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Li Y, Zhu F, Ren D, Tong J, Xu Q, Zhong M, Zhao W, Duan X, Xu X. Establishment of in-hospital nutrition support program for middle-aged and elderly patients with acute decompendated heart failure. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2024; 24:259. [PMID: 38762515 PMCID: PMC11102219 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-03887-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To construct a nutrition support program for middle-aged and elderly patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) during hospitalization. METHODS Based on the JBI Evidence-Based Health Care Model as the theoretical framework, the best evidence was extracted through literature analysis and a preliminary nutrition support plan for middle-aged and elderly ADHF patients during hospitalization was formed. Two rounds of expert opinion consultation were conducted using the Delphi method. The indicators were modified, supplemented and reduced according to the expert's scoring and feedback, and the expert scoring was calculated. RESULTS The response rates of the experts in the two rounds of consultation were 86.7% and 100%, respectively, and the coefficient of variation (CV) for each round was between 0.00% and 29.67% (all < 0.25). In the first round of expert consultation, 4 items were modified, 3 items were deleted, and 3 items were added. In the second round of the expert consultation, one item was deleted and one item was modified. Through two rounds of expert consultation, expert consensus was reached and a nutrition support plan for ADHF patients was finally formed, including 4 first-level indicators, 7 s-level indicators, and 24 third-level indicators. CONCLUSION The nutrition support program constructed in this study for middle-aged and elderly ADHF patients during hospitalization is authoritative, scientific and practical, and provides a theoretical basis for clinical development of nutrition support program for middle-aged and elderly ADHF patients during hospitalization.
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- Yongliang Li
- CCU, Jiading District Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- CCU, Jiading District Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Department of Nursing, Jiading District Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jiading District Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Department of Emergency, Jiad-ing District Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine &Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Department of Nursing, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Department of Nursing, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jiading District Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China.
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Schmidt G, Frieling N, Schneck E, Habicher M, Koch C, Aßmus B, Sander M. Comparison of preoperative NT-proBNP and simple cardiac risk scores for predicting postoperative morbidity after non-cardiac surgery with intermediate or high surgical risk. Perioper Med (Lond) 2024; 13:44. [PMID: 38760848 PMCID: PMC11100121 DOI: 10.1186/s13741-024-00400-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic heart failure (HF) is frequent in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Preoperative risk stratification is vital and can be achieved using simple clinical risk scores or preoperative N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) measurement. This study aimed to compare the predictivity of the revised cardiac risk index (RCRI), the American University of Beirut cardiovascular risk index (AUB-HAS2), and a score proposed by Andersson et al. for postoperative 30-day morbidity to preoperative NT-proBNP. METHODS Preoperative NT-proBNP was measured in 199 consecutive patients aged ≥ 65 years undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery with intermediate or high surgical risk. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCROC) for the composite morbidity endpoint (CME) comprising the incidence of any rehospitalisation, acute decompensated HF, acute kidney injury, and any infection at postoperative day 30 were assessed. Multivariable logistic regression analysis derived new scores from the simple risk scores and the NT-proBNP cut-off of 450 pg/mL. RESULTS AUB-HAS2, but not RCRI or Andersson score, significantly predicted the CME (AUB-HAS2: AUCROC 0.646, p < 0.001; RCRI: AUCROC 0.560, p = 0.126; Andersson: AUCROC 0.487, p = 0.760). The AUCROC was comparable between preoperative NT-proBNP (0.679, p < 0.001) and AUB-HAS2 (p = 0.334). Multivariable analyses revealed a preoperative NT-proBNP ≥ 450 pg/mL to be the strongest predictor of CME among the individual score components (p < 0.001). Adding preoperative NT-proBNP improved the predictive value of AUB-HAS2 and RCRI (modified AUB-HAS2: AUCROC 0.703, p < 0.001; modified RCRI: AUCROC 0.679, p < 0.001; both p < 0.001 vs original scores). The predictive value of the modified RCRI and AUB-HAS2 was comparable to preoperative NT-proBNP alone (p = 0.988 vs modified RCRI, p = 0.367 vs modified AUB-HAS2). CONCLUSIONS The predictive value of postoperative morbidity varies significantly between the available simple perioperative risk scores and can be enhanced by preoperative NT-proBNP. New scores, including preoperative NT-proBNP, should be evaluated in large multicentre cohorts. TRIAL REGISTRATION German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00027871.
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- Götz Schmidt
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, Giessen, 35392, Germany.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, Giessen, 35392, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, Giessen, 35392, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, Giessen, 35392, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, Giessen, 35392, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 33, Giessen, 35392, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, Giessen, 35392, Germany
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Tan SS, Tan WY, Zheng LS, Adinugraha P, Wang HY, Kumar S, Gulati A, Khurana S, Lam W, Aye T. Multi-Year Population-Based Analysis of Asian Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. Curr Probl Cardiol 2024:102618. [PMID: 38735349 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Data on disparities in outcomes and risk factors in Asian patients with advanced chronic kidney disease admitted for heart failure are scare. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study that utilized data from the National Inpatient Sample between January 2016 and December 2019. Patients who had a primary diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure and a concomitant diagnosis of advanced CKD were included. The primary outcome of interest was in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes include hospital cost, length of stay, and other clinical outcomes. Weighted multivariable logistic regression was used to adjust for comorbidities. RESULTS There were 251,578 cases of ADHF with advanced CKD, out of which 2.6% were from individuals of Asian ethnicity. Asian patients exhibited a higher burden of comorbidities in comparison to other UREM patients, but a lower burden than White patients. Regardless of differences in comorbidity burden, Asian patients exhibited a higher likelihood of experiencing severe consequences. After adjusting for comorbidies, White (OR:1.11; 95% CI 1.03-1.20;0.009) patients had higher odds of mortality than Asian patients. However, Blacks (OR: 0.58; 95% CI 0.53 to 0.63; p< 0.001) and Hispanics (OR: 0.69; 95% CI 0.62 to 0.78; p< 0.001) had lower odds of mortality. CONCLUSION This first population-based studies shows that Asian patients with advanced CKD admitted for ADHF have greater comorbidity burden and poorer outcomes Black and Hispanic patients. This data underscores the importance of comprehensive approaches in phenotyping, and ethnic specific interventions.
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- Samuel S Tan
- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA; Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel/West, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel/West, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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Ashraf S, Khalaf AKS, Fatima L, Hashim HT, Irfan H, Ashfaq H, Khan MA, Zahid A, Akram U, Goyal A. Evaluating the Role of Ivabradine in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Curr Probl Cardiol 2024:102604. [PMID: 38729277 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) presents a significant global health challenge, with high morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. The current therapeutic options for ADHF are limited. Ivabradine, a selective inhibitor of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels, has emerged as a potential therapy for ADHF by reducing the heart rate (HR) without negatively affecting myocardial contractility. However, the evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of ivabradine in patients with ADHF is limited and inconsistent. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ivabradine for ADHF based on observational studies. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted following PRISMA guidelines to identify relevant observational studies comparing ivabradine with placebo in adult patients with ADHF. Data were pooled using a random-effects model, and heterogeneity was assessed. The risk of bias was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. RESULTS Four observational studies comprising a total of 12034 patients. Meta-analysis revealed that ivabradine significantly reduced all-cause mortality (RR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.49-0.89, p<0.01) and resting HR (MD: -12.54, 95% CI: -21.66-3.42, p<0.01) compared to placebo. However, no significant differences were observed in cardiovascular mortality, hospital readmission for all causes, changes in LVEF, or changes in LVEDD. Sensitivity and publication bias assessments were conducted for each outcome. CONCLUSION Ivabradine may be beneficial for reducing mortality and HR in patients with ADHF. However, its impact on other clinical outcomes such as cardiovascular mortality, hospital readmission, and cardiac function remains inconclusive. Further research, particularly well-designed RCTs with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up durations, are warranted.
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- Saad Ashraf
- Department of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, College of Medicine, Karbala, Iraq.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
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Murakami T, Watanabe Y, Nakamura N, Natsumeda M, Ohno Y, Nakazawa G, Ikari Y, Kataoka A, Nishihata Y, Hayashida K, Yamamoto M, Tanaka J, Jujo K, Izumo M, Mizutani K, Kozuma K. Clinical efficacy of tolvaptan in acute decompensated heart failure patients with severe aortic stenosis and atrial fibrillation: a sub-analysis from the LOHAS registry. Heart Vessels 2024:10.1007/s00380-024-02397-3. [PMID: 38710808 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-024-02397-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are risk factors of hemodynamic instability in heart failure (HF) management due to low cardiac output, respectively. Therefore, the treatment of HF due to severe AS complicated with AF is anticipated to be difficult. Tolvaptan, a vasopressin V2 receptor inhibitor, is effective in controlling acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with hemodynamic stability. However, its clinical efficacy against ADHF caused by AS with AF remains to be determined. METHODS Clinical information (from September 2014 to December 2017) of 59 patients diagnosed with ADHF due to severe AS (20 patients with AF; 39 patients with sinus rhythm [SR]) was obtained from the LOHAS registry. The registry collected data from seven hospitals and assessed the short-term effects of tolvaptan in patients hospitalized for ADHF with severe AS. We attempted to identify clinical differences from baseline up to 4 days, comparing patients with AF (AF group) versus those with SR (SR group). RESULTS There were no significant differences between the groups in age (83.7 ± 4.5 vs. 85.8 ± 6.9 years, respectively; p = 0.11) and aortic valve area (0.60 [0.46-0.73] vs. 0.56 [0.37-0.70] cm2, respectively; p = 0.50). However, left atrial volume was larger (104 [85-126] vs. 87 [64-103] mL, respectively; p < 0.01), whereas stroke volume was lower (51.6 ± 14.8 vs. 59.0 ± 18.7 mL, respectively; p = 0.08) in the AF group versus the SR group. Body weight decreased daily from baseline up to day 4 in both groups (from 55.4 to 53.2 kg [p < 0.01] and from 53.5 to 51.0 kg [p < 0.01], respectively) without change in heart rate. Notably, the systolic blood pressure decreased slightly in the AF group after 2 days of treatment with tolvaptan. CONCLUSIONS Short-term treatment with tolvaptan improved HF in patients hospitalized for severe AS, regardless of the presence of AF or SR. After achieving sufficient diuresis, a slight decrease in blood pressure was observed in the AF group, suggesting an appropriate timeframe for safe and effective use of tolvaptan.
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- Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
- Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Tamaki S, Sotomi Y, Nagai Y, Shutta R, Masuda D, Makino N, Yamashita S, Seo M, Yamada T, Nakagawa A, Yasumura Y, Nakagawa Y, Yano M, Hayashi T, Hikoso S, Nakatani D, Ohtani T, Sakata Y. Relationship of interleukin-16 with different phenogroups in acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. ESC Heart Fail 2024. [PMID: 38686566 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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AIMS Interleukin-16 (IL-16) has been reported to mediate left ventricular myocardial fibrosis and stiffening in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We sought to elucidate whether IL-16 has a distinct impact on pathophysiology and prognosis across different subphenotypes of acute HFpEF. METHODS AND RESULTS We analysed 211 patients enrolled in a prospective multicentre registry of acute decompensated HFpEF for whom serum IL-16 levels after stabilization were available (53% female, median age 81 [interquartile range 75-85] years). We divided this sub-cohort into four phenogroups using our established clustering algorithm. The study endpoint was all-cause death. Patients were subclassified into phenogroup 1 ('rhythm trouble' [n = 69]), phenogroup 2 ('ventricular-arterial uncoupling' [n = 49]), phenogroup 3 ('low output and systemic congestion' [n = 41]), and phenogroup 4 ('systemic failure' [n = 52]). After a median follow-up of 640 days, 38 patients had died. Among the four phenogroups, phenogroup 2 had the highest IL-16 level. The IL-16 level showed significant associations with indices of cardiac hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, and congestion only in phenogroup 2. Furthermore, the IL-16 level had a significant predictive value for all-cause death only in phenogroup 2 (C-statistic 0.750, 95% confidence interval 0.606-0.863, P = 0.017), while there was no association between the IL-16 level and the endpoint in the other phenogroups. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicated that the serum IL-16 level had a significant association with indices that reflect the pathophysiology and prognosis of HFpEF in a specific phenogroup in acute HFpEF.
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- Shunsuke Tamaki
- Department of Cardiology, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Rinku General Medical Center, Izumisano, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Amagasaki Chuo Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan
- Department of Medical Informatics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Amagasaki Chuo Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Kawanishi City Medical Center, Kawanishi, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Cheng W, Li T, Wang X, Xu T, Zhang Y, Chen J, Wei Z. The neutrophil-to-apolipoprotein A1 ratio is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with acute decompensated heart failure at different glucose metabolic states: a retrospective cohort study. Lipids Health Dis 2024; 23:118. [PMID: 38649986 PMCID: PMC11034163 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-024-02104-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The present study was performed to assess the association between the neutrophil-to-apolipoprotein A1 ratio (NAR) and outcomes in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) at different glucose metabolism states. METHODS We recruited 1233 patients with ADHF who were admitted to Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University from December 2014 to October 2019. The endpoints were defined as composites of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal ischemic stroke and exacerbation of chronic heart failure. The restricted cubic spline was used to determine the best cutoff of NAR, and patients were divided into low and high NAR groups. Kaplan-Meier plots and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to investigate the association between NAR and the risk of adverse outcomes. RESULTS During the five-year follow-up period, the composite outcome occurred in 692 participants (56.1%). After adjusting for potential confounding factors, a higher NAR was associated with a higher incidence of composite outcomes in the total cohort (Model 1: HR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.22-1.65, P<0.001; Model 2: HR = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.10-1.51, P = 0.002; Model 3: HR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.01-1.42, P = 0.036). At different glucose metabolic states, a high NAR was associated with a high risk of composite outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) (Model 1: HR = 1.54, 95% CI = 1.25-1.90, P<0.001; Model 2: HR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.13-1.74, P = 0.002; Model 3: HR = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.04-1.66, P = 0.022), and the above association was not found in patients with prediabetes mellitus (Pre-DM) or normal glucose regulation (NGR) (both P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS The NAR has predictive value for adverse outcomes of ADHF with DM, which implies that the NAR could be a potential indicator for the management of ADHF.
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- Weimeng Cheng
- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Wan Ahmad WA, Abdul Ghapar AK, Zainal Abidin HA, Karthikesan D, Ross NT, S.K. Abdul Kader MA, Loch A, Mahendran K, Ramli AW, Ong TK, Mohd Amin NH, Lee CY, Che Hassan HH, Zainal Abidin SK, Liew HB, Ho WS, Mohd Ghazi A. Characteristics of patients admitted with heart failure: Insights from the first Malaysian Heart Failure Registry. ESC Heart Fail 2024; 11:727-736. [PMID: 38131217 PMCID: PMC10966232 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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AIMS Heart failure (HF) is a growing health problem, yet there are limited data on patients with HF in Malaysia. The Malaysian Heart Failure (MY-HF) Registry aims to gain insights into the epidemiology, aetiology, management, and outcome of Malaysian patients with HF and identify areas for improvement within the national HF services. METHODS AND RESULTS The MY-HF Registry is a 3-year prospective, observational study comprising 2717 Malaysian patients admitted for acute HF. We report the description of baseline data at admission and outcomes of index hospitalization of these patients. The mean age was 60.2 ± 13.6 years, 66.8% were male, and 34.3% had de novo HF. Collectively, 55.7% of patients presented with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV; ischaemic heart disease was the most frequent aetiology (63.2%). Most admissions (87.3%) occurred via the emergency department, with 13.7% of patients requiring intensive care, and of these, 21.8% needed intubation. The proportion of patients receiving guideline-directed medical therapy increased at discharge (84.2% vs. 93.6%). The median length of stay (LOS) was 5 days, and in-hospital mortality was 2.9%. Predictors of LOS and/or in-hospital mortality were age, NYHA class, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and comorbid anaemia. LOS and in-hospital mortality were similar regardless of ejection fraction. CONCLUSIONS The MY-HF Registry showed that the HF population in Malaysia is younger, predominantly male, and ischaemic-driven and has good prospects with hospitalization for optimization of treatment. These findings suggest a need to reassess current clinical practice and guide resource allocation to improve patient outcomes.
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- Wan Azman Wan Ahmad
- Department of MedicineUniversity of Malaya Medical CentreKuala LumpurMalaysia
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- Department of MedicineHospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Ministry of Health MalaysiaKedahMalaysia
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- Department of MedicineHospital Kuala Lumpur, Ministry of Health MalaysiaKuala LumpurMalaysia
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of Malaya Medical CentreKuala LumpurMalaysia
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- Department of General Medicine and Clinical Research CentreHospital Melaka, Ministry of Health MalaysiaMelakaMalaysia
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- Department of CardiologyHospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Ministry of Health MalaysiaTerengganuMalaysia
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- Department of CardiologySarawak Heart Centre, Ministry of Health MalaysiaSarawakMalaysia
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- Department of CardiologyHospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ministry of Health MalaysiaPerakMalaysia
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- Department of CardiologyHospital Sultanah Aminah, Ministry of Health MalaysiaJohorMalaysia
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- Department of CardiologyHospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Ministry of Health MalaysiaKuala LumpurMalaysia
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- Department of CardiologyHospital Queen Elizabeth II, Ministry of Health MalaysiaSabahMalaysia
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- Department of Medical AffairsNovartis Corporation (Malaysia) Sdn BhdPetaling JayaMalaysia
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- Department of CardiologyNational Heart Institute of MalaysiaKuala LumpurMalaysia
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Umeh CA, Mohta T, Kaur G, Truong R, Darji P, Vue C, Cherukuri VB, Eghreriniovo B, Gupta R. Acetazolamide and Hydrochlorothiazide in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Insights From Recent Trials. Cardiol Res 2024; 15:69-74. [PMID: 38645830 PMCID: PMC11027779 DOI: 10.14740/cr1627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024] Open
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Acetazolamide and thiazide diuretics have been combined with loop diuretics to overcome diuretic resistance in heart failure patients. However, recent studies have assessed the upfront combination of acetazolamide and hydrochlorothiazide with loop diuretics in hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure without loop diuretic resistance. We reviewed two recent randomized controlled trials on the upfront use of acetazolamide and thiazide diuretics in acute decompensated heart failure, respectively. When the two trials on acetazolamide are considered together, adding oral or intravenous acetazolamide to loop diuretics in decompensated heart failure patients resulted in increased diuresis and natriuresis. However, the effects were significantly higher in patients with serum bicarbonate ≥ 27 mmol/L and those with higher baseline glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Similarly, when the two trials on thiazide diuretics are considered together, adding hydrochlorothiazide to loop diuretics in decompensated heart failure patients resulted in increased diuresis and weight loss. However, it increases the risk of impaired renal function. When all the trials are considered together, the upfront use of acetazolamide may be helpful in carefully selected patients, including patients with underlying elevated bicarbonate levels (≥ 27 mmol/L) and those with good renal function (GFR > 50). Conversely, though the upfront use of thiazide diuretic added to intravenous furosemide improved diuretic response in acute decompensated heart failure, it causes an increased risk of worsening renal function and lack of clear evidence of reducing hospital length of stay.
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- Chukwuemeka A. Umeh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hemet Global Medical Center, Hemet, CA, USA
- School of Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, Grenada
- American University of Antigua, Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hemet Global Medical Center, Hemet, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hemet Global Medical Center, Hemet, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hemet Global Medical Center, Hemet, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hemet Global Medical Center, Hemet, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hemet Global Medical Center, Hemet, CA, USA
- American University of Antigua, Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hemet Global Medical Center, Hemet, CA, USA
- American University of Antigua, Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hemet Global Medical Center, Hemet, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92122, USA
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Watanabe Y, Kubota Y, Nishino T, Tara S, Kato K, Hayashi D, Matsuda J, Miyachi H, Tokita Y, Iwasaki YK, Asai K. Fractional excretion of urea nitrogen can identify true worsening renal function in patients with heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2024. [PMID: 38522427 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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AIMS Fractional excretion of urea nitrogen (FEUN), used to differentiate the cause of acute kidney injury, has emerged as a useful fluid index in patients with heart failure (HF). We hypothesized that FEUN could be useful in identifying worsening renal function (WRF) associated with poor outcomes in patients with acute HF (AHF). METHODS AND RESULTS Overall, 1103 patients with AHF (median age, 78 years; male proportion, 60%) were categorized into six groups according to the presence of WRF and FEUN values (low, ≤32.1%; medium, >32.1% and ≤38.0%; and high, >38.0%) at discharge. WRF was defined as an increase of ≥0.3 mg/dL in the serum creatinine level from admission to discharge. FEUN was calculated by the following formula: (urinary urea × serum creatinine) × 100/(serum urea × urinary creatinine). The cut-off values for low, medium, and high FEUN were based on a previous study. The primary outcome of this study was HF readmission after hospital discharge. During the 1 year follow-up, 170 HF readmissions occurred. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed significantly higher HF readmission rates in patients with WRF than in those without WRF (log-rank test, P < 0.001). Additionally, among patients with WRF, HF readmission rates were lowest in those with medium FEUN values, followed by those with low FEUN values and those with high FEUN values. On multivariable analysis, the presence of WRF with low or high FEUN values was independently associated with increased HF readmission, as compared with the absence of WRF with medium FEUN values. Notably, no association was noted between WRF with medium FEUN values and HF readmission. CONCLUSIONS The prognostic impact of WRF was significantly mediated by the FEUN values and was associated with worse outcomes only when the FEUN values were either low or high. Our study suggests that FEUN can identify prognostically relevant WRF in patients with AHF.
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- Yukihiro Watanabe
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Care Administration, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Service, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Schmidt G, Frieling N, Schneck E, Habicher M, Koch C, Rubarth K, Balzer F, Aßmus B, Sander M. Preoperative routine measurement of NT-proBNP predicts postoperative morbidity after non-cardiac surgery with intermediate or high surgical risk: an observational study. BMC Anesthesiol 2024; 24:113. [PMID: 38521898 PMCID: PMC10960410 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-024-02488-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic heart failure (HF) is a common clinical condition associated with adverse outcomes in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. This study aimed to estimate a clinically applicable NT-proBNP cut-off that predicts postoperative 30-day morbidity in a non-cardiac surgical cohort. METHODS One hundred ninety-nine consecutive patients older than 65 years undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery with intermediate or high surgical risk were analysed. Preoperative NT-proBNP was measured, and clinical events were assessed up to postoperative day 30. The primary endpoint was the composite morbidity endpoint (CME) consisting of rehospitalisation, acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), acute kidney injury (AKI), and infection at postoperative day 30. Secondary endpoints included perioperative fluid balance and incidence, duration, and severity of perioperative hypotension. RESULTS NT-proBNP of 443 pg/ml had the highest accuracy in predicting the composite endpoint; a clinical cut-off of 450 pg/ml was implemented to compare clinical endpoints. Although 35.2% of patients had NT-proBNP above the threshold, only 10.6% had a known history of HF. The primary endpoint was the composite morbidity endpoint (CME) consisting of rehospitalisation, acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), acute kidney injury (AKI), and infection. Event rates were significantly increased in patients with NT-proBNP > 450 pg/ml (70.7% vs. 32.4%, p < 0.001), which was due to the incidence of cardiac rehospitalisation (4.4% vs. 0%, p = 0.018), ADHF (20.1% vs. 4.0%, p < 0.001), AKI (39.8% vs. 8.3%, p < 0.001), and infection (46.3% vs. 24.4%, p < 0.01). Perioperative fluid balance and perioperative hypotension were comparable between groups. Preoperative NT-proBNP > 450 pg/ml was an independent predictor of the CME in a multivariable Cox regression model (hazard ratio 2.92 [1.72-4.94]). CONCLUSIONS Patients with NT-proBNP > 450 pg/ml exhibited profoundly increased postoperative morbidity. Further studies should focus on interdisciplinary approaches to improve outcomes through integrated interventions in the perioperative period. TRIAL REGISTRATION German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00027871, 17/01/2022.
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- Götz Schmidt
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Operative Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Operative Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Operative Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Operative Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Operative Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Informatics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Klinikstrasse 33, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Operative Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 7, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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Gu W, Zhou Y, Hua B, Ma W, Dong L, Shi T, Zou J, Zhu N, Chen L. Predictive value of the prognostic nutritional index combined with serum chloride levels for the prognosis of patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Heart Vessels 2024:10.1007/s00380-024-02381-x. [PMID: 38502317 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-024-02381-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and serum chloride level are related to adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure. However, little is known about the relationship between the PNI and serum chloride level in predicting the poor prognosis of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). METHODS AND RESULTS We reviewed 1221 consecutive patients with ADHF admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University from January 2017 to October 2021. After excluding patients with in hospital death, missing follow-up data, missing chloride data, missing lymphocyte (LYM) count data, or missing serum albumin data, 805 patients were included. PNI was calculated using the formula: serum albumin (ALB) (g/L) + 5 × LYM count (10^9/L). Patients were divided into 4 groups according to the quartiles of the PNI, and the highest PNI quartile (PNI Q4: PNI ≥ 47.3) was set as the reference group. The patients in the lowest PNI quartile (PNI Q1: PNI < 40.8) had the lowest cumulative survival rate, and mortality risk decreased progressively through the quartiles (log-rank χ2 142.283, P < 0.0001). Patients with ADHF were divided into 8 groups by quartiles of PNI and median levels of serum chloride. After adjustment, the hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality in ADHF patients in Group 1 was 8.7 times higher than that in the reference Group 8. Furthermore, the addition of serum chloride level and PNI quartile to the Cox model increased the area under the Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve by 0.05, and the area under the ROC curve of the new model was higher than that of the original model with traditional risk factors. CONCLUSIONS Both the lowest PNI quartiles and low chloride level indicate a higher risk of all-cause death in patients with ADHF.
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- Wenyi Gu
- Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, No. 295 Xichang Road, Wuhua District, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan, China.
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Suo E, Driscoll A, Dinh D, Brennan A, Kaye DM, Stub D, Lefkovits J, Reid CM, Hopper I. Comparison of Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Admitted Under General Medicine and Cardiology Units. Heart Lung Circ 2024:S1443-9506(24)00046-5. [PMID: 38458933 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease hospitalisations associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In hospitals, HF patients are typically managed by cardiology or physician teams, with differences in patient demographics and clinical outcomes. This study utilises contemporary HF registry data to compare patient characteristics and outcomes in those with ADHF admitted into General Medicine and Cardiology units. METHODS The Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry was utilised to identify patients hospitalised with ADHF 30-day period in each of four consecutive years. We compared patient characteristics, pharmacological management and outpatient follow-up of patients admitted to General Medicine and Cardiology units. Primary outcome measures included in-hospital mortality, 30-day readmission, and 30-day mortality. RESULTS Between 2014 and 2017, a total of 1,253 patients with ADHF admissions were registered, with 53% admitted in General Medicine units and 47% in Cardiology units. General Medicine patients were more likely to be older (82 vs 71 years; p<0.001), female (51% vs 34%; p<0.001), and have higher prevalence of comorbidities and preserved left ventricular function (p<0.001). There were no differences in primary outcome measures between General Medicine and Cardiology in terms of: in-hospital mortality (5.0% vs 3.9%; p=0.35), 30-day readmission (23.4% vs 23.6%; p=0.93), and 30-day mortality (10.0% vs 8.0%; p=0.21). CONCLUSIONS Hospitalised patients with HF continue to have high mortality and rehospitalisation rates. The choice of treatment by General Medicine or Cardiology units, based on the particular medical profile and individual needs of the patients, provides equivalent outcomes.
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- Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Baker IDI Heart Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Baker IDI Heart Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
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Straburzynska-Migaj E, Senni M, Wachter R, Fonseca C, Witte KK, Mueller C, Lonn E, Butylin D, Noe A, Schwende H, Lawrence D, Suryawanshi B, Pascual-Figal D. Early Initiation of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Patients With Acute Heart Failure and Renal Dysfunction: An Analysis of the TRANSITION Study. J Card Fail 2024; 30:425-435. [PMID: 37678704 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Treatment of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and renal dysfunction (RD) is challenging owing to the risk of further deterioration in renal function, especially after acute decompensated HF (ADHF). METHODS AND RESULTS We assessed the effect of RD (estimated glomerular filtration rate of ≥30 to <60 mL/min/1.73 m2) on initiation, up-titration, and tolerability of sacubitril/valsartan in hemodynamically stabilized patients with HFrEF admitted for ADHF (RD, n = 476; non-RD, n = 483). At week 10, the target dose of sacubitril/valsartan (97/103 mg twice daily) was achieved by 42% patients in RD subgroup vs 54% in non-RD patients (P < .001). Sacubitril/valsartan was associated with greater estimated glomerular filtration rate improvements in RD subgroup than non-RD (change from baseline least squares mean 4.1 mL/min/1.73 m2, 95% confidence interval 2.2-6.1, P < .001). Cardiac biomarkers improved significantly in both subgroups; however, compared with the RD subgroup, the improvement was greater in those without RD (N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, -28.6% vs -44.8%, high-sensitivity troponin T -20.3% vs -33.9%) (P < .001). Patients in the RD subgroup compared with those without RD experienced higher rates of hyperkalemia (16.3% vs 6.5%, P < .001), investigator-reported cardiac failure (9.7% vs 5.6%, P = .029), and renal impairment (6.4% vs 2.1%, P = .002). CONCLUSIONS Most patients with HFrEF and concomitant RD hospitalized for ADHF tolerated early initiation of sacubitril/valsartan and showed significant improvements in estimated glomerular filtration rate and cardiac biomarkers. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT02661217.
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- Ewa Straburzynska-Migaj
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, University Hospital in Poznan, Poznan, Poland.
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- Cardiovascular Department and Cardiology Unit, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, University of Milano-Bicocca, Bergamo, Italy
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- Clinic and polyclinic for cardiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Hospital São Francisco Xavier, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, and NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB) and Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center Basel, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
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- Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain & Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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Schmitt A, Schupp T, Reinhardt M, Abel N, Lau F, Forner J, Ayoub M, Mashayekhi K, Weiß C, Akin I, Behnes M. Prognostic impact of acute decompensated heart failure in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2024; 13:225-241. [PMID: 37950915 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuad139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/13/2023]
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AIMS This study sought to determine the prognostic impact of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF). ADHF is a major complication in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the prognostic impact of ADHF in patients with HFmrEF has not yet been clarified. METHODS AND RESULTS Consecutive patients hospitalized with HFmrEF (i.e. left ventricular ejection fraction 41-49% and signs and/or symptoms of HF) were retrospectively included at one institution from 2016 to 2022. The prognosis of patients with ADHF was compared with those without (i.e. non-ADHF). The primary endpoint was long-term all-cause mortality. Secondary endpoints included in-hospital all-cause mortality and long-term HF-related re-hospitalization. Kaplan-Meier, multivariable Cox proportional regression, and propensity score matched analyses were performed for statistics. Long-term follow-up was set at 30 months. A total of 2184 patients with HFmrEF were included, ADHF was present in 22%. The primary endpoint was higher in ADHF compared to non-ADHF patients with HFmrEF [50% vs. 26%; hazard ratio (HR) = 2.269; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.939-2.656; P = 0.001]. Accordingly, the secondary endpoint of long-term HF-related re-hospitalization was significantly higher (27% vs. 10%; HR = 3.250; 95% CI 2.565-4.118; P = 0.001). A history of previous ADHF before the index hospitalization was associated with higher rates of long-term HF-related re-hospitalization (42% vs. 23%; HR = 2.073; 95% CI 1.420-3.027; P = 0.001), but not with long-term all-cause mortality (P = 0.264). CONCLUSION ADHF is a common finding in patients with HFmrEF associated with an adverse impact on long-term prognosis.
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- Alexander Schmitt
- First Department of Medicine, Section for Invasive Cardiology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim 68167, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, Section for Invasive Cardiology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim 68167, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, Section for Invasive Cardiology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim 68167, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, Section for Invasive Cardiology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim 68167, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, Section for Invasive Cardiology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim 68167, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, Section for Invasive Cardiology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim 68167, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology and Angiology, Heart Centre University of Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen 32545, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, MediClin Heart Centre Lahr, Lahr, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, Institute of Biomathematics and Medical Statistics, University Medical Centre, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, Section for Invasive Cardiology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim 68167, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, Section for Invasive Cardiology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, Mannheim 68167, Germany
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Harrison NE, Ehrman R, Collins S, Desai AA, Duggan NM, Ferre R, Gargani L, Goldsmith A, Kapur T, Lane K, Levy P, Li X, Noble VE, Russell FM, Pang P. The prognostic value of improving congestion on lung ultrasound during treatment for acute heart failure differs based on patient characteristics at admission. J Cardiol 2024; 83:121-129. [PMID: 37579872 PMCID: PMC10859542 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lung ultrasound congestion scoring (LUS-CS) is a congestion severity biomarker. The BLUSHED-AHF trial demonstrated feasibility for LUS-CS-guided therapy in acute heart failure (AHF). We investigated two questions: 1) does change (∆) in LUS-CS from emergency department (ED) to hospital-discharge predict patient outcomes, and 2) is the relationship between in-hospital decongestion and adverse events moderated by baseline risk-factors at admission? METHODS We performed a secondary analysis of 933 observations/128 patients from 5 hospitals in the BLUSHED-AHF trial receiving daily LUS. ∆LUS-CS from ED arrival to inpatient discharge (scale -160 to +160, where negative = improving congestion) was compared to a primary outcome of 30-day death/AHF-rehospitalization. Cox regression was used to adjust for mortality risk at admission [Get-With-The-Guidelines HF risk score (GWTG-RS)] and the discharge LUS-CS. An interaction between ∆LUS-CS and GWTG-RS was included, under the hypothesis that the association between decongestion intensity (by ∆LUS-CS) and adverse outcomes would be stronger in admitted patients with low-mortality risk but high baseline congestion. RESULTS Median age was 65 years, GWTG-RS 36, left ventricular ejection fraction 36 %, and ∆LUS-CS -20. In the multivariable analysis ∆LUS-CS was associated with event-free survival (HR = 0.61; 95 % CI: 0.38-0.97), while discharge LUS-CS (HR = 1.00; 95%CI: 0.54-1.84) did not add incremental prognostic value to ∆LUS-CS alone. As GWTG-RS rose, benefits of LUS-CS reduction attenuated (interaction p < 0.05). ∆LUS-CS and event-free survival were most strongly correlated in patients without tachycardia, tachypnea, hypotension, hyponatremia, uremia, advanced age, or history of myocardial infarction at ED/baseline, and those with low daily loop diuretic requirements. CONCLUSIONS Reduction in ∆LUS-CS during AHF treatment was most associated with improved readmission-free survival in heavily congested patients with otherwise reassuring features at admission. ∆LUS-CS may be most useful as a measure to ensure adequate decongestion prior to discharge, to prevent early readmission, rather than modify survival.
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- Nicholas E Harrison
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Brigham and Womens Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- University of Pisa, Cardiology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, Pisa, Italy
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- Brigham and Womens Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Brigham and Womens Hospital, Department of Radiology, Boston, MA, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Watanabe Y, Tara S, Nishino T, Kato K, Kubota Y, Hayashi D, Mozawa K, Matsuda J, Miyachi H, Tokita Y, Iwasaki YK, Yasutake M, Asai K. Impact of Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Subsequent Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Acute Heart Failure and Anemia. Int Heart J 2024; 65:190-198. [PMID: 38556330 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.23-596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion therapy is often performed in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) and anemia; however, its impact on subsequent cardiovascular events is unclear. We examined whether RBC transfusion influences major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after discharge in patients with AHF and anemia.We classified patients with AHF and anemia (nadir hemoglobin level < 10 g/dL) according to whether they received RBC transfusion during hospitalization. The endpoint was MACE (composite of all-cause death, non-fatal acute coronary syndrome/stroke, or heart failure readmission) 180 days after discharge. For survival analysis, we used propensity score matching analysis with the log-rank test. As sensitivity analysis, we performed inverse probability weighting analysis and multivariable Cox regression analysis.Among 448 patients with AHF and anemia (median age, 81 years; male, 55%), 155 received RBC transfusion and 293 did not. The transfused patients had worse clinical features than the non-transfused patients, with lower levels of nadir hemoglobin and serum albumin and a lower estimated glomerular filtration rate. In the propensity-matched cohort of 87 pairs, there was no significant difference in the MACE-free survival rate between the 2 groups (transfused, 73.8% vs. non-transfused, 65.3%; P = 0.317). This result was consistent in the inverse probability weighting analysis (transfused, 76.0% vs. non-transfused, 68.7%; P = 0.512), and RBC transfusion was not significantly associated with post-discharge MACE in the multivariable Cox regression analysis (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.468, 95% confidence interval: 0.976-2.207; P = 0.065).In conclusion, this study suggests that RBC transfusions for anemia may not improve clinical outcomes in patients with AHF.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Health Care Administration, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Service, Nippon Medical School Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
- Division of Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Nippon Medical School Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of General Medicine and Health Science, Nippon Medical School
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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Karamat RI, Fatima E, Rehman OU, Nadeem ZA, Kayani TS. Cardiac autonomic plexus neuromodulation for decompensated heart failure: An updated review on the positive inotropic technique based on the DRI 2P 2S classification. Curr Probl Cardiol 2024; 49:102186. [PMID: 37907186 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.102186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Current pharmacological regimen is unable to improve adverse outcomes such as mortality post hospitalization for Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) patients. Ongoing research is directed towards managing ADHF patients with Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System (CANS) excitatory interventions having long-term prognosis benefits. Recently, a novel treatment coined as Cardiac Pulmonary Nerve Stimulation (CPNS) has reproducibly shown increased inotropy with no change in heart rate. However, there are some potential limitations associated with the neurostimulation of the parasympathetic component of the CANS plexus. The INOVATE-HF trial involved the vagus nerve only. The early termination of the INOVATE-HF trial gave valuable insights into the cardio-protective effect of simultaneously stimulating the sympathetic and parasympathetic components of the CANS plexus done in CPNS. It is essential to individualize the treatment protocol keeping in mind patient selection. Ongoing trials assessing the efficacy and safety of the CPNS technique in ADHF patients shall set the tone for such innovative techniques in times to come.
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- Department of Medicine, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Medicine, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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Nishino M, Egami Y, Kawanami S, Abe M, Ohsuga M, Nohara H, Ukita K, Kawamura A, Yasumoto K, Tsuda M, Okamoto N, Matsunaga-Lee Y, Yano M. Prognostic Comparison of Octogenarian vs. Non-Octogenarian With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure - AURORA Study. Circ J 2023; 88:103-109. [PMID: 37793831 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-23-0470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is the main cause of hospitalization and death of octogenarians, but no data on the 1-year post-discharge mortality rate. We evaluated the clinical status and predictors of 1-year mortality in octogenarians with ADHF.Methods and Results: From the AURORA (Acute Heart Failure Registry in Osaka Rosai Hospital) study, we examined 1,246 hospitalized ADHF patients. We compared the in-hospital mortality rate and the proportion of heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) between octogenarians and non-octogenarians. After discharge we compared the 1-year mortality rate between these groups, and we also evaluated the predictors of death in both groups. The proportion of HFpEF among the in-hospital deaths of octogenarians was significantly higher than in non-octogenarians (46.2% vs. 15.0%, P=0.031). The 1-year mortality rate after discharge was significantly higher in the octogenarians than non-octogenarians (P=0.014). Multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed that albumin ≤3.0 g/dL and antiplatelet agents were useful predictors of 1-year death after discharge of octogenarians whereas chronic kidney disease was a predictor in the non-octogenarians. CONCLUSIONS The proportion of HFpEF among in-hospital deaths of octogenarians with ADHF was high as compared with non-octogenarians. When octogenarians with ADHF have severe hypoalbuminemia and antiplatelet agents, early nutritional and medical interventions after discharge may be important to improve the 1-year prognosis.
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital
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Mayer O, Bruthans J, Bílková S, Filipovský J. The Prognostic Impact of Renal Function Decline during Hospitalization for Heart Failure. Kidney Blood Press Res 2023; 49:48-59. [PMID: 38142681 DOI: 10.1159/000535901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION We aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of renal insufficiency and fluctuation of glomerular filtration observed during hospitalization for heart failure (HF). METHODS We followed 3,639 patients hospitalized for acute HF and assessed the mortality risk associated with moderate or severe renal insufficiency, either permanent or transient. RESULTS After adjustment, severe renal failure defined as estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) <30 mL/min indicates ≈60% increase in 5-year mortality risk. Similar risk also had patients with only transient decline of eGFR to this range. In contrast, we did not observe any apparent mortality risk attributable to mild/moderate renal insufficiency (eGFR 30-59.9 mL/min), regardless of whether it was transient or permanent. CONCLUSION Even transient severe renal failure during hospitalization indicates poor long-term prognosis of patients with manifested HF. In contrast, only moderate renal insufficiency observed during hospitalization has no additive long-term mortality impact.
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- Otto Mayer
- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czechia
- Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czechia
- Centre for Cardiovascular Prevention, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles, University and Thomayer's Hospital, Prague, Czechia
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czechia
- Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University and University Hospital, Pilsen, Czechia
- Biomedical Center, Medical Faculty of Charles University, Pilsen, Czechia
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Islas-Rodríguez JP, Miranda-Aquino T, Romero-González G, Hernández-Del Rio J, Camacho-Guerrero JR, Covarrubias-Villa S, Ivey-Miranda JB, Chávez-Íñiguez JS. Effect on Kidney Function Recovery Guiding Decongestion with VExUS in Patients with Cardiorenal Syndrome 1: A Randomized Control Trial. Cardiorenal Med 2023; 14:1-11. [PMID: 38061346 DOI: 10.1159/000535641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION In cardiorenal syndrome type 1 (CRS1), vascular congestion is central to the pathophysiology of heart failure and thus a key target for management. The venous evaluation by ultrasound (VExUS) system could guide decongestion effectively and thereby improve outcomes. METHODS In this randomized clinical trial, patients with CRS1 (i.e., increase in creatinine ≥0.3 mg/dL) were randomized to guide decongestion with VExUS compared to usual clinical evaluation. The primary endpoint was to assess kidney function recovery (KFR), and the key secondary endpoint was decongestion evaluated by physical examination and changes in brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and CA-125. Exploratory endpoints included days of hospitalization and mortality. RESULTS From March 2022 to February 2023, a total of 140 patients were randomized 1:1 (70 in the VExUS and 70 in the control group). KFR was not statistically different between groups. However, VExUS improved more than twice the odds to achieve decongestion (odds ratio [OR]: 2.6, 95% CI: 1.9-3.0, p = 0.01) and the odds to reach a decrease of BNP >30% (OR: 2.4, 95% CI: 1.3-4.1, p = 0.01). The survival at 90 days, recongestion, and CA-125 were similar between groups. CONCLUSION In patients with CRS1, we observed that VExUS-guided decongestion did not improve the probability of KFR but improved the odds to achieve decongestion.
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- J P Islas-Rodríguez
- Cardiology Service, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Clinical Department, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Cardiology Service, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Clinical Department, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Nephrology Service, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Hospital de Cardiología CMN Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Clinical Department, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Nephrology Service, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico
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Triska J, Tamargo J, Bozkurt B, Elkayam U, Taylor A, Birnbaum Y. An Updated Review on the Role of Non-dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blockers and Beta-blockers in Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Evidence and Gaps. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2023; 37:1205-1223. [PMID: 35357604 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-022-07334-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE The 2021 European Society of Cardiology guidelines on acute and chronic heart failure (HF) recommend that non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (NDCC) should be avoided in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction. It also emphasizes that beta-blockers only be initiated in clinically stable, euvolemic patients. Despite these recommendations, NDCC and beta-blockers are often still employed in patients with AF with rapid ventricular response and acute decompensated HF. The relative safety and efficacy of these therapies in this setting is unclear. METHODS To address the question of the safety and efficacy of NDCC and beta-blockers for acute rate control in decompensated HF, we provide a perspective on the literature of NDCC and beta-blockers in chronic HF with reduced and preserved ejection fraction and AF, including trials on the management of AF with rapid ventricular response with and without HF. RESULTS Robust data demonstrates mortality benefits when beta-blockers are used in patients with chronic HF with reduced ejection fraction. The data that inform the contraindication of NDCC in HF with reduced ejection fraction are outdated and were not primarily designed to address the efficacy and safety of rate control of AF in patients with HF. Several studies indicate that for acute rate control, NDCC and beta-blockers are both efficacious therapies, especially in the setting of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. CONCLUSION Future studies are needed to assess the safety and efficacy of beta-blockers and NDCC in both acute and chronic AF with HF with reduced and preserved ejection fraction.
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- Jeffrey Triska
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology School of Medicine, Institute Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Zhu Y, Xie S. Intravenous nicorandil for patients with acute decompensated heart failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2023; 57:2220556. [PMID: 37376779 DOI: 10.1080/14017431.2023.2220556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Pilot studies have suggested the potential benefits of intravenous nicorandil for patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). However, clinical evidence remains limited. The aim of the study was to summarize the efficacy and safety of intravenous nicorandil for the treatment of ADHF. DESIGN A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed. The search for relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane's Library, Wanfang, and CNKI databases. A random-effects model was employed to combine the results. RESULTS Eight RCTs contributed to the meta-analysis. Pooled results showed that acute treatment with intravenous nicorandil could significantly improve the symptom of dyspnea at 24 h after treatment, as evidenced by the five-point Likert scale for dyspnea after treatment (mean difference [MD]: -0.26, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.40 to -0.13, p < 0.001). Furthermore, nicorandil significantly reduced serum B natriuretic peptide (MD: -30.03 ng/dl, 95% CI: -47.00 to -13.06, p < 0.001), and N-terminal proBNP (MD: -138.69, 95% CI: -248.06 to -29.31, p = 0.01). In addition, nicorandil significantly improved ultrasonic parameters including left ventricular ejection fraction and E/e' at discharge. Moreover, during the follow-up duration of up to 90 days, intravenous nicorandil significantly reduced the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (risk ratio [RR]: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.32 to 0.93, p = 0.03). The incidence of treatment-related adverse events was not significantly different between nicorandil and controls (RR: 1.22, 95% CI: 0.69 to 2.15, p = 0.49). CONCLUSIONS Results of this study suggest that intravenous nicorandil may be an effective and safe treatment for patients with ADHF.
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- Yan Zhu
- Department of Emergency, The Seventh People's Hospital of Shaoxing, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Seventh People's Hospital of Shaoxing, Shaoxing, China
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Liu H, Wang X, Wang X. The correlation between heart rate variability index and vulnerability prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. PeerJ 2023; 11:e16377. [PMID: 38025754 PMCID: PMC10652843 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Objective To explore the correlation between Heart Rate Variability Index (HRV) and poor prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Methods A retrospective compilation of clinical data encompassed 128 cases of patients afflicted with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) who were admitted to and discharged from our hospital between April 2019 and July 2022. Subsequent to assessing their follow-up progress during the tracking period, the subjects were categorized into two cohorts: the poor prognosis group (n = 31) and the good prognosis group (n = 97). Comparative analysis of clinical data and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) parameters was executed between these two groups. Moreover, a multiple linear regression analysis was employed to identify the contributing factors associated with adverse prognoses in ADHF patients. Furthermore, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was employed to evaluate the prognostic predictive capability of HRV parameters among ADHF patients. Results The levels of SDNN (t = 3.924, P < 0.001), SDANN (t = 4.520, P < 0.001) and LF (t = 2.676, P = 0.018) in the poor prognosis group were significantly higher than those in the good prognosis group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The levels of PNN50 (t = 2.132, P = 0.035), HF (t = 11.781, P < 0.001) and LF/HF (t = 11.056, P < 0.001) in the poor prognosis group were significantly lower than those in the good prognosis group (P < 0.05). The results of multiple linear regression analysis indicated that SDNN, SDANN, LF, PNN50, and HF were factors influencing poor prognosis in ADHF patients (P < 0.05). The results of the ROC curve analysis indicate that the area under the curve (AUC) for predicting poor prognosis in ADHF patients using HRV parameters were as follows: SDNN (AUC = 0.818, 95% CI [0.722-0.914]), SDANN (AUC = 0.684, 95% CI [0.551-0.816]), PNN50 (AUC = 0.754, 95% CI [0.611-0.841]), LF/HF (AUC = 0.787, 95% CI [0.679-0.896]), and combined diagnosis (AUC = 0.901, 95% CI [0.832-0.970]). Among these, the combined diagnosis exhibited the highest AUC, sensitivity, and specificity for predicting poor prognosis in ADHF patients (P < 0.001). Conclusion The HRV parameters of SDNN, SDANN, PNN50 and LF/HF are closely related to the prognosis of ADHF patients. The combined detection of the above HRV parameters can improve the efficacy of predicting the poor prognosis of ADHF patients. This suggests that clinical staff can identify ADHF patients at risk of poor prognosis by long-term monitoring of HRV in the future.
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- Hongbo Liu
- Department of Cadre Health, Qingdao Municipal Hospital (West district), Qingdao, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Liaocheng Third People’s Hospital, Liaocheng, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital (West district), Qingdao, China
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Gong H, Zhou Y, Huang Y, Liao S, Wang Q. Construction of risk prediction model for hyponatremia in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:520. [PMID: 37884881 PMCID: PMC10601100 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03557-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with Heart failure (HF) commonly have a water-electrolyte imbalance due to various reasons and mechanisms, and hyponatremia is one of the most common types. However, currently, there are very few local studies on hyponatremia risk assessment in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), and there is a lack of specific screening tools. The aim of this study is to identify a prediction model of hyponatremia in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and verify the prediction effect of the model. METHODS A total of 532 patients with ADHF were enrolled from March 2014 to December 2019. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate the independently associated risk factors of hyponatremia in patients with ADHF. The prediction model of hyponatremia in patients with ADHF was constructed by R software, and validation of the model was performed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and calibration curves. RESULTS A total of 65 patients (12.2%) had hyponatremia in patients with ADHF. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that NYHA cardiac function classification (NYHA III vs II, OR = 12.31, NYHA IV vs II, OR = 11.55), systolic blood pressure (OR = 0.978), serum urea nitrogen (OR = 1.046) and creatinine (OR = 1.006) were five independent prognostic factors for hyponatremia in patients with ADHF. The AUC was 0.757; The calibration curve was near the ideal curve, which showed that the model can accurately predict the occurrence of hyponatremia in patients with ADHF. CONCLUSIONS The prediction model constructed in our study has good discrimination and accuracy and can be used to predict the occurrence of hyponatremia in patients with ADHF.
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- Huanhuan Gong
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Turrini F, Galassi M, Sacchi A, Ricco' B, Chester J, Famiglietti E, Messora R, Bertolotti M, Pinelli G. Intrarenal Venous Doppler as a novel marker for optimal decongestion, patient management, and prognosis in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care 2023; 12:673-681. [PMID: 37406242 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuad073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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AIMS An increase in right atrial pressure is a common feature of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Such increased pressure leads to persistent kidney congestion. A marker to guide optimal diuretic therapy is missing. We aim to correlate intrarenal Doppler (IRD) ultrasound in ADHF patients with clinical outcomes to assess whether renal haemodynamic parameter changes are useful for monitoring kidney congestion. METHODS AND RESULTS Between December 2018 and January 2020, ADHF patients requiring intravenous diuretic therapy for at least 48 h were considered for study selection. An IRD blinded examination was performed on Days 1, 3, and 5, and clinical and laboratory parameters were recorded. Venous Doppler profiles (VDP) were classified as continuous (C), pulsatile (P), biphasic (B), or monophasic (M) according to the congestion degree; B and M profiles were considered deranged. A VDP improvement (VDPimp) was defined as a change of ≥1 pattern degree or maintenance of C or P patterns. An arterial resistive index (RI) > 0.8 was considered elevated. Outcomes of death and rehospitalization were gathered at 60 days. Data were assessed by regression and Kaplan-Meier analyses. All 177 ADHF patients admitted were screened, and 72 were enrolled [27 females-median age 81 (76-87) years-median ejection fraction 40% (30-52)]. The VDP derangement decreased from 79.2% on Day 1 to 51.4% on Day 5 (P < 0.05). The RI elevation decreased from 60.6% on Day 1 to 43.1% on Day 5 (P < 0.05). At Day 5, VDPimp was registered in over half of the patients (59.7%). At Day 5, signs of congestion (dyspnoea/oedema/rales), fluid accumulation (pleural/peritoneal fluid), haematocrit, and brain natriuretic peptide improved (P > 0.05). After 60 days, 12 (16.7%) patients were readmitted and 9 (12.5%) died. The VDPimp was identified as the unique independent factor associated with readmission [Hazard Ratio (HR) 0.22, 95% (confidence interval) CI 0.05-0.94, P = 0.04] and death (HR 0.07, 95% CI 0.01-0.68, P = 0.02), with significantly better outcomes identified in VDPimp patients (log-rank test, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Decongestion may be associated with improvements in many clinical and instrumental parameters, but only VDPimp was associated with better clinical outcomes. The VDPimp should be incorporated in ad hoc ADHF clinical trials to better define its role in everyday practice.
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- Fabrizio Turrini
- Division of Internal and Emergency Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria-Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Via Giardini 1455, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria-Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Via Giardini 1455, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria-Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Via Giardini 1455, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Internal and Emergency Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria-Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Via Giardini 1455, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Internal and Emergency Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria-Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Via Giardini 1455, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Internal and Emergency Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria-Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Via Giardini 1455, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Internal and Emergency Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria-Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Via Giardini 1455, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria-Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Via Giardini 1455, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Division of Internal and Emergency Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria-Ospedale Civile Sant'Agostino Estense, Via Giardini 1455, 41125 Modena, Italy
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Wang Z, Li G, Huang R, Chang L, Gong C, Chen K, Wang L. Prognostic value of fibrosis-5 index combined with C-reactive protein in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:492. [PMID: 37794360 PMCID: PMC10552406 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03530-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Fibrosis-5 (FIB-5) index is a marker of liver fibrosis and has been shown to have a good prognostic value for patients with acute heart failure (AHF), and C-reactive protein (CRP) has inflammatory properties and predicts adverse prognosis in patients with HF. However, the long-term prognostic value of FIB-5 index combined with CRP in patients with acute decompensated HF (ADHF) is yet unclear. METHODS This retrospective study included 1153 patients with ADHF hospitalized from January 2018 to May 2022.The FIB-5 index was calculated as (albumin [g/L]×0.3 + PLT count [109/L]×0.05)-(ALP [U/L]×0.014 + AST to ALT ratio×6 + 14). Patients were stratified into the following four groups according to the median value of FIB-5 index (=-2.11) and CRP (= 4.5): Group 1 had a high FIB-5 index (FIB-5 index >-2.11) and a low CRP (CRP ≤ 4.5); Group 2 had both low FIB-5 index and low CRP; Group 3 had both high FIB-5 index and high CRP; Group 4 had a low FIB-5 index (FIB-5 index ≤-2.11) and a high CRP (CRP > 4.5). The endpoint was major adverse cardiac and cerebral events (MACCEs). Multivariate Cox analysis was used to evaluate the association of the combination with the development of MACCEs. Net reclassification improvement (NRI) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) analysis were used to compare the accuracy of the combination with a single prognostic factor for predicting the risk of MACCEs. RESULTS During the mean follow-up period of 584 ± 12 days, 488 (42.3%) patients had MACCEs. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that the incidence of MACCEs was different in the four groups (P < 0.001). After adjusting for the confounding factors, the hazard ratio (HR) for MACCEs in Group 4 (low FIB-5 index + high CRP) was the highest (Model 1, HR = 2.04, 95%CI 1.58-2.65, P < 0.001; Model 2, HR = 1.67, 95%CI 1.28-2.18, P < 0.001; Model 3, HR = 1.66, 95%CI: 1.27-2.17, P < 0.001). Additionally, the combination of FIB-5 index and CRP enabled more accurate prediction of MACCEs than FIB-5 index alone (NRI, 0.314,95%CI 0.199-0.429; P < 0.001; IDI, 0.023; 95% CI 0.015-0.032; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In patients with ADHF, the combination of the FIB-5 index and CRP may be useful in risk stratification in the future.
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- Ziyan Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Jiangsu University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Jiangsu University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China.
- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, China.
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Crespo-Aznarez S, Campos-Sáenz de Santamaría A, Sánchez-Marteles M, Garcés-Horna V, Josa-Laorden C, Giménez-López I, Pérez-Calvo JI, Rubio-Gracia J. The Association Between Intra-abdominal Pressure and Diuretic Response in Heart Failure. Curr Heart Fail Rep 2023; 20:390-400. [PMID: 37515668 DOI: 10.1007/s11897-023-00617-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW An efficient diuretic response is vital during cardiac decompensation in heart failure (HF) patients. The increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) could be one of the keys for understanding cardiorenal syndrome and guiding diuretic treatment during hospitalization. In this review, we analyze the relationship between IAP and diuretic response in HF patients. RECENT FINDINGS Increased IAP is associated with worsening renal function (WRF) in patients with advanced HF. Furthermore, the persistence of a rise in IAP after the first 72 h of intravenous diuretic treatment has been correlated with a worse diuretic response, a higher degree of congestion, and an impaired prognosis. The rise in IAP in HF patients has been associated with impaired renal function and a lower diuretic response. Nonetheless, more studies are needed to elucidate the actual role of IAP in congestive nephropathy and whether it may help guide diuretic therapy during acute decompensations.
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- S Crespo-Aznarez
- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", Avda. San Juan Bosco N° 15, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", Avda. San Juan Bosco N° 15, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", Avda. San Juan Bosco N° 15, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", Avda. San Juan Bosco N° 15, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", Avda. San Juan Bosco N° 15, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
- University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragonese Institute of Health Sciences, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", Avda. San Juan Bosco N° 15, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain
- University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario "Lozano Blesa", Avda. San Juan Bosco N° 15, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, Spain.
- University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Connell PS, Price JF, Rusin CG, Howard TS, Spinner JA, Valdes SO, Pham TDN, Miyake CY, Kim JJ. Decreased Heart Rate Variability in Children with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure is Associated with Poor Outcomes. Pediatr Cardiol 2023:10.1007/s00246-023-03279-7. [PMID: 37698699 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03279-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Heart rate variability (HRV) is a noninvasive indicator of the health of neurocardiac interactions of the autonomic nervous system. In adults, decreased HRV correlates with increased cardiovascular mortality. However, the relationship between HRV and outcomes in children with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) has not been described. Patients < 21 years old hospitalized with ADHF from 2013 to 2019 were included (N = 79). Primary outcome was defined as death, heart transplant, or mechanical circulatory support (MCS). The median standard deviation of the R-to-R interval in 5-min intervals (SDNN) was calculated from telemetry data obtained across the first 24 h of admission. Patients who met the primary outcome had significantly lower median SDNN (13.8 [7.8, 29.1]) compared to those who did not (24.6 [15.3, 84.4]; p = 0.004). A median SDNN of 20 ms resulted in a sensitivity of 68% and specificity of 69%. Median SDNN < 20 ms represented decreased freedom from primary outcome (p = 0.043) and a hazard ratio of 2.2 in multivariate analysis (p = 0.016). Pediatric patients with ADHF who died, underwent heart transplant, or required MCS had significantly decreased HRV at presentation compared to those that did not. This supports HRV as a noninvasive tool to improve prognostication in children in ADHF.
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- Patrick S Connell
- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6651 Main St., MS BCM320, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6651 Main St., MS BCM320, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6651 Main St., MS BCM320, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6651 Main St., MS BCM320, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6651 Main St., MS BCM320, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6651 Main St., MS BCM320, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6651 Main St., MS BCM320, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6651 Main St., MS BCM320, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 6651 Main St., MS BCM320, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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B JP, S R, P MP, A J, K V, Das MK, K S, N S, Ezhilan J, Agarwal R, P R V, Choudhary AH, C B M, Malviya A, Gopi A, V K C, Joseph S, Goyal KK, John JF, Bansal S, S H, Nagula P, Joseph J, Bagawat A, Seth S, Shah U, Goel PK, Asokan PK, Sethi KK, Sharma S, Banerji LGA, Sikdar S, Agarwala M, Chandra S, Bharti B, Ashraf SM, Srivastava S, Kesavamoorthy B, Bali HK, Sarma D, Jain RK, Dani SI, Natesh BH, Chakraborty RN, Gupta V, Khanna NN, Mukhopadhyay D, Mandal S, Majumder B, L S, Girish MP, Das D, Devasia T, Vajifdar B, Bhatia T, Abdullah Z, Sharma S, Kumar S, Lincy M, Naik N, Kahali D, Sinha DP, Dastidar DG, Wander GS, Yadav R, Tewari S, Bhandari S, Chandra Rath P, Bang VH, Roy D, Banerjee P, Shanmugasundaram S, Zachariah G. Impact of COVID-19 on heart failure hospitalization and outcome in India - A cardiological society of India study (CSI-HF in COVID 19 times study - "The COVID C-HF study"). Indian Heart J 2023; 75:370-375. [PMID: 37652199 PMCID: PMC10568052 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2023.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The presentation and outcomes of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) during COVID times (June 2020 to Dec 2020) were compared with the historical control during the same period in 2019. METHODS Data of 4806 consecutive patients of acute HF admitted in 22 centres in the country were collected during this period. The admission patterns, aetiology, outcomes, prescription of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) and interventions were analysed in this retrospective study. RESULTS Admissions for acute heart failure during the pandemic period in 2020 decreased by 20% compared to the corresponding six-month period in 2019, with numbers dropping from 2675 to 2131. However, no difference in the epidemiology was seen. The mean age of presentation in 2019 was 61.75 (±13.7) years, and 59.97 (±14.6) years in 2020. There was a significant decrease in the mean age of presentation (p = 0.001). Also. the proportion of male patients decreased significantly from 68.67% to 65.84% (p = 0.037). The in-hospital mortality for acute heart failure did not differ significantly between 2019 and 2020 (4.19% and 4.,97%) respectively (p = 0.19). The proportion of patients with HFrEF did not change in 2020 compared to 2019 (76.82% vs 75.74%, respectively). The average duration of hospital stay was 6.5 days. CONCLUSION The outcomes of ADHF patients admitted during the Covid pandemic did not differ significantly. The length of hospital stay remained the same. The study highlighted the sub-optimal use of GDMT, though slightly improving over the last few years.
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- Jayagopal P B
- Lakshmi Hospital, Chittur Road, Palakkad, Kerala, India.
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- West Fort Hi-Tech Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala, India
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- Lisie Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Pushpagiri Medical College, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
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- Birla Heart Research Centre and the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), Kolkata, India
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- Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Mysore, India
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- District Hospital, Kollam, Kerala, India
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- Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India
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- SMS Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Metromed International Cardiac Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India
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- Little Flower Hospital & Research Centre, Angamaly, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India
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- Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Fathima Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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- Delhi Heart & Lung Institute, Delhi, India
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- Sahakarana Hridayalaya, Pariyaram Medical College, Kannur, Kerala, India
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- Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, India
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- Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India
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- Ubuntu Heart & Super Speciality Hospital, Ubbuntu, Bhopal, India
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- Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- M Birla Heart Research Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- N H Rabindranatha Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Sato Y, Kumada M, Kawai H, Motoyama S, Sarai M, Nakagawa T, Izawa H. Geriatric nutritional risk index as readmission predictor in older adults with heart failure irrespective of ejection fraction. Fujita Med J 2023; 9:211-217. [PMID: 37554944 PMCID: PMC10405900 DOI: 10.20407/fmj.2022-028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Malnutrition is associated with an increased risk of hospital readmission for heart failure in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Therefore, evaluation of the nutritional status in patients with ADHF may be important. The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score, and the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) are widely used objective indexes for evaluation of the nutritional status. The present study was performed to determine the best nutritional index for predicting the prognosis in older adults with ADHF. METHODS We retrospectively studied 167 older adults (>65 years of age) who were admitted with ADHF from January 2012 to December 2015 and discharged alive. The objective nutritional status was evaluated using the GNRI, CONUT score, and PNI at admission. The endpoint of this study was unplanned hospitalization for worsening heart failure (WHF) within 1 year after discharge. RESULTS During the follow-up period, 58 patients were readmitted for WHF. In the multivariate Cox analysis, only the GNRI (p<0.0001) was independently associated with readmission for WHF among the three nutritional indexes. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that patients in the low-GNRI group (<90 as determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis) had a significantly greater risk of 1-year hospital readmission for WHF (p<0.0001; hazard ratio, 6.1; 95% confidence interval, 3.5-10.5). CONCLUSION Among the objective nutritional indexes, the GNRI is the best predictor of readmission for WHF within 1 year after discharge in older adults with ADHF.
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- Yoshihiro Sato
- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Wallbach M, Valentova M, Schroeter MR, Alkabariti A, Iraki I, Leha A, Tampe D, Hasenfuß G, Zeisberg M, Hellenkamp K, Koziolek MJ. Intrarenal Doppler ultrasonography in patients with HFrEF and acute decompensated heart failure undergoing recompensation. Clin Res Cardiol 2023; 112:1087-1095. [PMID: 36964794 PMCID: PMC10359357 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02184-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Renal venous congestion due to backward heart failure leads to disturbance of renal function in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Whether decongestion strategies have an impact on renal venous congestion is unknown. Objective was to evaluate changes in intrarenal hemodynamics using intrarenal Doppler ultrasonography (IRD) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and ADHF undergoing recompensation. METHODS Prospective observational study in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LV-EF) ≤ 35% hospitalized due to ADHF. IRD measurement was performed within the first 48 h of hospitalisation and before discharge. Decongestion strategies were based on clinical judgement according to heart failure guidelines. IRD was used to assess intrarenal venous flow (IRVF) pattern, venous impedance index (VII) and resistance index (RI). Laboratory analyses included plasma creatinine, eGFR and albuminuria. RESULTS A number of 35 patients with ADHF and LV-EF ≤ 35% were included into the study. IRD could be performed in 30 patients at inclusion and discharge. At discharge, there was a significant reduction of VII from a median of 1.0 (0.86-1.0) to 0.59 (0.26-1.0) (p < 0.01) as well as improvement of IRVF pattern categories (p < 0.05) compared to inclusion. Albuminuria was significantly reduced from a median of 78 mg/g creatinine (39-238) to 29 mg/g creatinine (16-127) (p = 0.02) and proportion of patients with normoalbuminuria increased (p = 0.01). Plasma creatinine and RI remained unchanged (p = 0.73; p = 0.43). DISCUSSION This is the first study showing an effect of standard ADHF therapy on parameters of renal venous congestion in patients with HFrEF and ADHF. Doppler sonographic evaluation of renal venous congestion might provide additional information to guide decongestion strategies in patients with ADHF.
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- M Wallbach
- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Deutsches Herzzentrum Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Deutschen Gesellschaft Für Kardiologie (Young DGK), University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Statistics, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site, Göttingen, Germany.
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van Leunen MMCJ, de Lathauwer ILJ, Verstappen CCAG, Visser-Stevelink DMG, Brouwers RWM, Herkert C, Tio RA, Spee RF, Lu Y, Kemps HMC. Telerehabilitation in patients with recent hospitalisation due to acute decompensated heart failure: protocol for the Tele-ADHF randomised controlled trial. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:379. [PMID: 37516829 PMCID: PMC10386674 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-023-03407-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac rehabilitation in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) has favourable effects on exercise capacity, the risk at hospital (re-)admission and quality of life. Although cardiac rehabilitation is generally recommended it is still under-utilised in daily clinical practice, particularly in frail elderly patients after hospital admission, mainly due to low referral and patient-related barriers. Cardiac telerehabilitation (CTR) has the potential to partially solve these barriers. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of CTR as compared to standard remote care after hospital admission on physical functional capacity in CHF patients. METHODS In this randomised controlled trial, 64 CHF patients will be recruited during hospitalisation for acute decompensated heart failure, and randomised to CTR combined with remote patient management (RPM) or RPM alone (1:1). All participants will start with RPM after hospital discharge for early detection of deterioration, and will be up titrated to optimal medical therapy before being randomised. CTR will start after randomisation and consists of an 18-week multidisciplinary programme with exercise training by physical and occupational therapists, supported by a (remote) technology-assisted dietary intervention and mental health guiding by a physiologist. The training programme consists of three centre-based and two home-based video exercise training sessions followed by weekly video coaching. The mental health and dietary programme are executed using individual and group video sessions. A wrist-worn device enables remote coaching by the physical therapist. The web application is used for promoting self-management by the following modules: 1) goal setting, 2) progress tracking, 3) education, and 4) video and chat communication. The primary outcome measure is physical functional capacity evaluated by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score. Secondary outcome measures include frailty scoring, recovery after submaximal exercise, subjective health status, compliance and acceptance to the rehabilitation programme, and readmission rate. DISCUSSION The Tele-ADHF trial is the first prospective randomised controlled trial designed for evaluating the effects of a comprehensive combined RPM and CTR programme in recently hospitalised CHF patients. We hypothesize that this intervention has superior effects on physical functional capacity than RPM alone. TRIAL REGISTRATION Netherlands Trial Registry (NTR) NL9619, registered 21 July 2021.
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- Mayke M C J van Leunen
- Department of Cardiology, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5504 DB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Cardiology, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5504 DB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5504 DB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5504 DB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5504 DB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5504 DB, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Zhou Q, Yang J, Wang W, Shao C, Hua X, Tang YD. The impact of the stress hyperglycemia ratio on mortality and rehospitalization rate in patients with acute decompensated heart failure and diabetes. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2023; 22:189. [PMID: 37495967 PMCID: PMC10373236 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-023-01908-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The relationship between stress hyperglycemia and long-term prognosis in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients is unknown. This study investigated the associations of stress hyperglycemia with mortality and rehospitalization rates among ADHF patients with diabetes. METHODS We consecutively enrolled 1904 ADHF patients. Among them, 780 were with diabetes. Stress hyperglycemia was estimated using the stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR), which was calculated by the following formula: SHR = admission blood glucose/[(28.7 × HbA1c%) - 46.7]. All diabetic ADHF subjects were divided into quintiles according to the SHR. The primary endpoint was all-cause death at the 3-year follow-up. The secondary endpoints were cardiovascular (CV) death and heart failure (HF) rehospitalization at the 3-year follow-up. A Cox proportional hazards model and restricted cubic spline analysis were used to elucidate the relationship between the SHR and the endpoints in diabetic ADHF patients. Further analyses were performed to examine the relationships between SHR and the outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). RESULTS A total of 169 all-cause deaths were recorded during a median follow-up of 3.24 years. Restricted cubic spline analysis suggested a U-shaped association between the SHR and the mortality and rehospitalization rates. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed the lowest mortality in the 2nd quintile (P = 0.0028). Patients categorized in the highest range (5th quintile) of SHR, compared to those in the 2nd quintile, exhibited the greatest susceptibility to all-cause death (with a hazard ratio [HR] of 2.76 and a 95% confidence interval [CI] of 1.63-4.68), CV death (HR 2.81 [95% CI 1.66-4.75]) and the highest rate of HF rehospitalization (HR 1.54 [95% CI 1.03-2.32]). Similarly, patients in the lowest range (1st quintile) of SHR also exhibited significantly increased risks of all-cause death (HR 2.33, 95% CI 1.35-4.02) and CV death (HR 2.32, 95% CI 1.35-4.00). Further analyses indicated that the U-shape association between the SHR and mortality remained significant in both HFpEF and HFrEF patients. CONCLUSION Both elevated and reduced SHRs indicate an unfavorable long-term prognosis in patients with ADHF and diabetes.
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- Qing Zhou
- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, China
- Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 Huayuanbei Road, Beijing, 100191, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 Huayuanbei Road, Beijing, 100191, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 Huayuanbei Road, Beijing, 100191, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 Huayuanbei Road, Beijing, 100191, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 Huayuanbei Road, Beijing, 100191, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, China.
- Department of Cardiology and Institute of Vascular Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 Huayuanbei Road, Beijing, 100191, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Regulatory Peptides, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Receptors Research, Beijing, 100191, China.
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McCallum W, Testani JM. Updates in Cardiorenal Syndrome. Med Clin North Am 2023; 107:763-780. [PMID: 37258013 PMCID: PMC10756136 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2023.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Cardiorenal syndrome is a term that refers to a collection of disorders involving both the heart and kidneys, encompassing multi-directional pathways between the 2 organs mediated through low arterial perfusion, venous congestion, and neurohormonal activation. The pathophysiology is complex and includes hemodynamic and neurohormonal changes, but inconsistent findings from recent studies suggest this is very heterogenous disorder. Management for ADHF remains focused on decongestion and neurohormonal blockade to overcome the intense sodium and fluid avidity of the CRS.
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- Wendy McCallum
- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Box 391, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, PO Box 208017, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Shirakabe A, Matsushita M, Shibata Y, Shighihara S, Nishigoori S, Sawatani T, Kiuchi K, Asai K. Organ dysfunction, injury, and failure in cardiogenic shock. J Intensive Care 2023; 11:26. [PMID: 37386552 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-023-00676-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiogenic shock (CS) is caused by primary cardiac dysfunction and induced by various and heterogeneous diseases (e.g., acute impairment of cardiac performance, or acute or chronic impairment of cardiac performance). MAIN BODY Although a low cardiac index is a common finding in patients with CS, the ventricular preload, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, central venous pressure, and systemic vascular resistance might vary between patients. Organ dysfunction has traditionally been attributed to the hypoperfusion of the organ due to either progressive impairment of the cardiac output or intravascular volume depletion secondary to CS. However, research attention has recently shifted from this cardiac output ("forward failure") to venous congestion ("backward failure") as the most important hemodynamic determinant. Both hypoperfusion and/or venous congestion by CS could lead to injury, impairment, and failure of target organs (i.e., heart, lungs, kidney, liver, intestines, brain); these effects are associated with an increased mortality rate. Treatment strategies for the prevention, reduction, and reversal of organ injury are warranted to improve morbidity in these patients. The present review summarizes recent data regarding organ dysfunction, injury, and failure. CONCLUSIONS Early identification and treatment of organ dysfunction, along with hemodynamic stabilization, are key components of the management of patients with CS.
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- Akihiro Shirakabe
- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, 1715 Kamagari, Inzai, Chiba, 270-1694, Japan.
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, 1715 Kamagari, Inzai, Chiba, 270-1694, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, 1715 Kamagari, Inzai, Chiba, 270-1694, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, 1715 Kamagari, Inzai, Chiba, 270-1694, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, 1715 Kamagari, Inzai, Chiba, 270-1694, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, 1715 Kamagari, Inzai, Chiba, 270-1694, Japan
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, 1715 Kamagari, Inzai, Chiba, 270-1694, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Tagaya T, Hayashi H, Ogata S, Takahashi K, Koide S, Inaguma D, Hasegawa M, Yuzawa Y, Tsuboi N. Tolvaptan's Association with Low Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease and Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Am J Nephrol 2023; 54:319-328. [PMID: 37385233 DOI: 10.1159/000531692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Furosemide, a loop diuretic, is often empirically used to treat acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) initially. Conversely, decongestion using tolvaptan, an aquaretic, is thought to maintain renal function compared to furosemide. However, it has not been investigated in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) at high risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI). This study aimed to investigate AKI incidence using tolvaptan add-on treatment, compared to increased furosemide treatment for patients with ADHF complicated by advanced CKD. METHODS We retrospectively studied patients with advanced CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] <45 mL/min/1.73 m2) who developed ADHF under outpatient furosemide treatment. The exposure was set to tolvaptan add-on treatment, and the control was set to increased furosemide treatment. RESULTS Of the 163 patients enrolled, 79 were in the tolvaptan group and 84 in the furosemide group. The mean age was 71.6 years, the percentage of males was 63.8%, the mean eGFR was 15.7 mL/min/1.73 m2, and patients with CKD stage G5 were 61.9%. AKI incidence was 17.7% in the tolvaptan group and 42.9% in the furosemide group (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.34 [0.13-0.86], p = 0.023 in multivariate logistic regression analysis). Persistent AKI incidence was 11.8% in the tolvaptan group and 32.9% in the furosemide group (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.34 [0.10-1.06], p = 0.066 in the multinomial logit analysis). CONCLUSION This study suggests that tolvaptan may be better than furosemide in patients with ADHF experiencing complicated advanced CKD.
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- Tomoki Tagaya
- Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
- Department of Biomedical Molecular Sciences, Fujita Health University school of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University Bantane Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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Eder M, Griffin M, Moreno-Villagomez J, Bellumkonda L, Maulion C, Asher J, Wilson FP, Cox ZL, Ivey-Miranda JB, Rao VS, Butler J, Borlaug BA, McCallum W, Ramos-Mastache D, Testani JM. The importance of forward flow and venous congestion in diuretic response in acute heart failure: Insights from the ESCAPE trial. Int J Cardiol 2023; 381:57-61. [PMID: 37023862 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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AIMS Previous studies have suggested venous congestion as a stronger mediator of negative cardio-renal interactions than low cardiac output, with neither factor having a dominant role. While the influence of these parameters on glomerular filtration have been described, the impact on diuretic responsiveness is unclear. The goal of this analysis was to understand the hemodynamic correlates of diuretic response in hospitalized patients with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed patients from the Evaluation Study of Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Effectiveness (ESCAPE) dataset. Diuretic efficiency (DE) was defined as the average daily net fluid output per doubling of the peak loop diuretic dose. We evaluated a pulmonary artery catheter hemodynamic-guided cohort (n = 190) and a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) cohort (n = 324) where DE was evaluated with hemodynamic and TTE parameters. Metrics of "forward flow" such as cardiac index, mean arterial pressure and left ventricular ejection fraction were not associated with DE (p > 0.2 for all). Worse baseline venous congestion was paradoxically associated with better DE as assessed by right atrial pressure (RAP), right atrial area (RAA), and right ventricular systolic and diastolic area (p < 0.05 for all). Renal perfusion pressure (capturing both congestion and forward flow) was not associated with diuretic response (p = 0.84). CONCLUSIONS Worse venous congestion was weakly associated with better loop diuretic response. Metrics of "forward flow" did not demonstrate any correlation with diuretic response. These observations raise questions about the concept of central hemodynamic perturbations as the primary drivers of diuretic resistance on a population level in HF.
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- Maxwell Eder
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Clinical and translational research accelerator, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America; Hospital de Cardiologia, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, , United States of America
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America.
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Yoshida S, Doi Y, Nodomi S, Waki K. An infant with acute decompensated heart failure caused by afterload mismatch due to tumour-induced secondary hypertension: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2023; 7:ytad131. [PMID: 37078075 PMCID: PMC10108884 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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Background Hypertensive crisis is a relatively rare condition among infants and usually occurs secondary to an underlying disease. If not managed promptly, it is life-threatening and can lead to irreversible damage to vital organs. While secondary hypertension due to tumours has been reported previously, acute decompensated heart failure is rare, especially in the paediatric population. Case summary A 2-month-old female infant presented with poor feeding and poor body weight gain. She was extremely ill, and blood gas analysis showed prominent acidosis (pH 6.945). The patient was intubated and referred to our hospital for further care. Her arterial blood pressure (BP) was as high as 142/62 mmHg. Echocardiography showed decreased left ventricular function with an ejection fraction of 19.5% and a left ventricular end-diastolic diameter of 25.8 mm (Z score = 2.71). We promptly started treatment with antihypertensive drugs. She had no congenital heart disease or any lesions that may have caused an increased afterload. There was no palpable mass suggestive of the tumour; however, close examination with abdominal echo and subsequent contrast-enhanced computed tomography confirmed a left kidney mass. Blood tests suggested renin-dependent hypertension due to the tumour causing an excessive afterload. Laparoscopic left nephrectomy improved cardiac function improved as BP decreased. Discussion Blood pressure measurement is often omitted in daily practice when examining infants because of difficulty in measurement. However, BP may be the only detectable sign in patients with secondary hypertension before decompensated heart failure, and BP should also be measured in infants.
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- Shuhei Yoshida
- Corresponding author. Tel: +81 80 1449 5280, Fax: +81 86 421 3424.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kurashiki Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Miwa, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-8602, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics, Kurashiki Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Miwa, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-8602, Japan
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Takimura H, Taniguchi R, Tsuzuki I, Tajima E, Yamaguchi Y, Kawano M, Takimura Y, Nishio S, Nakano M, Tsukahara R. Impact of the time-to-target rate of urine volume concept on the outcome of acute decompensated heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2023; 379:89-95. [PMID: 36934988 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early decongestion with diuretics could improve clinical outcomes. This study aimed to examine the impact of the time-to-target rate of urine volume (T2TUV) concept on the outcome of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). METHODS This multicenter retrospective study included 1670 patients with ADHF who received diuretics within 24 h of admission. T2TUV was defined as the time from admission to the rate of urine volume of 100 ml/h. The primary outcomes were in-hospital death, mortality, and re-hospitalization for 1 year. RESULTS A total of 789 patients met the inclusion criteria (T2TUV on day 1, n = 248; day 2-3, n = 172; no target rate UV, n = 369). In-hospital mortality in the day 1 group was significantly lower (2.7% vs. 5.9% vs. 11.1%; p < 0.001) than that of other groups. The mortality and re-hospitalization for 1 year in the day 1 group was significantly lower (event-free rate: 67.7% vs. 54.1% vs. 56.9%; log-lank p = 0.004) than that of other groups. In multivariate analysis, predictors of T2TUV at day 1 were age (odds ratio [OR]: 1.02, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-1.04, p = 0.007), previous hospitalized heart failure (OR: 1.47, 95% CI: [1.03-2.12], p = 0.03), N-terminal-pro B type natriuretic peptide per 1000 pg/ml (OR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.01-1.04, p = 0.007), carperitide (OR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.48-0.99, p = 0.05), and early administration of tolvaptan (OR: 0.6, 95% CI: 0.42-0.85, p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS T2TUV of less than day 1 was associated with lower in-hospital mortality and decreased mortality and re-hospitalization at 1 year.
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Wakisaka Y, Inai K, Sato M, Harada G, Asagai S, Shimada E. Utility of urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein as a prognostic marker in adult congenital heart patients hospitalized for acute heart failure. Heart Vessels 2023; 38:371-80. [PMID: 36169710 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-022-02174-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Progression to acute kidney injury (AKI) under treatment in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients with heart failure is associated with poor prognosis, early detection and interventions are necessary. We aimed to explore the utility of urinary liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) in ACHD patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). We prospectively evaluated hemodynamic, biochemical data, and urinary biomarkers including urinary L-FABP in ACHD patients hospitalized in our institution from June 2019 to March 2022. The primary outcomes were the development of AKI and death. AKI was defined as serum creatinine level increased by 0.3 mg/dl or more within 5 days after hospitalization. A total of 104 ADHF patients aged 31 (36-51) years were enrolled. 26 cases (25% of ADHF patients) developed AKI during hospitalization and 4 died after hospital discharge. Serum creatinine (sCr), serum total bilirubin, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and urinary L-FABP in AKI patients were significantly higher than in non-AKI patients, whereas systemic oxygen saturation of the peripheral artery (SpO2) and estimated glomerular filtration ratio in AKI patients were lower than non-AKI patients. There was no difference in the intravenous diuretic dose on admission and during hospitalization between the two groups. In the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, the maximum area under the curve (AUC) of urinary biomarkers in AKI patients was urinary L-FABP (AUC = 0.769, p < 0.001) with a cutoff value of 4.86 µg/gCr. Urinary L-FABP level on admission was associated with a predictor for AKI development during hospitalization after adjusting for sCr, BNP and SpO2. Urinary L-FABP was a useful predictor for the development of AKI in ACHD patients hospitalized for ADHF. Monitoring of urinary L-FABP allows us to detect a high-risk patient earlier than the conventional biomarkers.
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Scott C, Alade K, Leung SK, Vaughan RM, Riley AF. Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Multi-Disciplinary Improvement Opportunities in Acute Systolic Heart Failure Management in a Pediatric Emergency Center. Pediatr Cardiol 2023:10.1007/s00246-023-03125-w. [PMID: 36790508 PMCID: PMC9930710 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03125-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has the ability to rapidly assess function and identify systolic heart failure (HF), an often-missed diagnosis. POCUS has the potential to expedite medical intervention, improving overall outcomes. There have been limited studies describing pediatric emergency center (EC) utilization of cardiac POCUS and its impact on outcomes in pediatric patients. Authors performed a retrospective chart review at a tertiary children's hospital to identify all patients admitted from the EC to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) with acute systolic HF between January 2017 and August 2019. Outcome measures included EC length of stay (LOS), CICU LOS, and time until first IV HF medicine was administered. A total of 21 patients and 24 encounters meeting criteria were identified. Cardiac POCUS agreed with standard echocardiography in 8 of 9 cases. Patients who had a cardiac POCUS in the EC seemed more likely to receive their first dose of intravenous heart failure medication while in the Emergency Center (70% vs 43%). There was a trend toward significance, but it did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.1). EC and CICU LOS were not significantly different between POCUS and non-POCUS groups. Cardiac POCUS has the potential to have a valuable role in the early diagnosis of acute systolic HF in children. However, early diagnosis by POCUS did not translate into shorter EC or CICU LOS. This pilot data serves as a baseline for efforts to promote earlier clinical recognition of acute HF and more efficient collaboration between clinical services.
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- Camille Scott
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Shibata Y, Shirakabe A, Okazaki H, Matsushita M, Shigihara S, Nishigoori S, Sawatani T, Kiuchi K, Takahashi M, Murase T, Nakamura T, Kobayashi N, Asai K. Evaluation of Plasma Xanthine Oxidoreductase (XOR) Activity in Patients with Cardiopulmonary Arrest. Int Heart J 2023; 64:237-245. [PMID: 37005317 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.22-584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Plasma xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) activity in patients with cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) has not yet been studied.A total of 1,158 patients who required intensive care and 231 control patients who attended a cardiovascular outpatient clinic were prospectively analyzed. Blood samples were collected within 15 minutes of admission from patients in intensive care patients, which were divided into a CPA group (n = 1,053) and a no-CPA group (n = 105). Plasma XOR activity was compared between the 3 groups and factors independently associated with extremely elevated XOR activity were identified using a multivariate logistic regression model. Plasma XOR activity in the CPA group (median, 1,030.0 pmol/hour/mL; range, 233.0-4,240.0 pmol/hour/mL) was significantly higher than in the no-CPA group (median, 60.2 pmol/hour/mL; range, 22.5-205.0 pmol/hour/mL) and control group (median, 45.2 pmol/hour/mL; range, 19.3-98.8 pmol/hour/mL). The regression model showed that out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) (yes, odds ratio [OR]: 2.548; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.098-5.914; P = 0.029) and lactate levels (per 1.0 mmol/L increase, OR: 1.127; 95% CI: 1.031-1.232; P = 0.009) were independently associated with high plasma XOR activity (≥ 1,000 pmol/hour/mL). Kaplan-Meier curve analysis indicated that the prognosis, including all-cause death within 30 days, was significantly poorer in high-XOR patients (XOR ≥ 6,670 pmol/hour/mL) than in the other patients.Plasma XOR activity was extremely high in patients with CPA, especially in OHCA. This would be associated with a high lactate value and expected to eventually lead to adverse outcome in patients with CPA.
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- Yusaku Shibata
- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Department of Radioisotope and Chemical Analysis Center, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd
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- Department Pharmacological Study Group, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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Haag S, Jobs A, Stiermaier T, Fichera CF, Paitazoglou C, Eitel I, Desch S, Thiele H. Lack of correlation between different congestion markers in acute decompensated heart failure. Clin Res Cardiol 2023; 112:75-86. [PMID: 35648271 PMCID: PMC9849150 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-022-02036-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hospitalizations for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) are commonly associated with congestion-related signs and symptoms. Objective and quantitative markers of congestion have been identified, but there is limited knowledge regarding the correlation between these markers. METHODS Patients hospitalized for ADHF irrespective of left ventricular ejection fraction were included in a prospective registry. Assessment of congestion markers (e.g., NT-proBNP, maximum inferior vena cava diameter, dyspnea using visual analogue scale, and a clinical congestion score) was performed systematically on admission and at discharge. Telephone interviews were performed to assess clinical events, i.e., all-cause death or readmission for cardiovascular cause, after discharge. Missing values were handled by multiple imputation. RESULTS In total, 130 patients were prospectively enrolled. Median length of hospitalization was 9 days (interquartile range 6 to 16). All congestion markers declined from admission to discharge (p < 0.001). No correlation between the congestion markers could be identified, neither on admission nor at discharge. The composite endpoint of all-cause death or readmission for cardiovascular cause occurred in 46.2% of patients. Only NT-proBNP at discharge was predictive for this outcome (hazard ratio 1.48, 95% confidence interval 1.15 to 1.90, p = 0.002). CONCLUSION No correlation between quantitative congestion markers was observed. Only NT-proBNP at discharge was significantly associated with the composite endpoint of all-cause death or readmission for cardiovascular cause. Findings indicate that the studied congestion markers reflect different aspects of congestion.
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- Svenja Haag
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany ,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany ,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany ,Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Strümpellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany ,Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany ,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany ,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany ,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany ,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany ,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany ,Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Strümpellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany ,Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Strümpellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany ,Leipzig Heart Institute, Leipzig, Germany
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Sawatani T, Shirakabe A, Okazaki H, Matsushita M, Shibata Y, Shigihara S, Nishigoori S, Sasamoto N, Kiuchi K, Kobayashi N, Shimizu W, Asai K. Time-Dependent Changes in N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Ratio During Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure. Int Heart J 2023; 64:213-222. [PMID: 37005316 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.22-350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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The time-dependent changes in the simultaneous evaluation of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP) levels during hospitalization for acute heart failure (AHF) remain obscure.A total of 356 AHF patients were analyzed. Blood samples were collected within 15 minutes of admission (Day 1), 48-120 hours (Day 2-5) and between days 7 and 21 (Before-discharge). Plasma BNP and serum NT-proBNP were significantly decreased on Days 2-5 and Before-discharge in comparison to Day 1, but the NT-proBNP/BNP ratio was not changed. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the median NT-proBNP/BNP (N/B) ratio on Day 2-5 (Low-N/B versus High-N/B). A multivariate logistic regression model showed that age (per 1-year increase), serum creatinine (per 1.0-mg/dL increase), and serum albumin (per 1.0-mg/dL decrease) were independently associated with High-N/B (odds ratio [OR]: 1.071, 95%confidence interval [CI]: 1.036-1.108, OR: 1.190, 95%CI: 1.121-1.264 and OR: 2.410, 95%CI: 1.121-5.155, respectively). Kaplan-Meier curve analysis showed that the High-N/B group had a significantly poorer prognosis than the Low-N/B group, and a multivariate Cox regression model revealed that High-N/B was an independent predictor of 365-day mortality (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.796, 95%CI: 1.041-3.100) and HF events (HR: 1.509, 95%CI: 1.007-2.263). The same trend in prognostic impact was significantly observed in both low and high delta-BNP cohorts (< 55% and ≥ 55% BNP value on the start date/BNP value at 2-5-days).A high NT-proBNP/BNP ratio on Day 2-5 was associated with non-cardiac conditions and was associated with adverse outcomes even if BNP was adequately decreased by the treatment of AHF.
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- Tomofumi Sawatani
- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School
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- Division of Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital
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Houseman BS, Martinelli AN, Oliver WD, Devabhakthuni S, Mattu A. High-dose nitroglycerin infusion description of safety and efficacy in sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema: The HI-DOSE SCAPE study. Am J Emerg Med 2023; 63:74-78. [PMID: 36327753 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema (SCAPE) is a medical emergency in which severe, acute elevation in blood pressure results in acute heart failure and fluid accumulation in the lungs. Without prompt recognition and treatment, the condition often progresses rapidly to respiratory failure necessitating intubation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. In addition to non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), high-dose nitroglycerin (HDN) has become a mainstay of treatment; however, an optimal dosing strategy has not been established. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients who received an HDN infusion (≥ 100 μg/min) for the management of SCAPE in the Emergency Department (ED) of a large urban academic medical center. Outcomes were also analyzed to determine predictors of safety and efficacy including use of adjunct medication therapies. RESULTS There were 67 adult patients who received HDN infusion for SCAPE from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. The median (IQR) systolic blood pressure (SBP) on initiation of HDN infusion was 211 (192-233) mmHg. Patients were 63% male, 84% black, 51% had a history of heart failure (HF), and 36% had end-stage renal disease (ESRD). IV nitroglycerin (NTG) was initiated at a median (IQR) dose of 100 (100-200) mcg/min with median (IQR) peak rate in the first hour of 200 (127.5-200) mcg/min and an absolute maximum observed rate of 400 μg/min overall. 73% of patients received NIPPV, 48% sublingual (SL) or IV bolus nitroglycerin before HDN infusion, 58% loop diuretic, and 34% angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB). Rates of ICU admission, intubation, acute kidney injury (AKI) at 48 h, and hypotension were 37%, 21%, 13%, and 4% respectively. CONCLUSION This is the largest to date study describing the use of an HDN infusion (≥100 μg/min) strategy for the management of SCAPE. HDN infusion may be a safe alternative strategy to intermittent bolus HDN.
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- Brandon S Houseman
- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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Olesen ASO, Miger K, Fabricius-Bjerre A, Sandvang KD, Kjesbu IE, Sajadieh A, Høst N, Køber N, Wamberg J, Pedersen L, Schultz HHL, Abild-Nielsen AG, Wille MMW, Nielsen OW. Remote dielectric sensing to detect acute heart failure in patients with dyspnoea: a prospective observational study in the emergency department. Eur Heart J Open 2022; 2:oeac073. [PMID: 36518260 PMCID: PMC9731402 DOI: 10.1093/ehjopen/oeac073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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AIMS Remote dielectric sensing (ReDS) enables quick estimation of lung fluid content. To examine if ReDS is superior to other methods in detecting acute heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS We included consecutive patients with dyspnoea from the emergency departments at Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, and performed ReDS, low-dose chest computed tomography (CT), echocardiogram, lung ultrasound, NT-Pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and a Boston score evaluation (chest X-ray and clinical signs). ReDS values >35% were used as a cut-off to diagnose pulmonary congestion. Acute heart failure was adjudicated by experts' review of health records but independently of ReDS values. Sub-analyses investigated ReDS in acute heart failure patients with congestion on CT. We included 97 patients within a median of 4.8 h from admittance: 25 patients (26%) were ReDS-positive and 39 (40%) had adjudicated acute heart failure (21 with and 18 without CT congestion). Heart failure patients had median ReDS 33%, left ventricular ejection fraction 48%, and NT-proBNP 2935 ng/L. A positive ReDS detected heart failure with 46% sensitivity, 88% specificity, and 71% accuracy. The AUC for ReDS was like the Boston score (P = 0.88) and the lung ultrasound score (P = 0.74). CT-congested heart failure patients had higher ReDS values than patients without heart failure (median 38 vs. 28%, P < 0.001). Heart failure patients without CT-congestion had ReDS values like patients without heart failure (mean 30 vs. 28%, P = 0.07). CONCLUSION ReDS detects acute heart failure similarly to the Boston score and lung ultrasound score, and ReDS primarily identifies the acute heart failure patients who have congestion on a chest CT.
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Copenhagen Center for Translational Research, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Nielsine Nielsens Vej 4B, 2400 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen University, Blegdamsvej 3, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Witte KK, Wachter R, Senni M, Belohlavek J, Straburzynska‐Migaj E, Fonseca C, Lonn E, Noè A, Schwende H, Butylin D, Chiang Y, Pascual‐Figal D. Influence of diabetes on sacubitril/valsartan titration and clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized for heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 10:80-89. [PMID: 36125177 PMCID: PMC9871669 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
AIMS Diabetes mellitus is associated with worse outcomes and lower attainment of disease-modifying therapies in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). This post hoc analysis of TRANSITION compared the patterns of tolerability and uptitration of sacubitril/valsartan in patients with HFrEF stabilized after hospital admission due to acute decompensated HF depending on the presence or absence of diabetes as a co-morbidity. METHODS TRANSITION, a randomized, open-label study compared sacubitril/valsartan initiation pre-discharge vs. post-discharge (up to14 days) in 991 patients hospitalized for acutely decompensated HFrEF. The impact of diabetes status on tolerability and safety was studied at 10-week and 26-week post-randomization. RESULTS Among the 991 patients analysed at baseline, 460 (46.4%) had diabetes and exhibited a higher risk profile. At 10 weeks, sacubitril/valsartan target dose (97/103 mg bid) was achieved in a similar proportion of patients in each subgroup, when initiated pre-discharge or post-discharge respectively [diabetes subgroup: 47% (n = 105/226) vs. 50% (n = 115/228); relative risk ratio (RRR), 0.923; P = 0.412; non-diabetes subgroup: 45% (n = 119/267) vs. 51% (n = 133/261); RRR, 0.878; P = 0.155]. The proportions of patients achieving and maintaining either 49/51 mg or 97/103 mg bid [diabetes subgroup: 61.1% (n = 138/226) vs. 67.5% (n = 154/228); RRR, 0.909; P = 0.175; non-diabetes subgroup: 62.9% [n = 168/267] vs 69.3% [n = 181/261]; RRR, 0.906; P = 0.118] or any dose for ≥2 weeks leading to Week 10 [diabetes subgroup: 85% (n = 192/226) vs. 88.2% (n = 201/228); RRR, 0.966; P = 0.356; non-diabetes subgroup: 86.9% (n = 232/267) vs. 90.8% (n = 237/261); RRR, 0.963; P = 0.215] were also similar in each subgroup, when initiated pre-discharge or post-discharge, respectively. At 10 weeks, hypotension and renal dysfunction rates were similar, although hyperkalaemia was higher among patients with diabetes (15.9% vs. 9.5%). The rate of permanent discontinuation due to adverse events was similar in the diabetes and non-diabetes subgroups at 10 weeks, respectively: pre-discharge (7.5% vs. 7.1%) or post-discharge (5.7% vs. 4.2%). Similar patterns of uptitration and tolerability were observed at 26 weeks. Cardiac biomarkers including NT-proBNP (P < 0.005) and hs-TnT (P < 0.005) reduced significantly from baseline levels in both subgroups at Weeks 4 and 10; however, the response was greater among patients without diabetes. Mortality (diabetes vs. non-diabetes subgroups: 3.3% vs 4.0%; P = 0.438) and HF rehospitalization (diabetes vs. non-diabetes subgroups: 36.3% vs. 33.0%; P = 0.295) did not differ between the groups at 26 weeks. CONCLUSIONS Despite a higher risk profile among patients with diabetes, sacubitril/valsartan initiation either before or shortly after discharge in hospitalized patients with HFrEF resulted in comparable rates of dose up-titration and tolerability as in those without diabetes.
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- Klaus K. Witte
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, DE; and Leeds Institute of Cardio and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Department of CardiologyLeipzig University HospitalLeipzigGermany
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- Cardiovascular Department & Cardiology UnitOspedale Papa Giovanni XXIIIBergamoItaly
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- 2nd Department of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Faculty of MedicineCharles University in Prague and General University Hospital in PraguePragueCzech Republic
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- Department of Medicine and Population Health Research InstituteMcMaster UniversityHamiltonCanada
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- Cardio Renal and Metabolic DepartmentNovartis Pharma AGBaselSwitzerland
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- Cardio Renal and Metabolic DepartmentNovartis Pharma AGBaselSwitzerland
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- Cardio Renal and Metabolic DepartmentNovartis Pharma AGBaselSwitzerland
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- Cardio, Renal and Metabolic DepartmentNovartis PharmaceuticalsEast HanoverNJUSA
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la ArrixacaUniversity of Murcia, Murcia, Spain & Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)MadridSpain
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Odajima S, Fujimoto W, Kuroda K, Yamashita S, Imanishi J, Iwasaki M, Todoroki T, Okuda M, Hayashi T, Konishi A, Shinohara M, Toh R, Hirata K, Tanaka H. Association of congestion with worsening renal function in acute decompensated heart failure according to age. ESC Heart Fail 2022; 9:4250-4261. [PMID: 36113882 PMCID: PMC9773715 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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AIMS Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a frequent cause of hospitalization for patients with heart disease, and ADHF patients are at high risk of heart failure (HF) re-hospitalization. Residual congestion at discharge is also a strong predictor of poor outcomes and re-hospitalization for ADHF patients. However, the impact of residual congestion at discharge on worsening renal function (WRF) in both high-aged and older patients remains uncertain because previous studies of WRF in ADHF patients were conducted for older patients. We therefore designed and conducted a retrospective, population-based study using the Kobe University Heart Failure Registry in Awaji Medical Center (KUNIUMI) Registry to investigate the association of residual congestion at discharge with WRF in ADHF patients according to age. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 966 hospitalized ADHF patients with a mean age of 80.2 ± 11.4 years from among 1971 listed in the KUNIUMI Registry. WRF was defined as an increase of ≥0.3 mg/dL in the serum creatinine level during the hospital stay compared with the value on admission. The primary endpoint was defined as cardiovascular death or HF re-hospitalization after discharge over a mean follow-up period of 2.0 ± 0.1 years. The primary endpoint was recorded for 369 patients (38.2%). As expected, patients with both WRF and residual congestion at discharge had significantly less favourable outcomes compared with those without one of them, and patients without either of these two characteristics had the most favourable outcomes, whereas those with residual congestion and with WRF had the least favourable outcomes. Moreover, WRF was significantly associated with worse outcomes for high-aged patients ≥80 years old, but not for those <80 years old if decongested. Multivariable Cox regression analysis showed that both residual congestion at discharge and WRF were the independent predictors of outcomes for high-aged patients, but residual congestion at discharge, not WRF, was the independent predictor of outcomes for older patients. CONCLUSIONS Association of residual congestion at discharge with WRF for hospitalized ADHF patients can differ according to age. Our findings showed the importance of WRF and residual congestion at discharge for high-aged ADHF patients and of aggressive diuresis to alleviate congestion for older ADHF patients for better management of such patients in a rapidly ageing society.
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- Susumu Odajima
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal MedicineKobe University Graduate School of MedicineKobeJapan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal MedicineKobe University Graduate School of MedicineKobeJapan,Department of CardiologyHyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical CenterSumotoJapan
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- Department of CardiologyHyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical CenterSumotoJapan
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- Department of CardiologyHyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical CenterSumotoJapan
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- Department of CardiologyHyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical CenterSumotoJapan
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- Department of CardiologyHyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical CenterSumotoJapan
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- Department of CardiologyHyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical CenterSumotoJapan
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- Department of CardiologyHyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical CenterSumotoJapan
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- Department of CardiologyHyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical CenterSumotoJapan
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- Clinical & Translational Research CenterKobe University HospitalKobeJapan
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- Division of EpidemiologyKobe University Graduate School of MedicineKobeJapan
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- Division of Evidence‐based Laboratory MedicineKobe University Graduate School of MedicineKobeJapan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal MedicineKobe University Graduate School of MedicineKobeJapan,Division of Evidence‐based Laboratory MedicineKobe University Graduate School of MedicineKobeJapan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal MedicineKobe University Graduate School of MedicineKobeJapan
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Yamazaki Y, Yabe H, Sawano K, Tawara Y, Ohgi S. Effects of exertional dyspnea on early mobilization of patients with acute decompensated heart failure. J Phys Ther Sci 2022; 34:547-553. [PMID: 35937626 PMCID: PMC9345754 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.34.547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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[Purpose] In this study, we investigated the association between exertional dyspnea and
length of the mobilization program in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
[Participants and Methods] We recruited all consecutive patients with heart failure who
were hemodynamically stabilized after administration of intravenous medication and were
able to walk >10 m before admission. Exertional dyspnea was evaluated using the visual
analog scale in all patients after the 10-m walk during each session of the mobilization
program. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with
length of the mobilization program. [Results] Our study included 52 patients. Multiple
regression analysis showed that the length of the mobilization program was significantly
associated with the visual analog scale on day 3 and the length before the start of the
mobilization program; however, the length of the mobilization program showed no
significant association with age and blood urea nitrogen levels. The standardized
coefficients for the visual analog scale scores on day 3 and the length before the start
of the mobilization program were 0.49 and 0.33, respectively. [Conclusion] Exertional
dyspnea is a good predictor of the length of the mobilization program. Our findings
highlight the importance of evaluation of exertional dyspnea.
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- Yota Yamazaki
- Department of Rehabilitation Technology, Shizuoka City Shimizu Hospital: 1231 Miyakami, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 424-8636, Japan
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Seirei Christopher University, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Technology, Shizuoka City Shimizu Hospital: 1231 Miyakami, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka 424-8636, Japan
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Seirei Christopher University, Japan
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Seirei Christopher University, Japan
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