P1639Prognostic utility of H2FPEF score in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Przewlocka-Kosmala ◽  
T H Marwick ◽  
E A Jankowska ◽  
P Ponikowski ◽  
W Kosmala

Abstract H2FPEF (obesity, atrial fibrillation, age >60 yrs, ≥2 antihypertensives, E/e' >9, and pulmonary artery systolic pressure by echo >35 mmHg) is a newly-developed score used for establishing the likelihood of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Given the clinical significance of its components, it is tempting to speculate that this algorithm might be useful for cardiovascular (CV) risk prediction. Aim To investigate the prognostic value of H2FPEF score in a well-characterized HFpEF population. Methods and results A group of 205 patients (64±8yrs) with symptomatic HFpEF, underwent clinical and echocardiographic evaluation. At a mean follow-up of 26.2 months, 64 patients (31%) experienced the composite of CV hospitalization or death, and 51 (25%) HF hospitalization. Cox regression analysis revealed that H2FPEF was significantly associated with both study endpoints (HR: 1.30; 95% CI: 1.10 to 1.54; p=0.002 for CV hospitalization or death, and 1.45; 95% CI: 1.21 to 1.75; p<0.001 for HF hospitalization). The prognostic value of H2FPEF was non-inferior to a traditional prognosticator in HF - MAGGIC (Meta-analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure) risk score (area under ROC curve 0.62 for H2FPEF and 0.65 for MAGGIC, p=0.58, for the composite end-point, and 0.66 for both predictors, p=0.96, for HF hospitalization). Using an externally-derived cutpoint for H2FPEF of 5 (considered as the upper limit of the range corresponding to an intermediate probability of HFpEF), we demonstrated that the subset with the score equal to or above this threshold was characterized by a higher risk of both study end-points (Figure). Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier estimates of survival free of the study outcomes according to H2FPEF score. Conclusions H2FPEF score, originally dedicated to discrimination of HFpEF, is a potent prognosticator in this condition, with the ability to identify increased clinical risk comparable to MAGGIC score.

2020 ◽  
pp. postgradmedj-2019-137434
Author(s):  
Yifei Tao ◽  
Wenjing Wang ◽  
Jing Zhu ◽  
Tao You ◽  
Yi Li ◽  
...  

BackgroundHeart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has received widespread attention in recent years. There is currently a lack of valuable predictors for the prognosis of this disease. Here, we aimed to identify a non-invasive scoring system that can effectively predict 1-year rehospitalisation for patients with HFpEF.MethodsWe included 151 consecutive patients with HFpEF in a prospective cohort study and investigated the association between H2FPEF score and 1-year readmission for heart failure using multivariate Cox regression analysis.ResultsOur findings indicated that obesity, age >70 years, treatment with ≥2 antihypertensives, echocardiographic E/e’ ratio >9 and pulmonary artery pressure >35 mm Hg were independent predictors of 1-year readmission. Three models (support vector machine, decision tree in R and Cox regression analysis) proved that H2FPEF score could effectively predict 1-year readmission for patients with HFpEF (area under the curve, 0.910, 0.899 and 0.771, respectively; p<0.001).ConclusionOur study demonstrates that the H2FPEF score has excellent predictive value for 1-year rehospitalisation of patients with HFpEF.


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Z. D. Kobalava ◽  
O. I. Lukina ◽  
I. Meray ◽  
S. V. Villevalde

Aim. To assess ventricular-arterial coupling (VAC) parameters and their prognostic value in patients with decompensated heart failure (HF).Material and methods. VAC parameters were evaluated upon admission using two-dimensional echocardiography in 355 patients hospitalized with decompensated HF. VAC was expressed as the ratio between arterial elastance (Ea) and end-systolic LV elastance (Ees). The optimal VAC range was considered 0,6-1,2. Parameters of left ventricular (LV) efficacy were calculated using the appropriate formulas. Differences were considered significant at p<0,05.Results. The median values of Ea, Ees and VAC were 2,2 (1,7;2,9) mmHg/ml, 1,8 (1,0;3,0) mmHg/ml and 1,32 (0,75;2,21) respectively. In 63% of patients, VAC disorders were detected: 55% of patients had VAC >1,2 (predominantly patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)-79%), 8% of patients had VAC <0,6 (all patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)). Normal VAC was observed in 78%, 42%, and 1% of patients with HFpEF, HF with mid-range EF and HFrEF, respectively. There was significant correlation between Ea/Ees ratio and levels of NTproBNP (R=0,35), hematocrit (R=-0,29), hemoglobin (R=-0,26), pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PAPs) (R=0,18), dimensions of left atrium (R=0,32) and right ventricle (RV) (R=0,32). After 6 months, rehospitalization with decompensated HF was recorded in 72 (20,3%) patients, 42 (11,8%) patients died. Ea decrease <2,2 mmHg/ml and PAPs increase >45 mmHg increased the risk of rehospitalization with decompensated HF and all-cause mortality 2,5 and 3,7 times, respectively.Conclusion. Impaired VAC was diagnosed in 63% of patients with decompensated HF. However, the increased risk of all-cause mortality and rehospitalization with decompensated HF over the 6 months was associated with Ea decrease <2,2 mmHg/ml and PAPs increase >45 mmHg.


Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Naoaki Matsuo ◽  
Toru Miyoshi ◽  
Atsushi Takaishi ◽  
Takao Kishinoue ◽  
Kentaro Yasuhara ◽  
...  

The clinical relevance of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in heart failure remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between PUFA levels and the prognosis of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). This retrospective study included 140 hospitalized patients with acute decompensated HFpEF (median age 84.0 years, 42.9% men). The patients’ nutritional status was assessed, using the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), and their plasma levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), arachidonic acid (AA), and dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) were measured before discharge. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. During a median follow-up of 23.3 months, the primary outcome occurred in 37 patients (26.4%). A Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that lower DHA and DGLA levels, but not EPA or AA levels, were significantly associated with an increase in all-cause death (log-rank; p < 0.001 and p = 0.040, respectively). A multivariate Cox regression analysis also revealed that DHA levels were significantly associated with the incidence of all-cause death (HR: 0.16, 95% CI: 0.06–0.44, p = 0.001), independent of the GNRI. Our results suggest that low plasma DHA levels may be a useful predictor of all-cause mortality and potential therapeutic target in patients with acute decompensated HFpEF.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bolrathanak Oeun ◽  
Shungo Hikoso ◽  
Daisaku Nakatani ◽  
Hiroya Mizuno ◽  
Tetsuhisa Kitamura ◽  
...  

Introduction: Proteinuria reflects systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, and is a prognosticator in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, it remains elusive whether the prognostic impact of proteinuria is different according to the severity of HFpEF. Recently, we and other groups reported that echocardiographic diastolic dysfunction (DD) is a worse prognostic factor in HFpEF. Objectives: We aimed to clarify the prognostic value of proteinuria in HFpEF according to the severity of HFpEF. We used the evidence of DD as criteria of the severity of HFpEF. Methods: We assessed 575 discharged-alive patients (pts) in the PURSUIT-HFpEF registry. Pts were divided into 2 groups according to the absence (DD-) or presence of DD (DD+). DD was defined using the 2016 ASE recommendations. Each group was further classified into 2 subgroups according to the absence or presence of dipstick proteinuria (proteinuria trace or more). The study endpoint was a composite of all-cause mortality and HF hospitalization. Results: Median age 83 years and 58% female. The number of pts with DD-: 336 pts (221 pts: proteinuria-[G1], 115 pts: proteinuria+[G2]); and DD+: 239 pts (125 pts: proteinuria-[G3], 114 pts: proteinuria+[G4]). G4 had higher NT-proBNP level than G3, but not observed between G1 and G2. Proteinuria+ were more hypertensive, diabetic with worse renal function than proteinuria- in both DD-/DD+. The composite endpoint occurred more often in G4 than G3 (HR: 1.75, 95%CI: 1.18-2.62, log-rank P=0.005), but was similar between G1 and G2 (HR: 1.21, 95%CI: 0.76-1.92, log-rank P=0.431). Multivariable Cox regression adjusting for NT-proBNP, eGFR and other major confounding factors revealed that proteinuria was associated with the composite endpoint in DD+ (HR:1.85, 95% CI:1.16-2.93, P=0.009), but not in DD- (HR:0.96, 95% CI:0.55-1.69, P=0.900). Conclusions: Proteinuria may be an additive risk factor in pts with DD but not in those without DD in HFpEF.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Elkholey ◽  
Zain Ul Abideen Asad ◽  
Lampros Papadimitriou ◽  
Udho THADANI ◽  
Stavros Stavrakis

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common comorbidity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and portends an increased risk of cardiovascular events. We sought to identify predictors and develop a risk score of incident AF among patients with HFpEF. Methods: This was an exploratory, post-hoc analysis of the TOPCAT trial. Patients without known AF were included. Cox regression was used to identify independent predictors of incident AF. A risk score was derived from the weighed sum of the regression coefficients of each independent risk factor in the final model using Cox regression analysis. Results: A total of 2174 patients (mean age 67.0±9.4 years; female 55%) without known AF at baseline were included. During a median follow-up of 3 years, 102 (4.7%) patients developed new onset AF. Diabetes (HR=2.1, 95% CI 1.4-3.1; p=0.0002), peripheral arterial disease (HR=2.0, 95% CI 1.2-3.4; p=0.006), elevated (>144meq/dL) sodium (HR=2.1, 95% CI 1.4-3.1; p=0.0002) independently predicted incident AF, whereas current use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers was protective (HR=0.61, 95% CI 0.38-0.99, p=0.048). Based on the simplified risk score which included these 4 variables, annualized AF incidence rates were 0.8%, 1.8%, and 3.6% in the low (score=0), intermediate (score=1 or 2), and high-risk (score >2) groups, respectively (log rank P<0.0001; Figure). Compared to the low risk group, the intermediate and high risk groups had a 2.5-fold and 5-fold increase in the risk of incident AF, respectively (HR=2.5, 95% CI 1.5-4.0, p=0.0003 and HR=4.9, 95% CI 2.9-9.4, p<0.0001, respectively). Model discrimination was good (c-statistic=0.67; 95% CI 0.61-0.72). Conclusions: A simplified risk score derived from clinical and laboratory characteristics predicts incident AF in patients with HFpEF and, upon further validation, may be used clinically for risk stratification or for AF screening in high risk groups. Figure


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi B. Patel ◽  
Carolyn S. P. Lam ◽  
Sara Svedlund ◽  
Antti Saraste ◽  
Camilla Hage ◽  
...  

AbstractImpaired left atrial (LA) function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with adverse outcomes. A subgroup of HFpEF may have LA myopathy out of proportion to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction; therefore, we sought to characterize HFpEF patients with disproportionate LA myopathy. In the prospective, multicenter, Prevalence of Microvascular Dysfunction in HFpEF study, we defined disproportionate LA myopathy based on degree of LA reservoir strain abnormality in relation to LV myopathy (LV global longitudinal strain [GLS]) by calculating the residuals from a linear regression of LA reservoir strain and LV GLS. We evaluated associations of disproportionate LA myopathy with hemodynamics and performed a plasma proteomic analysis to identify proteins associated with disproportionate LA myopathy; proteins were validated in an independent sample. Disproportionate LA myopathy correlated with better LV diastolic function but was associated with lower stroke volume reserve after passive leg raise independent of atrial fibrillation (AF). Additionally, disproportionate LA myopathy was associated with higher pulmonary artery systolic pressure, higher pulmonary vascular resistance, and lower coronary flow reserve. Of 248 proteins, we identified and validated 5 proteins (involved in cardiomyocyte stretch, extracellular matrix remodeling, and inflammation) that were associated with disproportionate LA myopathy independent of AF. In HFpEF, LA myopathy may exist out of proportion to LV myopathy. Disproportionate LA myopathy is a distinct HFpEF subtype associated with worse hemodynamics and a distinct proteomic signature, independent of AF.


Author(s):  
Akito Nakagawa ◽  
Yoshio Yasumura ◽  
Chikako Yoshida ◽  
Takahiro Okumura ◽  
Jun Tateishi ◽  
...  

Background: Recent accumulating evidence reveals that the right ventricular (RV)-pulmonary artery (PA) uncoupling is associated with poor outcome in patients with heart failure (HF), RV dysfunction, and pulmonary hypertension. However, the prognostic utility of RV-PA uncoupling in HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains elusive. In this study, we aim to investigate the associations of RV-PA uncoupling with outcomes of HFpEF inpatients. Methods: We prospectively studied 655 patients, registered in PURSUIT-HFpEF (The Prospective Multicenter Obervational Study of Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction), a multicenter observational study of Japanese HFpEF inpatients. We assigned registered patients based on the determined value of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/pulmonary artery systolic pressure ratio that can predict primary outcome as an indicator of RV-PA uncoupling. Results: Univariable Cox regression testing revealed that RV-PA uncoupling was associated with the primary endpoint of all-cause death, HF rehospitalization, and cerebrovascular events (hazard ratio [HR] 1.77 [95% CI, 1.34–2.32], P <0.0001) and the secondary endpoints of all-cause death and HF rehospitalization (HR 2.75 [95% CI, 1.77–4.33], P <0.0001, HR 1.63 [95% CI, 1.18–2.26], P =0.0036, respectively). Multivariable analysis also showed that RV-PA uncoupling was significantly associated with primary endpoint and all-cause death independent of age, sex, atrial fibrillation, renal dysfunction, elevated E/e’, and elevated NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide) (HR 1.38 [95% CI, 1.01–1.88], P =0.0413, HR 1.85 [95% CI, 1.14–3.01], P =0.0129, respectively). Conclusions: Prospective study of a hospitalized cohort revealed that RV-PA uncoupling was independently associated with adverse outcomes in acute decompensated patients with HFpEF. Registration: URL: https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000024414 . Unique identifier: UMIN000021831.


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