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Nasrallah D, Abdelhamid A, Tluli O, Al-Haneedi Y, Dakik H, Eid AH. Angiotensin receptor blocker-neprilysin inhibitor for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Pharmacol Res 2024; 204:107210. [PMID: 38740146 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2024.107210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by volume overload, impaired exercise capacity, and recurrent hospital admissions. A major contributor to the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of heart failure is the activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Normally, RAAS is responsible for the homeostatic regulation of blood pressure, extracellular fluid volume, and serum sodium concentration. In HFrEF, RAAS gets chronically activated in response to decreased cardiac output, further aggravating the congestion and cardiotoxic effects. Hence, inhibition of RAAS is a major approach in the pharmacologic treatment of those patients. The most recently introduced RAAS antagonizing medication class is angiotensin receptor blocker/ neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI). In this paper, we discuss ARNIs' superiority over traditional RAAS antagonizing agents in reducing heart failure hospitalization and mortality. We also tease out the evidence that shows ARNIs' renoprotective functions in heart failure patients including those with chronic or end stage kidney disease. We also discuss the evidence showing the added benefit resulting from combining ARNIs with a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor. Moreover, how ARNIs decrease the risk of arrhythmias and reverse cardiac remodeling, ultimately lowering the risk of cardiovascular death, is also discussed. We then present the positive outcome of ARNIs' use in patients with diabetes mellitus and those recovering from acute decompensated heart failure. ARNIs' side effects are also appreciated and discussed. Taken together, the provided insight and critical appraisal of the evidence justifies and supports the implementation of ARNIs in the guidelines for the treatment of HFrEF.
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- Dima Nasrallah
- College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
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Paleckiene R, Zaliaduonyte D, Dambrauskiene V, Macijauskiene J. A follow-up program in patients after hospitalization for heart failure: long-term health related quality of life and associated factors. Front Cardiovasc Med 2024; 11:1358390. [PMID: 38646151 PMCID: PMC11027891 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1358390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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Background The well-being of individuals with chronic heart failure (HF) is significantly influenced by their health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which serves as a crucial measure indicating how HF affects their daily activities. Monitoring programs aimed at reducing the number of hospitalizations and improving functional conditions are currently being offered to patients with chronic HF. The objective To examine the long-term health-related quality of life changes in patients with heart failure enrolled in a follow-up program after hospitalization and to evaluate the factors associated with quality of life of patients with heart failure. Methods This prospective study was conducted between 2019 and 2020 at the Department of Cardiology of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Patients were divided into two groups: Group I consisted of 71 patients (60.2%) where the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) score decreased by more than 10 points at 4th visit if compared to the 1st one; and Group II consisted of 47 patients (39.8%) where the MLHFQ score remained unchanged or increased by less than 10 points at the 4th visit if compared to the 1st visit. Results Statistically significant differences were observed between groups. In Group II, a history of myocardial infarction was more frequent (p = 0.038), and there was a significantly higher occurrence of significant coronary artery disease (p = 0.006). Laboratory parameters indicating liver function exhibited statistically significant deterioration among patients in Group II. Specifically, AST (p = 0.050), ALT (p = 0.010), and GGT (p = 0.031) levels significantly increased. Upon analyzing the echocardiographic data, a statistically significant difference was found between the groups in relation to the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (p = 0.043) and TAPSE (p = 0.031). An analysis of changes in dimensions related to QoL was conducted during the long-term follow-up program, which revealed statistically significant differences between groups in overall changes based on the MLHFQ (p < 0.001). This difference was also observed across all dimensions, including the emotional, physical, and social aspects (p < 0.001). Conclusion Patients who had a higher LVEF at baseline, as well as those with an etiology of ischemic heart disease (IHD), better liver function, and fewer manifestations of edema, demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in their quality of life throughout the course of the patient monitoring program.
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- R. Paleckiene
- Department of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Nursing Management Service, Kaunas Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Nursing Management Service, Kaunas Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Geriatrics, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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Chen JH, Zhang LW, Lin ZJ, Chen XF, Chen LC, Wang CX, Lin KY, Guo YS. The Association Between the Albumin-Bilirubin Score and Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Angiology 2024:33197241228051. [PMID: 38227840 DOI: 10.1177/00033197241228051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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The albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score is considered an effective and convenient scoring system for assessing liver function. We hypothesized that the ALBI score was predictive of contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) and long-term mortality in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We retrospectively observed 5629 patients undergoing elective PCI. Contrast-associated acute kidney injury is defined as a 50% or 0.3 mg/dl increase in baseline serum creatinine levels within 48 h of contrast exposure. The incidence of CA-AKI was 6.2% (n = 350). After adjusting for potential confounding factors, multivariate analysis showed that the ALBI score was an independent predictor of CA-AKI (P = .002). A restricted cubic spline analysis confirmed approximately linear relationships between the ALBI score and risks of CA-AKI. Furthermore, at a median follow-up of 2.8 years, multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that the ALBI score was an independent risk factor for long-term mortality (P < .001). The ALBI score was closely related to the occurrence of CA-AKI and long-term mortality in patients who underwent elective PCI. This score might be useful for risk stratification in high-risk patient groups to predict CA-AKI.
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- Jun-Han Chen
- Department of Cardiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fujian Provincial Center for Geriatrics, Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Severe Acute Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Heart Failure Center Alliance, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fujian Provincial Center for Geriatrics, Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Severe Acute Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Heart Failure Center Alliance, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fujian Provincial Center for Geriatrics, Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Severe Acute Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Heart Failure Center Alliance, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fujian Provincial Center for Geriatrics, Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Severe Acute Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Heart Failure Center Alliance, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fujian Provincial Center for Geriatrics, Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Severe Acute Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Heart Failure Center Alliance, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fujian Provincial Center for Geriatrics, Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Severe Acute Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Heart Failure Center Alliance, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fujian Provincial Center for Geriatrics, Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Severe Acute Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Heart Failure Center Alliance, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fujian Provincial Center for Geriatrics, Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Severe Acute Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Heart Failure Center Alliance, Fuzhou, China
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Wang S, Chen Y, Ma H, Wang Y, Luo M, Xie X, Yang Q, Lin K, Lin M, Lin L, Chen P, Zheng Q, Sun F. Direct Bilirubin, but not Indirect Bilirubin, is Associated with Short-term Adverse Events in HFpEF. Curr Gene Ther 2024; 24:321-330. [PMID: 38310459 DOI: 10.2174/0115665232273115240102043640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Abnormal live function tests have been identified as independent risk factors for ominous prognosis in patients with heart failure. However, most of the previous studies have failed to determine the contribution of direct bilirubin (DBIL) and indirect bilirubin (IBIL) separately. Hence, we aimed to explore whether DBIL or IBIL is correlated with the prognosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). METHODS A total of 19837 patients were hospitalized for HFpEF between January 2012 and January 2022 in Fuqing City Hospital affiliated with Fujian Medical University. The primary endpoint was in-hospital all-cause mortality. Secondary endpoints included in-hospital cardiovascular mortality and 30-day re-admission for heart failure. RESULTS Univariable analysis indicated that patients with elevated DBIL or IBIL were exposed to a higher risk of mortality and re-admission. However, in multivariable models, both ln-transformed DBIL and TBIL, but not IBIL, were independent risk factors for in-hospital all-cause mortality (hazard ratio (HR)=1.796, 95% confidential interval (CI)=1.477-2.183, P<0.001; HR=1.854, 95% CI=1.461-2.352, P.0.001; HR=1.161, 95% CI=0.959-1.407, P=0.126) and in-hospital cardiovascular mortality (HR=1.831, 95% CI=1.345-2.492, P.0.001; HR=1.899, 95% CI=1.300-2.773, P=0.001; HR=1.145, 95% CI=0.841-1.561, P=0.389). Only DBIL remained independently associated with 30-day readmission for heart failure (HR=1.361, 95% CI=1.036-1.787, P=0.027). Adding ln-transformed DBIL to model 1 increased its discriminatory capacity (C-statistic: 0.851 to 0.869, respectively), whereas adding ln-transformed IBIL yielded little increment (C-statistic: 0.851 to 0.852, respectively). CONCLUSION DBIL, but not IBIL, was associated with short-term ominous prognosis in patients with HFpEF. Hence, DBIL may be the superior predictor for prognosis in HFpEF.
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- Sunying Wang
- Fuqing City Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuqing, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Management, Fujian Yirong Information Technology Corporation, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Jinshan Branch of Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Fuqing City Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuqing, Fuzhou, China
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- Fuqing City Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuqing, Fuzhou, China
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- Fuqing City Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuqing, Fuzhou, China
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- Fuqing City Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuqing, Fuzhou, China
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- Fuqing City Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuqing, Fuzhou, China
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- Fuqing City Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Fuqing, Fuzhou, China
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Evlice M, Kurt İH. The relationship between echocardiographic parameters and albumin bilirubin score in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism. Perfusion 2023:2676591231221706. [PMID: 38085551 DOI: 10.1177/02676591231221706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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PURPOSE The Albumin-Bilirubin (ALBI) score is useful and easy-to-use for objectively assessing liver function. We investigated whether the ALBI score, a parameter indicating liver stiffness, congestion and fibrosis, has any relationship with echocardiographic parameters in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 140 patients diagnosed with acute PTE were retrospectively analyzed. These patients were divided into three groups according to the hemodynamic severity of acute PTE: Group I [Low risk]; Group II [Submassive or intermediate-risk]; and Group III [Massive or high-risk]. Biochemical data obtained from venous blood samples taken at admission were analyzed. In addition, data were also analyzed from transthoracic echocardiography and pulmonary computed tomographic angiography performed at admission. ALBI, Bova, and PESI scores were calculated. RESULTS ALBI scores (-3.32 ± 0.21 vs -2.86 ± 0.15 vs -2.46 ± 0.2, p < .001) were statistically significantly higher in Group III than Groups I and II. There was a significant difference between the three groups in terms of echocardiographic parameters, and LVEF and TAPSE values tended to decrease from group I to group III. In multivariate linear regression analysis, sPAP, RV/RA diameter, and NT-pro-BNP were found to be significantly associated with the ALBI score. An ALBI score higher than -2.87 was associated with Bova stage II-III in patients with Group I and Group II PTE, with a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 62% (AUC = 0.804; 95% CI 0.713-0.895; p < .001). CONCLUSION The ALBI score, which is a common, easy-to-use, and inexpensive method, may be beneficial to select intermediate and high-risk patients in patients with acute PTE. Additionally, it may have prognostic value in distinguishing low and intermediate-risk acute PTE patients.
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- Mert Evlice
- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University-Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University-Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Zhang T, Cai JL, Yu J. Sacubitril/valsartan-induced liver injury: A case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e34732. [PMID: 37565914 PMCID: PMC10419355 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000034732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) is the first drug approved for the treatment of symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in adult patients. There have been no reports of hepatotoxicity secondary to sacubitril/valsartan administration. Here, we report the first case of severe liver injury caused by sacubitril/valsartan. PATIENT CONCERNS A 90-year-old female patient taking sacubitril/valsartan was admitted due to chronic heart failure. Subsequently, the patient developed serious liver injury with increased hepatic transaminases. DIAGNOSIS Drug-induced liver injury, sacubitril/valsartan-related. No liver injury caused by other reasons was observed after thorough examination. After the withdrawal of sacubitril/valsartan, the liver function of the patient gradually returned to normal. INTERVENTIONS We chose general liver protection methods to improve her hepatic function, including magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate at 100 mg daily and polyene phosphatidylcholine capsules at 456 mg 3 times daily. We consulted with a hepatologist to discuss the best plan for her treatment. The last, we stopped sacubitril/valsartan. OUTCOMES After the withdrawal of sacubitril/valsartan, the liver function of the patient gradually returned to normal. LESSONS Sacubitril/valsartan-induced liver injury is very rare. Clinicians should pay particular attention to the possibility of hepatotoxicity during sacubitril/valsartan treatment.
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- Ting Zhang
- Department II of Respiratory and Critical Care in Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department II of Respiratory and Critical Care in Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department II of Respiratory and Critical Care in Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Inciardi RM, Mantovani A, Targher G. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as an Emerging Risk Factor for Heart Failure. Curr Heart Fail Rep 2023; 20:308-319. [PMID: 37402108 PMCID: PMC10421789 DOI: 10.1007/s11897-023-00613-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and heart failure (HF) are two chronic diseases that have become important global public health problems. This narrative review provides a comprehensive overview of the association between NAFLD and increased risk of new-onset HF, briefly discusses the putative biological mechanisms linking these two conditions, and summarizes targeted pharmacotherapies for NAFLD that might also beneficially affect cardiac complications leading to new-onset HF. RECENT FINDINGS Recent observational cohort studies supported a significant association between NAFLD and the long-term risk of new-onset HF. Notably, this risk remained statistically significant even after adjustment for age, sex, ethnicity, adiposity measures, pre-existing type 2 diabetes and other common cardiometabolic risk factors. In addition, the risk of incident HF was further increased with more advanced liver disease, especially with higher severity of liver fibrosis. There are multiple potential pathophysiological mechanisms by which NAFLD (especially in its more advanced forms) may increase the risk of new-onset HF. Because of the strong link existing between NAFLD and HF, more careful surveillance of these patients will be needed. However, further prospective and mechanistic studies are required to better decipher the existing but complex link between NAFLD and risk of new-onset HF.
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- Riccardo M Inciardi
- ASST Spedali Civili Di Brescia, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Böhm M, Butler J, Krawczyk M, Mahfoud F, Haring B, Filippatos G, Ferreira JP, Pocock SJ, Brueckmann M, Ofstad AP, Schüler E, Wanner C, Verma S, Packer M, Anker SD. Liver tests, cardiovascular outcomes and effects of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: The EMPEROR-Preserved trial. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:1375-1383. [PMID: 37278451 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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AIM The prognostic implication of elevated liver tests in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is uncertain. This analysis investigates the association of liver markers with hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) and cardiovascular death (CVD), and the treatment effect of empagliflozin across the range of liver marker levels. METHODS AND RESULTS The double-blind, placebo-controlled EMPEROR-Preserved (EMPagliflozin outcomE tRial in Patients With chrOnic heaRt Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction) enrolled 5988 patients with HFpEF (ejection fraction >40%). Patients in New York Heart Association class II-IV and elevated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide were randomized to receive empagliflozin 10 mg daily or placebo in addition to usual therapy. Patients with significant liver disease were excluded. The primary endpoint was time to first adjudicated HHF or CVD. We explored the association of liver function abnormalities with heart failure outcomes in patients on placebo, the effects of empagliflozin on liver tests and the treatment effects of empagliflozin on heart failure outcomes across categories of liver laboratory values. High alkaline phosphatase (p trend < 0.0001), low albumin (p trend < 0.0001) and high bilirubin (p = 0.02) were associated with poorer outcomes for HHF or CVD, while high aspartate aminotransferase was not, and high alanine aminotransferase was associated with better outcomes. Empagliflozin had no significant effects on liver tests compared to placebo except for albumin which was significantly increased. The treatment effect of empagliflozin on outcomes was not modified by liver tests. CONCLUSION Abnormalities of liver function tests are associated differently with heart failure outcomes. Salutary effects of empagliflozin on liver tests were not observed although albumin increased. The treatment benefits of empagliflozin were not affected by baseline values of liver parameters.
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- Michael Böhm
- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
- Cape Heart Institute, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS, USA
- Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
- Cape Heart Institute, Cape Town, South Africa
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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- Université de Lorraine, Centre d'Investigation Clinique-Plurithématique Inserm CIC-P 1433, Nancy, France
- Inserm U1116, CHRU Nancy Brabois, F-CRIN INI-CRCT (Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Nancy, France
- Cardiovascular R&D Centre - UnIC@RISE, Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim, Germany
- First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Medical Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Norway KS, Asker, Norway
- Oslo Diabetes Research Center, Oslo, Norway
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik 1, Schwerpunkt Nephrologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, and Departments of Surgery, and Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ONT, Canada
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- Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK); and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT); German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Chang AJ, Bhatt AS, Ambrosy AP. Understanding cardiohepatic interactions in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:1384-1385. [PMID: 37401525 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023] Open
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- Alex J Chang
- Department of Medicine, 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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- 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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McDowell K, Campbell R, Simpson J, Cunningham JW, Desai AS, Jhund PS, Lefkowitz MP, Rouleau JL, Swedberg K, Zile MR, Solomon SD, Packer M, McMurray JJV. Incremental prognostic value of biomarkers in PARADIGM-HF. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:1406-1414. [PMID: 37191207 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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AIMS It is uncertain how much candidate biomarkers improve risk prediction when added to comprehensive models including routinely collected clinical and laboratory variables in heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS Aldosterone, cystatin C, high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT), galectin-3, growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), kidney injury molecule-1, matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9, soluble suppression of tumourigenicity-2, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio were measured in 1559 of PARADIGM-HF participants. We tested whether these biomarkers, individually or collectively, improved the performance of the PREDICT-HF prognostic model, which includes clinical, routine laboratory, and natriuretic peptide data, for the primary endpoint and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. The mean age of participants was 67.3 ± 9.9 years, 1254 (80.4%) were men and 1103 (71%) were in New York Heart Association class II. During a mean follow-up of 30.7 months, 300 patients experienced the primary outcome and 197 died. Added individually, only four biomarkers were independently associated with all outcomes: hs-TnT, GDF-15, cystatin C and TIMP-1. When all biomarkers were added simultaneously to the PREDICT-HF models, only hs-TnT remained an independent predictor of all three endpoints. GDF-15 also remained predictive of the primary endpoint; TIMP-1 was the only other predictor of both cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Individually or in combination, these biomarkers did not lead to significant improvements in discrimination or reclassification. CONCLUSIONS None of the biomarkers studied individually or collectively led to a meaningful improvement in the prediction of outcomes over what is provided by clinical, routine laboratory, and natriuretic peptide variables.
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- Kirsty McDowell
- 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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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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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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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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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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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Evlice M, Bedir Ö, Coşkun M, Paçacı E, Cerşit S, Öcal L, Gürsoy MO, Şen Ö, Kurt İH. The relationship between echocardiographic parameters and albumin bilirubin (ALBI) score in patients with isolated secundum type atrial septal defect. Echocardiography 2023; 40:350-358. [PMID: 36973228 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND It has been shown that the increase in volume and pressure in the right heart chambers increases liver stiffness. The Albumin-Bilirubin (ALBI) score is a useful and easy-to-use score for objectively assessing liver function. There is no information in the literature about changes in ALBI score in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD). The aim of our study is to investigate the changes in ALBI score and its clinical impact in patients with ASD. METHODS Of the 206 analyzed patients, 77 were excluded. The remaining 129 patients with secundum type ASD with left to right shunt were divided into three groups; Group I (16 patients with Qp/Qs < 1.5 and defect diameter < 10 mm), Group II (52 patients with Qp/Qs > 1.5 and defect diameter 10-20 mm) and Group III (61 patients with Qp/Qs > 1.5 and defect diameter > 20 mm). The ALBI score was calculated based on serum albumin and total bilirubin levels using the following formula: ALBI = (log10 bilirubin [umol/L] * .66) + (albumin [g/L] * -.085). RESULTS ALBI scores as well as total bilirubin levels, transaminases, and functional-structural heart abnormalities (increase in RA and RV dimensions, sPAP, ASD size and decrease in LVEF and TAPSE) showed a significant increasing trend from Group I to Group III (p < .001 for all comparisons). The mean ALBI scores for Group I, Group II, and Group III were -3.71 ± .37, -3.51 ± .25, and -3.27 ± .34, respectively. In multivariate linear regression analysis, ASD size, sPAP, RV-RA diameter were found to be significantly associated with increased ALBI score. CONCLUSION The ALBI score offers a simple, evidence-based, objective, and discriminatory method of assessing liver function in patients with ASD. ASD size, sPAP, RV and RA diameters were significantly associated with ALBI score.
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- Mert Evlice
- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University -Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University -Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University -Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University -Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University -Kartal Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University -Kartal Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University -Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University -Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Noda T, Kamiya K, Hamazaki N, Nozaki K, Ichikawa T, Yamashita M, Uchida S, Maekawa E, Terada T, Reed JL, Yamaoka-Tojo M, Matsunaga A, Ako J. Prognostic value of liver damage assessed through direct bilirubin levels and skeletal muscle weakness in patients with heart failure. Heart Lung 2023; 60:87-94. [PMID: 36934475 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with heart failure (HF) often exhibit signs of liver dysfunction such as high bilirubin concentrations, leading to physical dysfunction and poor prognosis. Nevertheless, the relationship between direct bilirubin (DB), a fractionated form of total bilirubin, and dynapenia remains unclear, as does their effect on prognosis. OBJECTIVES This study investigated the association between DB concentrations and dynapenia in patients with HF. METHODS This retrospective study included patients with HF who underwent assessments for DB concentration, and handgrip and leg strengths to evaluate dynapenia and muscle weakness, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analyses examined the associations of DB with muscle strength and dynapenia. Additionally, we examined the prognostic value of comorbid high DB concentrations (≥0.5 mg/dL) and dynapenia. The endpoint was all-cause mortality. RESULTS Of 853 inpatients, high DB was identified in 147 and dynapenia in 377 (44.2%). Multiple regression analysis revealed that high DB was independently associated with decreased muscle strength (handgrip strength, P = 0.027; leg strength, P = 0.002). After adjusting for covariates, the high DB group (odds ratio: 1.800, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.203-2.695, P = 0.004) had a significantly higher risk of dynapenia than the low DB group. During the follow-up period, 189 patients died (median, 1.77 years; interquartile range, 0.64-3.81 years). The risk of death was significantly higher in the high DB and dynapenia group, even after adjusting for HF severity (hazard ratio: 2.610, 95% CI: 1.680-4.051, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS High DB is associated with muscle weakness, and when combined with dynapenia, DB predicts a poorer prognosis in patients with HF.
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- Takumi Noda
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan; Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Health Lab, Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan; Division of Research, ARCE Inc., Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan; Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Health Lab, Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Health Lab, Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada; School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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Guan B, Yang M, Shen X, Wang Y, Liu Y, Liu R, Li S, Cao J. Genetically determined serum bilirubin level and the risk of heart failure: A mendelian randomization study. Front Genet 2023; 14:1067146. [PMID: 36713081 PMCID: PMC9881886 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1067146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background: The association between serum bilirubin level and heart failure (HF) was controversial in previous observational studies and the causal effects of bilirubin on HF have not been investigated. Here, we conducted a Mendelian randomization (MR) study to investigate the associations between genetically determined bilirubin level and HF. Methods: Summary data on the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with serum bilirubin levels were obtained from genome-wide association study (GWAS) for individuals of European descent and East Asian descent separately. Statistical data for gene-HF associations were extracted from three databases: the HERMES Consortium (47,309 cases and 930,014 controls), FinnGen study (30,098 cases and 229,612 controls) for European population and Biobank Japan (2,820 HF cases and 192,383 controls) for East Asian population. We applied a two-sample Mendelian randomization framework to investigate the causal association between serum bilirubin and HF. Results: Findings from our MR analyses showed that genetically determined serum bilirubin levels were not causally associated with HF risk in either European or East Asian population (odds ratio [OR] = 1.01 and 95% confidence interval [CI] = .97-1.05 for HERMES Consortium; OR = 1.01 and 95% CI = .98-1.04 for FinnGen Study; OR = .82, 95% CI: .61-1.10 for Biobank Japan). These results remained unchanged using different Mendelian randomization methods and in sensitivity analyses. Conclusion: Our study did not find any evidence to support a causal association between serum bilirubin and HF.
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- Bo Guan
- Medical School of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Experimental Hematology and Biochemistry, Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Geriatric Cardiology Department of the Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Jian Cao, ; Shijun Li,
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- Geriatric Cardiology Department of the Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Jian Cao, ; Shijun Li,
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Riccardi M, Sammartino AM, Piepoli M, Adamo M, Pagnesi M, Rosano G, Metra M, von Haehling S, Tomasoni D. Heart failure: an update from the last years and a look at the near future. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:3667-3693. [PMID: 36546712 PMCID: PMC9773737 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In the last years, major progress occurred in heart failure (HF) management. Quadruple therapy is now mandatory for all the patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction. Whilst verciguat is becoming available across several countries, omecamtiv mecarbil is waiting to be released for clinical use. Concurrent use of potassium-lowering agents may counteract hyperkalaemia and facilitate renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor implementations. The results of the EMPagliflozin outcomE tRial in Patients With chrOnic heaRt Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (EMPEROR-Preserved) trial were confirmed by the Dapagliflozin in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction (DELIVER) trial, and we now have, for the first time, evidence for treatment of also patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction. In a pre-specified meta-analysis of major randomized controlled trials, sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors reduced all-cause mortality, cardiovascular (CV) mortality, and HF hospitalization in the patients with HF regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction. Other steps forward have occurred in the treatment of decompensated HF. Acetazolamide in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload (ADVOR) trial showed that the addition of intravenous acetazolamide to loop diuretics leads to greater decongestion vs. placebo. The addition of hydrochlorothiazide to loop diuretics was evaluated in the CLOROTIC trial. Torasemide did not change outcomes, compared with furosemide, in TRANSFORM-HF. Ferric derisomaltose had an effect on the primary outcome of CV mortality or HF rehospitalizations in IRONMAN (rate ratio 0.82; 95% confidence interval 0.66-1.02; P = 0.070). Further options for the treatment of HF, including device therapies, cardiac contractility modulation, and percutaneous treatment of valvulopathies, are summarized in this article.
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- Mauro Riccardi
- Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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- Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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- Clinical Cardiology, IRCCS Policlinico San DonatoUniversity of MilanMilanItaly
- Department of Preventive CardiologyUniversity of WrocławWrocławPoland
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- Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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- Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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- Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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- Department of Cardiology and PneumologyUniversity of Goettingen Medical CenterGottingenGermany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site GöttingenGottingenGermany
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- Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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Wang HY, Huang Y, Chen XZ, Zhang ZL, Gui C. Prognostic potential of liver injury in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: a retrospective study. Eur J Med Res 2022; 27:237. [PMID: 36348400 PMCID: PMC9641949 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-022-00876-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Liver injury (LI) has been frequently observed in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), whereas its prognostic value remains blurry. We attempted to appraise the prognostic effect of LI in patients with DCM. Methods This retrospective study included 523 patients with DCM. LI was defined as a threefold increase in aspartate transaminase (≥ 135 U/L) or alanine transaminase (≥ 180 U/L) or a twofold increase in total bilirubin (≥ 41 umol/L) during hospitalization. The population was segmented into non-liver injury (NLI) group and LI group based on liver function test data. To balance differences in covariates at baseline, 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed. Results Patients with LI had lower survival rate, compared with those with NLI (44.6% vs. 73.8%, P < 0.001). Similar results were also found in age (age > 50, 39.6% vs. 70.9%, P < 0.001; age ≤ 50, 51.3% vs. 79.5%, P < 0.001) and gender stratified analysis (male, 46.2% vs. 74.4%, P < 0.001; female 35.7% vs. 72.0%, P = 0.001). After PSM, the survival rate of patients with LI remained lower than those with NLI (44.6% vs. 64.1%, P = 0.019). Multivariable Cox regression analysis manifested that LI (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.692, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.194–2.398, P = 0.003; HR: 1.675, 95% CI 1.078–2.604, P = 0.022, respectively) showed potent predictive effect on all-cause mortality in patients with DCM, both before and after PSM. Conclusions The occurrence of LI herald adverse outcomes in patients with DCM and attention to LI may be conducive to risk stratification and management. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40001-022-00876-9.
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Adamson C, Jhund PS, McMurray JJV. Reply to 'The 50 shades of bilirubin'. Letter regarding the article 'Liver tests and outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: findings from DAPA-HF'. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:2206-2207. [PMID: 36097136 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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- Carly Adamson
- 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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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Tomasoni D, Adamo M, Metra M. October 2022 at a glance: focus on clinical trials. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:1741-1743. [DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- Daniela Tomasoni
- Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, 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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- Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, 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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- Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, 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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Adamson C, Cowan LM, de Boer RA, Diez M, Drożdż J, Dukát A, Inzucchi SE, Køber L, Kosiborod MN, Ljungman CE, Martinez FA, Ponikowski P, Sabatine MS, Lindholm D, Bengtsson O, Boulton DW, Greasley PJ, Langkilde AM, Sjöstrand M, Solomon SD, McMurray JJ, Jhund PS. Liver tests and outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: findings from DAPA-HF. Eur J Heart Fail 2022; 24:1856-1868. [PMID: 36054568 PMCID: PMC9805158 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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AIMS Reflecting both increased venous pressure and reduced cardiac output, abnormal liver tests are common in patients with severe heart failure and are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. We aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of abnormal liver tests in ambulatory patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), explore any treatment interaction between bilirubin and sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and examine change in liver tests with SGLT2 inhibitor treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS We explored these objectives in the Dapagliflozin And Prevention of Adverse outcomes in Heart Failure (DAPA-HF) trial, with focus on bilirubin. We calculated the incidence of cardiovascular death or worsening heart failure by bilirubin tertile. Secondary cardiovascular outcomes were examined, along with the change in liver tests at the end-of-study visit. Baseline bilirubin was available in 4720 patients (99.5%). Participants in the highest bilirubin tertile (T3) have more severe HFrEF (lower left ventricular ejection fraction, higher N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide [NT-proBNP] and worse New York Heart Association class), had a greater burden of atrial fibrillation but less diabetes. Higher bilirubin (T3 vs. T1) was associated with worse outcomes even after adjustment for other predictive variables, including NT-proBNP and troponin T (adjusted hazard ratio for the primary outcome 1.73 [95% confidence interval 1.37-2.17], p < 0.001; and 1.52 [1.12-2.07], p = 0.01 for cardiovascular death). Baseline bilirubin did not modify the benefits of dapagliflozin. During follow-up, dapagliflozin had no effect on liver tests. CONCLUSION Bilirubin concentration was an independent predictor of worse outcomes but did not modify the benefits of dapagliflozin in HFrEF. Dapagliflozin was not associated with change in liver tests. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03036124.
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- Carly Adamson
- BHF Cardiovascular Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- Department of CardiologyUniversity Medical Center and University of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
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- Division of CardiologyInstitute Cardiovascular de Buenos AiresBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Fifth Department of Internal MedicineComenius University in BratislavaBratislavaSlovakia
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- Department of Cardiology, RigshospitaletCopenhagen University HospitalCopenhagenDenmark
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart InstituteUniversity of MissouriKansas CityMOUSA
- The George Institute for Global HealthUniversity of New South WalesSydneyNSWAustralia
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- Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Cardiology, Sahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Center for Heart Diseases, University HospitalWroclaw Medical UniversityWroclawPoland
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- TIMI Study Group, Division of Cardiovascular MedicineBrigham and Women's HospitalBostonMAUSA
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- Late Stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&DAstraZenecaGothenburgSweden
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- Late Stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&DAstraZenecaGothenburgSweden
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Quantitative Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&DAstraZenecaGaithersburgMDUSA
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- Early Research and Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&DAstraZenecaGothenburgSweden
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- Late Stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&DAstraZenecaGothenburgSweden
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- Late Stage Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism, BioPharmaceuticals R&DAstraZenecaGothenburgSweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular MedicineBrigham and Women's HospitalBostonMAUSA
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research CentreUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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Cheang I, Shi S, Lu X, Liao S, Zhu X, Su X, Lu Q, Yuan J, Xu D, Zhang M, Dai C, Wang J, Yuan F, Zhao Y, Zhou J, Li X. Efficacy and Dosage Pattern of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Chinese Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2022; 15:1192-1202. [PMID: 35505156 PMCID: PMC9622556 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-022-10236-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study aims to investigate the dosage pattern, efficacy, and safety of sacubitril/valsartan (Sac/Val) in Chinese heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients regarding real-world settings. Patients from 27 centers with a confirmed diagnosis of HFrEF and initiated Sac/Val treatment were enrolled. The primary objective was to evaluate the dosage pattern and change of heart failure status. In a final cohort of 983 patients, outpatient Sac/Val treatment demonstrated a similar beneficial effect in NT-proBNP and cardiac function. After initiating the treatment, overall and sub-population showed similar safety and efficacy. Patients who received a higher dose of Sac/Val (> 200 mg/d) demonstrated better improvement in LV function and reduction of NT-proBNP regardless of adjustment. Among Chinese HFrEF patients, Sac/Val showed a comparable reduction in NT-proBNP and improvement in cardiac function. Data further support guideline recommendations of Sac/Val in Chinese population. Optimal up-titration might provide further benefits. Further long-term and prognostic studies are needed.
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- Iokfai Cheang
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Guangzhou Road 300, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Guangzhou Road 300, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Guangzhou Road 300, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Guangzhou Road 300, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Guangzhou Road 300, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, 430022, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University Affiliated Union Hospital, Wuhan, 430022, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shijiazhuang Greatwall Hospital, Hebei, 052260, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361010, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, 221009, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Guangzhou Road 300, Nanjing, 210029, People's Republic of China.
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Abdin A, Schulz M, Riemer U, Hadëri B, Wachter R, Laufs U, Bauersachs J, Kindermann I, Vukadinović D, Böhm M. Sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure: efficacy and safety in and outside clinical trials. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:3737-3750. [PMID: 35921043 PMCID: PMC9773772 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) treatment has changed substantially over the last 30 years, leading to significant reductions in mortality and hospital admissions in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Currently, the optimization of guideline-directed chronic HF therapy remains the mainstay to further improve quality of life, mortality, and HF hospitalizations for patients with HFrEF. The angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor sacubitril/valsartan (S/V) has an important role in the treatment of patients with HFrEF. The PARADIGM-HF (Prospective Comparison of ARNI with ACEI to Determine Impact on Global Mortality and Morbidity in Heart Failure) randomized controlled trial has established solid evidence for the treatment of HFrEF in various subgroups. Apart from HFrEF, several studies have been conducted using S/V in various indications: patients hospitalized with acute decompensated HF, HF with preserved ejection fraction, acute myocardial infarction with reduced ejection fraction, uncontrolled and resistant hypertension, and chronic kidney disease. Data from the German Institute for Drug Use Evaluation reveal that implementation of S/V has increased steadily over time and, by the end of 2021, an estimated 266 000 patients were treated with S/V in Germany. The estimated cumulative real-world patient exposure is >5.5 million patient-treatment years worldwide. The number of patients treated with S/V largely exceeds the number of patients treated in clinical trials, and the current indication for S/V is larger than the strict inclusion/exclusion criteria of the randomized trials. Especially elderly patients, women, and patients with more and more severe comorbidities are underrepresented in the clinical trials. We therefore aimed to summarize the importance of S/V in HF in terms of efficacy and safety in clinical trials and daily clinical practice.
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- Amr Abdin
- Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine Clinic IIISaarland University HospitalKirrberger Street 10066421HomburgSaarlandGermany
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- Institute of PharmacyFreie Universität BerlinBerlinGermany,German Institute for Drug Use Evaluation (DAPI)BerlinGermany
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- Medical DepartmentNovartis Pharma GmbHNurembergGermany
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- Medical DepartmentNovartis Pharma AGBaselSwitzerland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für KardiologieUniversitätsklinikum LeipzigLeipzigGermany
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für KardiologieUniversitätsklinikum LeipzigLeipzigGermany
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- Department of Cardiology and AngiologyHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine Clinic IIISaarland University HospitalKirrberger Street 10066421HomburgSaarlandGermany
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- Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine Clinic IIISaarland University HospitalKirrberger Street 10066421HomburgSaarlandGermany
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- Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine Clinic IIISaarland University HospitalKirrberger Street 10066421HomburgSaarlandGermany
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Ferrannini G, Rosenthal N, Hansen MK, Ferrannini E. Liver function markers predict cardiovascular and renal outcomes in the CANVAS Program. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2022; 21:127. [PMID: 35787704 PMCID: PMC9254689 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01558-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Raised liver function tests (LFTs) have been correlated with multiple metabolic abnormalities and variably associated with cardiorenal outcomes. We sought to systematically test the relationship between LFT levels within the accepted range and major cardiorenal outcomes in a large clinical trial in type 2 diabetes, and the possible impact of placebo-controlled canagliflozin treatment. Methods We measured serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartic aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyl transferase (γGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and bilirubin concentrations in 10,142 patients, at baseline and repeatedly over follow-up. The relation of LFTs to first hospitalized heart failure (HHF), cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality, and progression of renal impairment was investigated using multivariate proportional-hazards models. Results In univariate association, ALT was reciprocally predictive, and ALP was positively predictive, of all adjudicated outcomes; γGT also was directly associated with CV—but not renal—outcomes. In multivariate models including all 5 LFTs and 19 potential clinical confounders, ALT was independently associated with lower, and γGT with higher, CV outcomes risk. Canagliflozin treatment significantly reduced ALT, AST, and γGT over time. In a fully adjusted model including updated LFT levels and treatment, γGT was independently associated with CV and all-cause mortality, ALP with renal dysfunction progression, and canagliflozin treatment with significant reduction in HHF and renal risk. Conclusions Higher γGT levels are top LFT markers of risk of HHF and death in patients with diabetes and high CV risk, while ALT are protective. Canagliflozin lowers the risk of HHF and renal damage independently of LFTs and potential confounders. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12933-022-01558-w.
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- Giulia Ferrannini
- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Norrbacka, S1:02, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 920 US-202, Raritan, NJ, 08869, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Welsh & McKean Rds., Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Savi 12, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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Han S, Wang C, Tong F, Li Y, Li Z, Sun Z, Sun Z. Prognostic impact of albumin-bilirubin score on the prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with heart failure: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e049325. [PMID: 34983753 PMCID: PMC8728421 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Liver dysfunction is prevalent in patients with heart failure (HF) and can lead to poor prognosis. The albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score is considered as an effective and convenient scoring system for assessing liver function. We analysed the correlation between ALBI and in-hospital mortality in patients with HF. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A total of 9749 patients with HF (from January 2013 to December 2018) was enrolled and retrospectively analysed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The main outcome is in-hospital mortality. RESULTS ALBI score was calculated using the formula (log10 bilirubin [umol/L] * 0.66) + (albumin [g/L] * -0.085), and analysed as a continuous variable as well as according to three categories. Following adjustment for multivariate analysis, patients which occurred in-hospital death was remarkably elevated in tertile 3 group (ALBI ≥2.27) (OR 1.671, 95% CI 1.228 to 2.274, p=0.001), relative to the other two groups (tertile 1: ≤2.59; tertile 2: -2.59 to -2.27). Considering ALBI score as a continuous variable, the in-hospital mortality among patients with HF increased by 8.2% for every 0.1-point increase in ALBI score (OR 1.082; 95% CI 1.052 to 1.114; p<0.001). The ALBI score for predicting in-hospital mortality under C-statistic was 0.650 (95% CI 0.641 to 0.660, p<0.001) and the cut-off value of ALBI score was -2.32 with a specificity of 0.630 and a sensitivity of 0.632. Moreover, ALBI score can enhance the predictive potential of NT-pro-BNP (NT-pro-BNP +ALBI vs NT-pro-BNP: C-statistic: z=1.990, p=0.0467; net reclassification improvement=0.4012, p<0.001; integrated discrimination improvement=0.0082, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In patients with HF, the ALBI score was an independent prognosticator of in-hospital mortality. The predictive significance of NT-proBNP +ALBI score was superior to NT-proBNP, and ALBI score can enhance the predictive potential of NT-proBNP.
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- Su Han
- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Wang Y, Han B, Fan Y, Yi Y, Lv J, Wang J, Yang X, Jiang D, Zhao L, Zhang J, Yuan H. Clinical Profile and Risk Factors for Cardiac Death in Pediatric Patients With Primary Dilated Cardiomyopathy at a Tertiary Medical Center in China. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:833434. [PMID: 35573962 PMCID: PMC9096786 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.833434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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AIM We sought to identify the clinical characteristics and risk factors for cardiac mortality in pediatric patients with primary dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in China. METHODS A total of 138 pediatric patients who were consecutively diagnosed with primary DCM from January 2011 to December 2020 were included. We assessed patients' clinical symptoms and performed laboratory examinations, electrocardiography, and echocardiography. RESULTS Of these patients, 79 (57%) had severe systolic dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction of < 30%), 79 (57.2%) developed DCM before 12 months of age, 62 (45%) were male, 121 (87.7%) presented with advanced heart failure (cardiac functional class III/IV), and 54 (39.1%) presented with arrhythmia. At a median follow-up of 12 months, the overall cardiac mortality rate was 33%, and 40 of 46 deaths occurred within 6 months following DCM diagnosis. A multivariate Cox regression analysis identified several independent cardiac death predictors, including an age of 12 months to 5 years [hazard ratio (HR) 2.799; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.160-6.758; P = 0.022] or 10-15 years (HR 3.617; 95% CI 1.336-9.788; P = 0.011) at diagnosis, an elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) concentration (≥ 51.5 U/L) (HR 2.219; 95% CI 1.06-4.574; P = 0.031), and use of mechanical ventilation (HR 4.223; 95% CI 1.763-10.114; P = 0.001). CONCLUSION The mortality rate of primary DCM without transplantation is high. Age, an elevated serum ALT concentration, and the need for mechanical ventilation predict mortality in patients with primary DCM, providing new insights into DCM risk stratification.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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Gao W, Fan J, Sun D, Yang M, Guo W, Tao L, Zheng J, Zhu J, Wang T, Ren J. Heart Failure Probability and Early Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Prospective, Multicenter Study. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:738814. [PMID: 34901205 PMCID: PMC8660969 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.738814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background: The relationship between cardiac functions and the fatal outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still largely underestimated. We aim to explore the role of heart failure (HF) and NT-proBNP in the prognosis of critically ill patients with COVID-19 and construct an easy-to-use predictive model using machine learning. Methods: In this multicenter and prospective study, a total of 1,050 patients with clinical suspicion of COVID-19 were consecutively screened. Finally, 402 laboratory-confirmed critically ill patients with COVID-19 were enrolled. A “triple cut-point” strategy of NT-proBNP was applied to assess the probability of HF. The primary outcome was 30-day all-cause in-hospital death. Prognostic risk factors were analyzed using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and multivariate logistic regression, further formulating a nomogram to predict mortality. Results: Within a 30-day follow-up, 27.4% of the 402 patients died. The mortality rate of patients with HF likely was significantly higher than that of the patient with gray zone and HF unlikely (40.8% vs. 25 and 16.5%, respectively, P < 0.001). HF likely [Odds ratio (OR) 1.97, 95% CI 1.13–3.42], age (OR 1.04, 95% CI 1.02–1.06), lymphocyte (OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.19–0.68), albumin (OR 0.92, 95% CI 0.87–0.96), and total bilirubin (OR 1.02, 95% CI 1–1.04) were independently associated with the prognosis of critically ill patients with COVID-19. Moreover, a nomogram was developed by bootstrap validation, and C-index was 0.8 (95% CI 0.74–0.86). Conclusions: This study established a novel nomogram to predict the 30-day all-cause mortality of critically ill patients with COVID-19, highlighting the predominant role of the “triple cut-point” strategy of NT-proBNP, which could assist in risk stratification and improve clinical sequelae.
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- Weibo Gao
- Department of Emergency, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Failure Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Failure Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Failure Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Trauma Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Failure Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Emergency, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Trauma Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Heart Failure Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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Salah HM, Pandey A, Soloveva A, Abdelmalek MF, Diehl AM, Moylan CA, Wegermann K, Rao VN, Hernandez AF, Tedford RJ, Parikh KS, Mentz RJ, McGarrah RW, Fudim M. Relationship of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2021; 6:918-932. [PMID: 34869957 PMCID: PMC8617573 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2021.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Although there is an established bidirectional relationship between heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and liver disease, the association between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and liver diseases, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), has not been well explored. In this paper, the authors provide an in-depth review of the relationship between HFpEF and NAFLD and propose 3 NAFLD-related HFpEF phenotypes (obstructive HFpEF, metabolic HFpEF, and advanced liver fibrosis HFpEF). The authors also discuss diagnostic challenges related to the concurrent presence of NAFLD and HFpEF and offer several treatment options for NAFLD-related HFpEF phenotypes. The authors propose that NAFLD-related HFpEF should be recognized as a distinct HFpEF phenotype.
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Key Words
- ALT, alanine aminotransferase
- AST, aspartate aminotransferase
- AV, arteriovenous
- BCAA, branched-chain amino acid
- GLP, glucagon-like peptide
- HF, heart failure
- HFpEF
- HFpEF, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
- IL, interleukin
- LV, left ventricular
- LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction
- NAFLD
- NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- NT-proBNP, N terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide
- RAAS, renin-angiotensin aldosterone system
- SGLT2, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2
- SPSS, spontaneous portosystemic shunt(s)
- TNF, tumor necrosis factor
- cardiomyopathy
- heart failure
- liver
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- Husam M. Salah
- Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern, and Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Zheng C, Tian J, Wang K, Han L, Yang H, Ren J, Li C, Zhang Q, Han Q, Zhang Y. Time-to-event prediction analysis of patients with chronic heart failure comorbid with atrial fibrillation: a LightGBM model. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021; 21:379. [PMID: 34348648 PMCID: PMC8340471 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-02188-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Chronic heart failure (CHF) comorbid with atrial fibrillation (AF) is a serious threat to human health and has become a major clinical burden. This prospective cohort study was performed to design a risk stratification system based on the light gradient boosting machine (LightGBM) model to accurately predict the 1- to 3-year all-cause mortality of patients with CHF comorbid with AF. Methods Electronic medical records of hospitalized patients with CHF comorbid with AF from January 2014 to April 2019 were collected. The data set was randomly divided into a training set and test set at a 3:1 ratio. In the training set, the synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) algorithm and fivefold cross validation were used for LightGBM model training, and the model performance was performed on the test set and compared using the logistic regression method. The survival rate was presented on a Kaplan–Meier curve and compared by a log-rank test, and the hazard ratio was calculated by a Cox proportional hazard model. Results Of the included 1796 patients, the 1-, 2-, and 3-year cumulative mortality rates were 7.74%, 10.63%, and 12.43%, respectively. Compared with the logistic regression model, the LightGBM model showed better predictive performance, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for 1-, 2-, and 3-year all-cause mortality was 0.718 (95%CI, 0.710–0.727), 0.744(95%CI, 0.737–0.751), and 0.757 (95%CI, 0.751–0.763), respectively. The net reclassification index was 0.062 (95%CI, 0.044–0.079), 0.154 (95%CI, 0.138–0.172), and 0.148 (95%CI, 0.133–0.164), respectively. The differences between the two models were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Patients in the high-risk group had a significantly higher hazard of death than those in the low-risk group (hazard ratios: 12.68, 13.13, 14.82, P < 0.05). Conclusion Risk stratification based on the LightGBM model showed better discriminative ability than traditional model in predicting 1- to 3-year all-cause mortality of patients with CHF comorbid with AF. Individual patients’ prognosis could also be obtained, and the subgroup of patients with a higher risk of mortality could be identified. It can help clinicians identify and manage high- and low-risk patients and carry out more targeted intervention measures to realize precision medicine and the optimal allocation of health care resources.
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- Chu Zheng
- Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, 56 South Xinjian Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, 85 South Jiefang Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China.,Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Diseases Risk Assessment, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, 56 South Xinjian Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, 85 South Jiefang Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, 56 South Xinjian Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, 85 South Jiefang Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, 56 South Xinjian Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, 85 South Jiefang Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, 85 South Jiefang Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
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- Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, 56 South Xinjian Road, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China. .,Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Diseases Risk Assessment, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi Province, China.
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Tanaka T, Kavsur R, Sugiura A, Vogelhuber J, Öztürk C, Weber M, Tiyerili V, Zimmer S, Nickenig G, Becher MU. Prognostic impact of hepatorenal function in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repair. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14420. [PMID: 34257395 PMCID: PMC8277825 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93952-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Hepatorenal dysfunction is a strong risk factor in patients with heart failure (HF). We investigated the prognostic significance of hepatorenal dysfunction in 172 consecutive patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR). The model for end-stage liver disease excluding international normalized ratio (MELD-XI) score was calculated as 5.11 × ln(serum total bilirubin [mg/dl]) + 11.76 × ln(serum creatinine [mg/dl]) + 9.44. Patients were stratified into two groups: high (≥ 14) or low (< 14) MELD-XI score, according to the best cut-off value to predict a one-year composite outcome consisting of all-cause mortality and HF hospitalization. Compared to patients with low MELD-XI score (n = 121), patients with high MELD-XI score (n = 51) had a higher incidence of the composite outcome (47.1% vs. 17.4%; p < 0.0001). In the multivariable analysis, the MELD-XI score was an independent predictor of the composite outcome (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.12; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05-1.19; p = 0.0003). In addition, post-procedural TR < 3 + after TTVR was independently associated with a reduction in MELD-XI score six months after TTVR (adjusted odds ratio: 3.37; 95% CI 1.09-10.40; p = 0.03). Thus, the MELD-XI score was associated with the risk of one-year composite outcome, consisting of mortality and HF hospitalization, after TTVR and may help the risk stratification in patients undergoing TTVR.
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- Tetsu Tanaka
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Heart Center Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
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Prognostic value of hepatorenal function following transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. Clin Res Cardiol 2021; 110:1947-1956. [PMID: 34254179 PMCID: PMC8639570 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-021-01908-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatorenal dysfunction is a strong prognostic predictor in patients with heart failure. However, the prognostic impact of the hepatorenal dysfunction in patients undergoing transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) has not been well studied. METHODS In consecutive patients who underwent edge-to-edge TMVR at three German centers, the model for end-stage liver disease excluding international normalized ratio (MELD-XI) score was calculated as 5.11 × ln [serum total bilirubin (mg/dl)] + 11.76 × ln [serum creatinine (mg/dl)] + 9.44. Patients were stratified into high (> 11) or low (≤ 11) MELD-XI score of which an incidence of the composite outcome, consisting of all-cause mortality and heart failure hospitalization, within 2 years after TMVR was assessed. RESULTS Of the 881 patients, the mean MELD-XI score was 11.0 ± 5.9, and 415 patients (47.1%) had high MELD-XI score. The MELD-XI score was correlated with male, effective regurgitant orifice area, and tricuspid regurgitation severity and inversely related to left ventricular ejection fraction. Patients with high MELD-XI score had a higher incidence of the composite outcome than those with low MELD-XI score (47.7% vs. 29.8%; p < 0.0001), and in multivariable analysis, the high MELD-XI score was an independent predictor of the composite outcome [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.34; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02-1.77; p = 0.04). Additionally, the MELD-XI score as a continuous variable was also an independent predictor (adjusted HR 1.02; 95% CI 1.00-1.05; p = 0.048). CONCLUSIONS The MELD-XI score was associated with clinical outcomes within 2 years after TMVR and can be a useful risk-stratification tool in patients undergoing TMVR.
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Liang W, He X, Wu D, Xue R, Dong B, Owusu-Agyeman M, Zhao J, Cai L, You Z, Dong Y, Liu C. Prognostic Implication of Liver Function Tests in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Without Chronic Hepatic Diseases: Insight From TOPCAT Trial. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:618816. [PMID: 34055924 PMCID: PMC8153182 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.618816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background: Liver dysfunction is prevalent in patients with heart failure (HF), but the prognostic significance of liver function tests (LFTs) remains controversial. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) had been introduced for some time, but no previous study had focused on LFTs in HFpEF. Thus, we aim to evaluate the prognostic significance of LFTs in well-defined HFpEF patients. Methods and Results: We conveyed a post-hoc analysis of the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist Trial (TOPCAT). The primary outcome was the composite of cardiovascular mortality, HF hospitalization, and aborted cardiac arrest, and the secondary outcomes were cardiovascular mortality and HF hospitalization. In Cox proportional hazards models, aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) were not associated with any of the outcomes. On the contrary, increases in total bilirubin (TBIL) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were associated with increased risks of the primary outcome [TBIL: adjusted hazard ratio (HR), 1.17; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.08-1.26; ALP: adjusted HR, 1.12; 95% CI 1.04-1.21], cardiovascular mortality (TBIL: adjusted HR, 1.16; 95% CI 1.02-1.31; ALP: adjusted HR, 1.16; 95% CI 1.05-1.28), and HF hospitalization (TBIL: adjusted HR, 1.22; 95% CI 1.12-1.33; ALP: adjusted HR, 1.12; 95% CI 1.03-1.23). Conclusion: Elevated serum cholestasis markers TBIL and ALP were significantly associated with a poor outcome in HFpEF patients without chronic hepatic diseases, while elevated ALT and AST were not.
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- Weihao Liang
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Li Z, Zhao H, Wang J. Metabolism and Chronic Inflammation: The Links Between Chronic Heart Failure and Comorbidities. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:650278. [PMID: 34026868 PMCID: PMC8131678 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.650278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Heart failure (HF) patients often suffer from multiple comorbidities, such as diabetes, atrial fibrillation, depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic kidney disease. The coexistance of comorbidities usually leads to multi morbidity and poor prognosis. Treatments for HF patients with multi morbidity are still an unmet clinical need, and finding an effective therapy strategy is of great value. HF can lead to comorbidity, and in return, comorbidity may promote the progression of HF, creating a vicious cycle. This reciprocal correlation indicates there may be some common causes and biological mechanisms. Metabolism remodeling and chronic inflammation play a vital role in the pathophysiological processes of HF and comorbidities, indicating metabolism and inflammation may be the links between HF and comorbidities. In this review, we comprehensively discuss the major underlying mechanisms and therapeutic implications for comorbidities of HF. We first summarize the potential role of metabolism and inflammation in HF. Then, we give an overview of the linkage between common comorbidities and HF, from the perspective of epidemiological evidence to the underlying metabolism and inflammation mechanisms. Moreover, with the help of bioinformatics, we summarize the shared risk factors, signal pathways, and therapeutic targets between HF and comorbidities. Metabolic syndrome, aging, deleterious lifestyles (sedentary behavior, poor dietary patterns, smoking, etc.), and other risk factors common to HF and comorbidities are all associated with common mechanisms. Impaired mitochondrial biogenesis, autophagy, insulin resistance, and oxidative stress, are among the major mechanisms of both HF and comorbidities. Gene enrichment analysis showed the PI3K/AKT pathway may probably play a central role in multi morbidity. Additionally, drug targets common to HF and several common comorbidities were found by network analysis. Such analysis has already been instrumental in drug repurposing to treat HF and comorbidity. And the result suggests sodium-glucose transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, IL-1β inhibitors, and metformin may be promising drugs for repurposing to treat multi morbidity. We propose that targeting the metabolic and inflammatory pathways that are common to HF and comorbidities may provide a promising therapeutic strategy.
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- Zhiwei Li
- Department of Pathophysiology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology Institute of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology Institute of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology Institute of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Boorsma EM, Ter Maaten JM, Damman K, van Veldhuisen DJ, Dickstein K, Anker SD, Filippatos G, Lang CC, Metra M, Santos K, Voors AA. Dipeptidyl peptidase 3, a marker of the antagonist pathway of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in patients with heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2021; 23:947-953. [PMID: 33742751 PMCID: PMC8359955 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Aims Recently, dipeptidyl peptidase 3 (DPP3) has been discovered as the peptidase responsible for cleavage of angiotensin (1–7) [Ang (1–7)]. Ang (1–7) is part of the angiotensin‐converting enzyme–Ang (1–7)–Mas pathway which is considered to antagonize the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS). Since DPP3 inhibits the counteracting pathway of the RAAS, we hypothesize that DPP3 might be deleterious in the setting of heart failure. However, no data are available on DPP3 in chronic heart failure. We therefore investigated the clinical characteristics and outcome related to elevated DPP3 concentrations in patients with worsening heart failure. Methods and results Dipeptidyl peptidase 3 was measured in 2156 serum samples of patients with worsening heart failure using luminometric immunoassay (DPP3‐LIA) by 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Hennigsdorf, Germany. Predictors of DPP3 levels were selected using multiple linear regression with stepwise backward selection. Median DPP3 concentration was 11.45 ng/mL with a range from 2.8 to 84.9 ng/mL. Patients with higher DPP3 concentrations had higher renin [78.3 (interquartile range, IQR 26.3–227.7) vs. 120.7 IU/mL (IQR 34.74–338.9), P < 0.001, for Q1–3 vs. Q4] and aldosterone [88 (IQR 44–179) vs. 116 IU/mL (IQR 46–241), P < 0.001, for Q1–3 vs. Q4] concentrations. The strongest independent predictors for higher concentration of DPP3 were log‐alanine aminotransferase, log‐total bilirubin, the absence of diabetes, higher osteopontin, fibroblast growth factor‐23 and N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide concentrations (all P < 0.001). In univariable survival analysis, DPP3 was associated with mortality and the combined endpoint of death or heart failure hospitalization (P < 0.001 for both). After adjustment for confounders, this association was no longer significant. Conclusions In patients with worsening heart failure, DPP3 is a marker of more severe disease with higher RAAS activity. It may be deleterious in heart failure by counteracting the Mas receptor pathway. Procizumab, a specific antibody against DPP3, might be a potential future treatment option for patients with heart failure.
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- Eva M Boorsma
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- Department of Cardiology (CVK); and Berlin Institute of Health Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT); German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Berlin, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Heart Failure Unit, Athens University Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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- Division of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Institute of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Tomasoni D, Adamo M, Metra M. September 2020 at a glance: focus on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and medical therapy. Eur J Heart Fail 2020; 22:1493-1494. [DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Daniela Tomasoni
- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and 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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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and 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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- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and 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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Zymliński R, Ponikowski P, Biegus J. Looking at the heart failure through the prism of liver dysfunction. Eur J Heart Fail 2020; 22:1672-1674. [PMID: 32533750 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Robert Zymliński
- Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Centre for Heart Diseases, University Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Centre for Heart Diseases, University Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Centre for Heart Diseases, University Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
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Alqahtani F, Mohany M, Alasmari AF, Alanazi AZ, Belali OM, Ahmed MM, Al-Rejaie SS. Angiotensin II receptor Neprilysin inhibitor (LCZ696) compared to Valsartan attenuates Hepatotoxicity in STZ-induced hyperglycemic rats. Int J Med Sci 2020; 17:3098-3106. [PMID: 33173431 PMCID: PMC7646100 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.49373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background and objectives: Although diabetic-induced hepatotoxicity is less common, it can be included in the list of target organ pathologies associated with diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the potential therapeutic role of sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) in modulating oxidative and inflammatory injuries and liver fibrosis in STZ-induced hyperglycemic rats in comparison to valsartan alone. Materials and Methods: Following the induction of diabetes using a single dose of streptozotocin (STZ), STZ-induced hyperglycemic animals were administered LCZ696 or valsartan for 6 weeks. Glucose, transaminases, lipid profile, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), and interleukin - 6 (IL-6), were estimated using the obtained serum. Oxidative stress biomarkers including thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and glutathione S-transferase (GST) were measured in the liver homogenate. Additionally, the levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and nuclear factor - kappa β (NF-κB) levels were estimated in hepatic tissue. To assess the general histopathological changes, harvested liver tissue was treated with hematoxylin and eosin or Masson's trichrome staining to detect fibrosis. Results: STZ-induced hyperglycemic rats demonstrated high blood glucose, dyslipidemia, and significant elevation in hepatic transaminases, proinflammatory cytokines, NF-κB, lipid peroxidation, and hepatic fibrosis, with impairment in antioxidant enzymes. In STZ-induced hyperglycemic rats, the administration of LCZ696 ameliorated hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, improved liver functions, and boosted antioxidants enzymes. Furthermore, LCZ696 therapy attenuated oxidation, inflammation, progression of liver injury, and hepatic fibrosis. LCZ696 was superior to valsartan in reducing AST, hepatic fibrosis, tissue IL-1β, TNF-α and NF-κB. In addition, compared with the valsartan group, LCZ696 significantly increased the antioxidant parameters such as GSH, SOD, CAT and GPx. Conclusion: Collectively, our data demonstrated that LCZ696 could suppress the progression of diabetes-induced hepatic fibrosis, correlating with reduced oxidative stress, hepatic inflammation and NF-κB compared with valsartan alone.
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- Faleh Alqahtani
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 55760, Riyadh - 1145, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 55760, Riyadh - 1145, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 55760, Riyadh - 1145, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 55760, Riyadh - 1145, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 55760, Riyadh - 1145, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 55760, Riyadh - 1145, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 55760, Riyadh - 1145, Saudi Arabia
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