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Trejo-Velasco B, Cruz-González I, Barreiro-Pérez M, Díaz-Peláez E, García-González P, Martín-García A, Eiros R, Merchán-Gómez S, Pérez del Villar C, Fabregat-Andrés O, Ridocci-Soriano F, Sánchez PL. Mean Velocity of the Pulmonary Artery as a Clinically Relevant Prognostic Indicator in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11030491. [PMID: 35159943 PMCID: PMC8836987 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Right ventricular (RV) to pulmonary circulation (PC) coupling can stratify prognosis in heart failure (HF). In this study, we assessed the prognostic role of the mean velocity of the pulmonary artery (mvPA) determined by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Methods: Inclusion of 58 HFpEF outpatients that underwent CMR with measurement of RV–PC coupling parameters including mvPA between 2016 and 2019. The primary combined endpoint was a composite of HF readmissions and all-cause mortality. Results: Optimal cut-off value of mvPA calculated by receiver operating curve for the prediction of the primary endpoint was 9 cm/s. Over a median follow-up of 23 months (interquartile range: 24), 21 patients met the primary endpoint. The primary endpoint was more frequent in patients with mvPA ≤ 9 cm/s, as indicated by Kaplan–Meier survival curves; Log-Rank: 9.193, p = 0.02, regardless of RV dysfunction. On Cox multivariate analysis, mvPA ≤ 9 cm/s emerged as an independent prognostic predictor of the primary endpoint (HR: 4.11, 95% CI: 1.28–13.19, p = 0.017), together with left atrial area by CMR (HR: 1.08, 95% CI: 1.01–1.24, p = 0.034). Conclusions: In our HFpEF cohort, mvPA was associated with a higher rate of the primary endpoint, regardless of RV function, thus enabling identification of patients at higher risk of cardiovascular events before structural damage onset.
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Affiliation(s)
- Blanca Trejo-Velasco
- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (I.C.-G.); (M.B.-P.); (E.D.-P.); (A.M.-G.); (R.E.); (S.M.-G.); (C.P.d.V.); (P.L.S.)
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (I.C.-G.); (M.B.-P.); (E.D.-P.); (A.M.-G.); (R.E.); (S.M.-G.); (C.P.d.V.); (P.L.S.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (I.C.-G.); (M.B.-P.); (E.D.-P.); (A.M.-G.); (R.E.); (S.M.-G.); (C.P.d.V.); (P.L.S.)
- Cardiology Department, University Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro, 36213 Vigo, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (I.C.-G.); (M.B.-P.); (E.D.-P.); (A.M.-G.); (R.E.); (S.M.-G.); (C.P.d.V.); (P.L.S.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (I.C.-G.); (M.B.-P.); (E.D.-P.); (A.M.-G.); (R.E.); (S.M.-G.); (C.P.d.V.); (P.L.S.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (I.C.-G.); (M.B.-P.); (E.D.-P.); (A.M.-G.); (R.E.); (S.M.-G.); (C.P.d.V.); (P.L.S.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (I.C.-G.); (M.B.-P.); (E.D.-P.); (A.M.-G.); (R.E.); (S.M.-G.); (C.P.d.V.); (P.L.S.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (I.C.-G.); (M.B.-P.); (E.D.-P.); (A.M.-G.); (R.E.); (S.M.-G.); (C.P.d.V.); (P.L.S.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, General University Hospital of Valencia, 46014 Valencia, Spain;
- Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (I.C.-G.); (M.B.-P.); (E.D.-P.); (A.M.-G.); (R.E.); (S.M.-G.); (C.P.d.V.); (P.L.S.)
- Biomedical Research Networking Center on Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Trejo-Velasco B, Fabregat-Andrés Ó, García-González PM, Perdomo-Londoño DC, Cubillos-Arango AM, Ferrando-Beltrán MI, Belchi-Navarro J, Pérez-Boscá JL, Payá-Serrano R, Ridocci-Soriano F. Prognostic value of mean velocity at the pulmonary artery estimated by cardiovascular magnetic resonance as a prognostic predictor in a cohort of patients with new-onset heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2020; 22:28. [PMID: 32354373 PMCID: PMC7191770 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-020-00621-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension (PH) conveys a worse prognosis in heart failure (HF), in particular when right ventricular (RV) dysfunction ensues. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) non-invasively estimates pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), which has shown prognostic value in HF. Importantly, RV to pulmonary artery (PA) coupling is altered early in HF, before significant rise in PV resistance occurs. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of mean velocity at the pulmonary artery (mvPA), a novel non-invasive parameter determined by CMR, in HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) with and without associated PH. METHODS Prospective inclusion of 238 patients admitted for new-onset HFrEF. MvPA was measured with CMR during index admission. The primary endpoint was defined as a composite of HF readmissions and all-cause mortality. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 25 months, 91 patients presented with the primary endpoint. Optimal cut-off value of mvPA calculated by the receiver operator curve for the prediction of the primary endpoint was 9 cm/s. The primary endpoint occurred more frequently in patients with mvPA≤9 cm/s, as indicated by Kaplan-Meier survival curves; Log Rank 16.0, p < 0.001. Importantly, mvPA maintained its prognostic value regardless of RV function and also when considering mortality and HF readmissions separately. On Cox proportional hazard analysis, reduced mvPA≤9 cm/s emerged as an independent prognostic marker, together with NYHA III-IV/IV class, stage 3-4 renal failure and ischemic cardiomyopathy. CONCLUSIONS In our HFrEF cohort, mvPA emerged as an independent prognostic indicator independent of RV function, allowing identification of a higher-risk population before structural damage onset. Moreover, mvPA emerged as a surrogate marker of the RV-PA unit coupling status.
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Affiliation(s)
- Blanca Trejo-Velasco
- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico de Salamanca, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Paseo San Vicente 182, 37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital IMED, Avenida de la Ilustración, 1, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad de Imagen Cardioresonancia Magnética, Centro Médico ERESA, Carrer del Marqués de Sant Joan 6, 46015, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Avenida Tres Creus 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Avenida Tres Creus 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Avenida Tres Creus 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Avenida Tres Creus 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Avenida Tres Creus 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Avenida Tres Creus 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Avenida Tres Creus 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain
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