 36017729 PMCID: PMC9637422 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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AIMS Patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are at significant risk of stroke. Anticoagulation reduces this risk in patients with and without atrial fibrillation (AF), but the risk-to-benefit balance in the latter group, overall, is not favourable. Identification of patients with HFrEF, without AF, at the highest risk of stroke may allow targeted and safer use of prophylactic anticoagulant therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS In a pooled patient-level cohort of the PARADIGM-HF, ATMOSPHERE, and DAPA-HF trials, a previously derived simple risk model for stroke, consisting of three variables (history of prior stroke, insulin-treated diabetes, and plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide level), was validated. Of the 20 159 patients included, 12 751 patients did not have AF at baseline. Among patients without AF, 346 (2.7%) experienced a stroke over a median follow up of 2.0 years (rate 11.7 per 1000 patient-years). The risk for stroke increased with increasing risk score: fourth quintile hazard ratio (HR) 2.35 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.60-3.45]; fifth quintile HR 3.73 (95% CI 2.58-5.38), with the first quintile as reference. For patients in the top quintile, the rate of stroke was 21.2 per 1000 patient-years, similar to participants with AF not receiving anticoagulation (20.1 per 1000 patient-years). Model discrimination was good with a C-index of 0.84 (0.75-0.91). CONCLUSION It is possible to identify a subset of HFrEF patients without AF with a stroke-risk equivalent to that of patients with AF who are not anticoagulated. In these patients, the risk-to-benefit balance might justify the use of prophylactic anticoagulation, but this hypothesis needs to be tested prospectively.
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- Toru Kondo
- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Section of Endocrinology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Cardiovascular Science, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- Department of Heart Disease, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Medicine, Montréal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- TIMI Study Group, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK
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Giustino G, Camaj A, Kapadia SR, Kar S, Abraham WT, Lindenfeld J, Lim DS, Grayburn PA, Cohen DJ, Redfors B, Zhou Z, Pocock SJ, Asch FM, Mack MJ, Stone GW. Hospitalizations and Mortality in Patients With Secondary Mitral Regurgitation and Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 80:1857-1868. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Zhang L, Cunningham JW, Claggett BL, Jacob J, Mendelson MM, Serrano-Fernandez P, Kaiser S, Yates DP, Healey M, Chen CW, Turner GM, Patel-Murray NL, Zhao F, Beste MT, Laramie JM, Abraham WT, Jhund PS, Kober L, Packer M, Rouleau J, Zile MR, Prescott MF, Lefkowitz M, McMurray JJV, Solomon SD, Chutkow W. Aptamer Proteomics for Biomarker Discovery in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circulation 2022; 146:1411-1414. [PMID: 36029463 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.061481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Luqing Zhang
- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (J.W.C., B.L.C., S.D.S.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland (P.S.-F., S.K.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (P.S.J., J.J.V.M.)
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- Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark (L.K.)
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- Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Canada (J.R.)
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- Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston (M.R.Z.)
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- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (P.S.J., J.J.V.M.)
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (J.W.C., B.L.C., S.D.S.)
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA (L.Z., J.J., M.M.M., D.P.Y., M.H., C.-W.C., G.M.T., N.L.P.-M., F.Z., M.T.B., J.M.L., W.C.)
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Higuchi S, Orban M, Adamo M, Giannini C, Melica B, Karam N, Praz F, Kalbacher D, Koell B, Stolz L, Braun D, Näbauer M, Wild M, Doldi P, Neuss M, Butter C, Kassar M, Ruf T, Petrescu A, Ludwig S, Pfister R, Iliadis C, Unterhuber M, Sampaio F, Ferreira D, Thiele H, Baldus S, von Bardeleben RS, Massberg S, Windecker S, Lurz P, Petronio AS, Lindenfeld J, Abraham WT, Metra M, Hausleiter J. Guideline-directed medical therapy in patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for secondary mitral regurgitation. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:2152-2161. [PMID: 35791663 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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AIMS Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT), based on the combination of beta-blockers (BB), renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASI), and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA), is known to have a major impact on the outcome of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Although GDMT is recommended prior to mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER), not all patients tolerate it. We studied the association of GDMT prescription with survival in HFrEF patients undergoing M-TEER for secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR). METHODS AND RESULTS EuroSMR, a European multicentre registry, included SMR patients with left ventricular ejection fraction <50%. The outcome was 2-year all-cause mortality. Of 1344 patients, BB, RASI, and MRA were prescribed in 1169 (87%), 1012 (75%), and 765 (57%) patients at the time of M-TEER, respectively. Triple GDMT prescription was associated with a lower 2-year all-cause mortality compared to non-triple GDMT (hazard ratio [HR] 0.74; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.60-0.91). The association persisted in patients with glomerular filtration rate <30 ml/min, ischaemic aetiology, or right ventricular dysfunction. Further, a positive impact of triple GDMT prescription on survival was observed in patients with residual mitral regurgitation of ≥2+ (HR 0.62; 95% CI 0.44-0.86), but not in patients with residual mitral regurgitation of ≤1+ (HR 0.83; 95% CI 0.64-1.08). CONCLUSION Triple GDMT prescription is associated with higher 2-year survival after M-TEER in HFrEF patients with SMR. This association was consistent also in patients with major comorbidities or non-optimal results after M-TEER.
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- Satoshi Higuchi
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Munich Heart Alliance, Partner Site German Center for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK), Munich, Germany
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Paris University, PARCC, INSERM, F-75015, European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
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- Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Hamburg, Klinik für Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Lübeck/Kiel, Hamburg, Germany
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- Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Hamburg, Klinik für Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Munich Heart Alliance, Partner Site German Center for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK), Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Munich Heart Alliance, Partner Site German Center for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK), Munich, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Brandenburg, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, Bernau, Germany
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- Herzzentrum Brandenburg, Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, Bernau, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Zentrum für Kardiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Zentrum für Kardiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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- Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Hamburg, Klinik für Kardiologie, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department III of Internal Medicine, Heart Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Munich Heart Alliance, Partner Site German Center for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK), Munich, Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Kardiologie, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, Klinikum der Universität München, Munich, Germany.,Munich Heart Alliance, Partner Site German Center for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK), Munich, Germany
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McDowell K, Simpson J, Jhund PS, Abraham WT, Claggett B, Cunningham J, Desai AS, Kober L, Prescott M, Rouleau JL, Swedberg K, Zile MR, Solomon SD, Packer M, McMurray JJV. A comprehensive study of the incremental prognostic value of novel biomarkers in PARADIGM-HF (Bio-PREDICT-HF). Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Although multiple novel biomarkers have individually been shown to predict outcomes in patients with HFrEF, the value of these over and above conventional clinical and laboratory variables, plus natriuretic peptides, is uncertain.
Purpose
To test the incremental predictive value of 11 novel biomarkers added to a recent prognostic model 1 (PREDICT-HF) derived in PARADIGM-HF and validated in ATMOSPHERE and the Swedish heart failure registry. The PREDICT-HF model includes clinical variables, standard laboratory variables, and BNP or NT-proBNP.
Methods
1559 participants enrolled in PARADIGM-HF had all 11 biomarkers of interest measured. These reflected different pathophysiological pathways: (i) myocyte injury (high sensitivity cardiac troponin T), (ii) cardiac remodelling and inflammation (growth stimulation expressed gene 2, growth differentiation factor-15 and galectin-3), (iii) extracellular matrix remodelling (matrix metalloproteinase-2, matrix metalloproteinase-9, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1), (iv) neurohormonal pathways (aldosterone) and (v) renal dysfunction and injury (cystatin C, kidney injury molecule-1 and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio). The incremental prognostic value of these biomarkers was evaluated using Harrell's C statistic.
Results
The mean age of participants studied was 67.3 (SD 9.9) years, 1254 (80%) were men and 1103 (71%) were in NYHA class II. During a median follow-up of 31 months, 197 patients died and 300 experienced the primary composite outcome (cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization).
When each candidate biomarker (log unit) was added individually to the PREDICT-HF base model, GDF-15, ST2, TIMP1, cystatin C, hsTnT and UACR were independent predictors of all-cause mortality (Table 1). GDF-15, TIMP1, hs-TnT and cystatin C consistently increased the risk of both all-cause mortality and the primary outcome. Individuals who had all 4 biomarkers elevated (compared to none elevated) had the highest risk: HR for all-cause mortality 3.65 (2.01–6.64), p<0.0001. Adding these 4 biomarkers to the baseline PREDICT HF model improved the C statistic for all-cause mortality from 0.726 to 0.745.
Conclusion
Several novel biomarkers provide meaningful additional prognostic information in patients with HFrEF. A multimarker approach incorporating biomarkers reflecting different pathophysiological pathways added most information. This approach may be useful in refining risk and targeting treatment.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Private grant(s) and/or Sponsorship. Main funding source(s): The PARADIGM-HF trial was funded by Novartis.J.J.V.M is supported by a British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence Grant
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- K McDowell
- University of Glasgow, BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- University of Glasgow, BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- University of Glasgow, BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- Ohio State University, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institiute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine , Ohio , United States of America
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular medicine , Boston , United States of America
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular medicine , Boston , United States of America
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular medicine , Boston , United States of America
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- Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Novartis , East Hanover , United States of America
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Institute of Cardiology , Montreal , Canada
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- University of Gothenburg, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , United States of America
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular medicine , Boston , United States of America
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- Baylor University Medical Centre, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institiute , Dallas , United States of America
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- University of Glasgow, BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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Yang M, Kondo T, Butt JH, Abraham WT, Desai AS, Kober L, Martinez FA, Packer M, Pfeffer MA, Rouleau JL, Solomon SD, Zile MR, Jhund PS, McMurray JJV. History of stroke in patients with heart failure: prevalence, baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Stroke is an important but neglected comorbidity in patients with heart failure (HF). Little is known about the characteristics and outcomes of HF patients with a history of stroke.
Purpose
To examine the prevalence of prior stroke in patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the clinical characteristics of patients with a history of stroke, and the clinical outcomes in patients with prior stroke compared to those without.
Methods
Individual patient data analysis using three recent HFrEF trials (ATMOSPHERE, PARADIGM-HF, and DAPA-HF) and HFpEF trials (CHARM-Preserved, I-Preserve, TOPCAT-Americas, and PARAGON-HF). Cox regression was used to analyze clinical outcomes.
Results
Among 20159 HFrEF patients enrolled, 1683 (8.3%) had a history of stroke and among the 13252 patients with HFpEF 1287 (9.7%) had a prior stroke. Compared to patients without stroke, those with stroke were slightly older and more likely to have a history of hypertension, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, carotid artery disease, and peripheral artery disease (for both HFrEF and HFpEF). Patients with a history of stroke had worse NYHA class and KCCQ scores, and a higher rate of fatigue; they also had a higher median NT-proBNP level and lower eGFR than those without prior stroke (whether HFrEF or HFpEF). Systolic BP, pulse pressure and LVEF did not differ susbtantialy between patients with and without a history of stroke. The table shows outcomes according to history of stroke or not, stratified by LVEF phenotype. During follow-up, all fatal and non-fatal outcomes were significantly more common in patients with a history of stroke. The augmentation of risk tended to be greater in patients with HFpEF than HFrEF, but was not statistically different.
Conclusion
Approximately 1 in 11 patients in recent HF trials had a history of stroke and these patients were at higher risk of fatal and non-fatal events than those without prior stroke. HF hospitalization as well as atherothrombotic events (myocardial infarction and stroke) were more common among patients with prior stroke – patients with prior stroke had at least 30% higher risk of all events examined, regardless of LVEF, and more than double incidence of repeat stroke.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Other.
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- M Yang
- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- The Ohio State University , Columbus , United States of America
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- Brigham and Women'S Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , United States of America
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- Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- National University of Cordoba , Cordoba , Argentina
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- Baylor University Medical Center , Dallas , United States of America
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- Brigham and Women'S Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , United States of America
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- Montreal Heart Institute , Montreal , Canada
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- Brigham and Women'S Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , United States of America
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- Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , United States of America
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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Kondo T, Jhund PS, Abraham WT, Rouleau JL, Packer M, Desai AS, Kober LV, Solomon SD, Zile MR, Inzucchi SE, Kosiborod MN, Sabatine MS, Ponikowski P, Martinez F, McMurray JJV. Stroke in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction without atrial fibrillation: external validation of a risk model. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Heart failure (HF) ranks only second to atrial fibrillation (AF) as a cause of cardio-embolic stroke. Although anticoagulation reduces this risk in HF patients not in AF, the risk/benefit profile in relatively unselected populations is not favourable. Identification of patients at high risk of stroke may allow targeted and safer use of prophylactic anticoagulant therapy. Previously, we proposed a simple risk model for stroke in patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, this model was derived from the two older trials (published in 2007/2008) and was not externally validated.
Purpose
We aimed to evaluate the current incidence of stroke in patients with HFrEF not in AF receiving modern pharmacological therapy and to validate our stroke prediction model.
Methods
We examined patient-level data from the PARADIGM-HF, ATMOSPHERE, and DAPA-HF trials. The risk score was calculated following: 7.39×(insulin-treated diabetes) + 6.53×(previous stroke) + 2.80×[ln(NT-proBNP (pg/ml)) × 0.1182]). According to the tertile of risk score, we divided the patients into three groups. Patients with AF were defined as those with either AF on an ECG or a history of AF.
Results
Of the total of 20,159 patients (who experienced 590 strokes) enrolled in the three trials, 12,751 patients did not have AF at baseline. Of those, 1,143 patients (9%) had insulin-treated diabetes, 873 patients (6.8%) had a history of the previous stroke, and the median value of NT-proBNP was 1,243 pg/ml. During a median follow-up of 2.0 years, 346 (2.7%) experienced a stroke (11.7 per 1000 patient-years). Figure 1 shows cumulative incidence function plots for stroke according to the tertile of risk score in 12,331 patients whose risk score can be calculated. The number of strokes in tertile 1, 2 and 3 were 80, 102 and 149, respectively. The 3-year cumulative incidence function rates of stroke were 2.0 (95% CI: 1.5–2.5) % in tertile 1, 2.6 (95% CI: 2.1–3.2) % in tertile 2, and 4.3 (95% CI: 3.6–5.2) % in tertile 3, respectively. In patients with tertile 3, the stroke rate was 18.1 per 1000 patient-years (compared to 20.1 per 1000 patient-years in patients with AF not receiving anticoagulation). In the Cox model, risk for stroke increased according to the elevation in the risk score (tertile 2: HR 1.47 (95% CI 1.09–1.97), tertile 3: HR 2.53 (95% CI 1.92–3.33), with tertile 1 as reference). Figure 2 shows calibration plots by comparing observed and predicted probabilities of stroke at 1 to 3 years. Discrimination evaluated using the overall c-index 0.84 (95% CI: 0.75–0.91) was good.
Conclusions
These findings validate a previously described predictive model and confirm that it is possible to identify a subset of HFrEF patients without AF who have a risk of stroke that approximates to that in patients with AF. In these patients, the risk/benefit balance might justify the use of prophylactic anticoagulation, but this hypothesis needs to be tested prospectively.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Foundation.
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- T Kondo
- University of Glasgow, British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- University of Glasgow, British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- The Ohio State University, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine , Ohio , United States of America
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- University of Montreal, Montreal Heart Institute , Montreal , Canada
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- Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute , Dallas , United States of America
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Division , Boston , United States of America
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- Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Division , Boston , United States of America
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- Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , United States of America
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- Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism , New Haven , United States of America
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- St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Department of Cardiology , Kansas City , United States of America
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Study Group , Boston , United States of America
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- Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Heart Disease , Wroclaw , Poland
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- Cordoba National University , Cordoba , Argentina
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- University of Glasgow, British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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Cox Z, Zalawadiya S, Simonato M, Redfors B, Zhou Z, Kotinkaduwa L, Zile M, Udelson J, Lim DS, Grayburn PA, Mack MJ, Abraham WT, Stone GW, Lindenfeld J. Maximally tolerated guideline-directed medical therapy and barriers to optimization in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: the COAPT trial. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The COAPT trial of MitraClip therapy employed a central screening eligibility committee (CSEC) of heart failure (HF) experts to ensure the use of maximally tolerated guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) and systematically document intolerances in all potential patients prior to approval for randomization.
Purpose
To describe the percentage of GDMT classes, doses tolerated, predictors of intolerance, and specific intolerances limiting GDMT among patients approved for randomization by the CSEC.
Methods
We analyzed baseline use, dose, and intolerances of i) angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) or angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI); ii) beta-blockers (BB); and iii) mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) in the CSEC-approved COAPT population with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF; LVEF ≤40%). We analyzed variables associated with GDMT tolerance.
Results
In COAPT, 464 patients had HFrEF and complete screening medication information. Any dose of all 3, 2 or 1 GDMT classes were tolerated in 39%, 39% and 20% of patients respectively; only 2% of patients (n=9) could not tolerate any GDMT (Figure 1). BB were prescribed in the most (93%) patients followed by ACEI/ARB/ARNI (69%) and MRA (55%). Intolerances limiting each GDMT class differed, but hypotension and kidney dysfunction were most common (Figure 2). No patients tolerated goal doses of all 3 GDMT classes. For BB, only 32% tolerated ≥50% of the goal dose; while for ACEI/ARB/ARNI, no patients achieved goal doses, and only 1% tolerated ≥50% of the goal dose. For MRA, 86% of patients tolerated 25mg/day or less. Patients intolerant of BB were less likely to tolerate an ACEI/ARB/ARNI (OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.20–0.76; p=0.004) but not a MRA (p=0.21) compared with patients tolerating a low dose BB. Patients intolerant of MRA were less likely to tolerate ACEI/ARB/ARNI therapy (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.25–0.57; p<0.0001) but not a BB (p=0.31) compared with patients tolerating MRA. Patients tolerating low dose ACEI/ARB/ARNI had a higher baseline mean eGFR (52±21 versus 40±21 ml/min/m2; p<0.0001) compared with patients intolerant of ACEI/ARB/ARNI. Likewise, patients tolerating MRA had a higher baseline mean eGFR (52±21 versus 42±21 ml/min/m2; p<0.0001) compared with patients intolerant of MRA.
Conclusion
In a contemporary trial in which HF specialists ensured GDMT optimization, many patients had medical intolerances prohibiting use of one or more GDMT classes, and few patients tolerated target doses. These findings indicate medical intolerances are the primary cause of low GDMT prescription rates in patients with moderate to severe HFrEF. Yet, use of GDMT in this very ill population was much better than “real world” registries of HFrEF suggesting that mandating careful CSEC review prior to study enrollment is important for clinical trials having the objective of randomizing a maximally treated patient cohort.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- Z Cox
- Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy , Nashville , United States of America
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation , New York , United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation , New York , United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation , New York , United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation , New York , United States of America
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- Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center , Charleston , United States of America
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- Tufts Medical Center, Inc. , Boston , United States of America
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- University of Virginia , Charlottesville , United States of America
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- Baylor University Medical Center , Dallas , United States of America
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- Baylor Scott and White The Heart Hospital , Plano , United States of America
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- The Ohio State University , Columbus , United States of America
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute , New York , United States of America
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , United States of America
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Butler J, Shahzeb Khan M, Lindenfeld J, Abraham WT, Savarese G, Salsali A, Zeller C, Peil B, Filippatos G, Ponikowski P, Anker SD. Minimally Clinically Important Difference in Health Status Scores in Patients With HFrEF vs HFpEF. JACC Heart Fail 2022; 10:651-661. [PMID: 35780032 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Differences in clinically important thresholds in patient-reported outcomes measures such as the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) remain less well-established in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) versus heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to estimate meaningful thresholds for improvement or deterioration in the KCCQ-Total Symptom Score (TSS) in patients with HFrEF versus HFpEF. METHODS This secondary analysis of EMPERIAL program used anchor- and distribution-based approaches to estimate thresholds for improvement or deterioration in the KCCQ-TSS using Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGIS) as the primary anchor. Mean change in KCCQ-TSS from baseline to week 12 was calculated for each PGIS. RESULTS A total of 312 HFrEF and 315 HFpEF patients were enrolled. At week 12, mean changes in KCCQ-TSS corresponding to PGIS changes of "any improvement," "1-category improvement," and "1-category deterioration" were 13 ± 17, 12 ± 17, -3 ± 16 points in HFrEF, and 15 ± 18, 13 ± 17, -7 ± 18 points in HFpEF. Threshold for meaningful within-patient change in KCCQ-TSS was ≥9 points in HFrEF and ≥7 points in HFpEF patients. Sensitivity and specificity of ≥9 points/≥7 points change was 0.65 and 0.70 for HFrEF and 0.64 and 0.66 for HFpEF. Cumulative distribution function curves of KCCQ-TSS change from baseline to week 12 showed a shift to higher scores in both HFrEF and HFpEF patients. CONCLUSIONS In the EMPERIAL program, a change in KCCQ-TSS of ≥9 points in HFrEF and ≥7 points in HFpEF represents the minimal clinically important difference for improvement, confirming the broad range of 5-10 points as meaningful thresholds.
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- Javed Butler
- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
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- Division of Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet; and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA; Faculty of Medicine, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Biberach an der Riß, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG, Ingelheim AM Rhein, Germany
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK), Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Coats AJ, Abraham WT, Zile MR, Lindenfeld JA, Weaver FA, Fudim M, Bauersachs J, Duval S, Galle E, Zannad F. Baroreflex activation therapy with the Barostim™ device in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a patient level meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:1665-1673. [PMID: 35713888 PMCID: PMC9796660 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
AIMS Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) remains associated with high morbidity and mortality, poor quality of life (QoL) and significant exercise limitation. Sympatho-vagal imbalance has been shown to predict adverse prognosis and symptoms in HFrEF, yet it has not been specifically targeted by any guideline-recommended device therapy to date. Barostim™, which directly addresses this imbalance, is the first Food and Drug Administration approved neuromodulation technology for HFrEF. We aimed to analyse all randomized trial evidence to evaluate the effect of baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) on heart failure symptoms, QoL and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in HFrEF. METHODS AND RESULTS An individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis was performed on all eligible trials that randomized HFrEF patients to BAT + guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) or GDMT alone (open label). Endpoints included 6-month changes in 6-min hall walk (6MHW) distance, Minnesota Living With Heart Failure (MLWHF) QoL score, NT-proBNP, and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class in all patients and three subgroups. A total of 554 randomized patients were included. In all patients, BAT provided significant improvement in 6MHW distance of 49 m (95% confidence interval [CI] 33, 64), MLWHF QoL of -13 points (95% CI -17, -10), and 3.4 higher odds of improving at least one NYHA class (95% CI 2.3, 4.9) when comparing from baseline to 6 months. These improvements were similar, or better, in patients who had baseline NT-proBNP <1600 pg/ml, regardless of the cardiac resynchronization therapy indication status. CONCLUSION An IPD meta-analysis suggests that BAT improves exercise capacity, NYHA class, and QoL in HFrEF patients receiving GDMT. These clinically meaningful improvements were consistent across the range of patients studies. BAT was also associated with an improvement in NT-proBNP in subjects with a lower baseline NT-proBNP.
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- Division of Cardiovascular MedicineThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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- The Medical University of South Carolina and the RHJ Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterCharlestonSCUSA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Keck School of MedicineUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCAUSA
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- Duke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA,Duke Clinical Research InstituteDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Cardiology and AngiologyHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Cardiovascular DivisionUniversity of Minnesota Medical SchoolMinneapolisMNUSA
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- Université de Lorraine, Inserm Centre d'Investigation, CHUUniversité de LorraineNancyFrance
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Haberman D, Rizhamadze L, Shaburishvili G, O'Sullivan G, Tuvali O, Jonas M, George J, Shimoni S, Abraham WT. Development of New Technique for Ultrasound Imaging of the Innominate Vein and the Venous Angle. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2022; 35:1188-1190. [PMID: 35973560 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dan Haberman
- Heart Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Israel. Affiliated to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, University College Hospital of Galway, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Heart Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Israel. Affiliated to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Heart Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Israel. Affiliated to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Heart Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Israel. Affiliated to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Heart Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Israel. Affiliated to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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