The ability of modern therapy to improve the prognosis of patients with HF: role of angiotensin neprilysin inhibitors and sodium-glucose cotransporter inhibitors

Kardiologiia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
Yu. V. Mareev ◽  
V. Yu. Mareev

Major principles for treatment of chronic heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction <40% (HFrEF) include a “triple neurohormonal blockade” as a main approach. However, in recent 6 years, two new classes of drugs for the treatment of HFrEF have appeared, which beneficially influence the prognosis. These drugs are angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI) and type 2 sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors.Aim    To compare the net effect of simultaneous treatment with ARNI and SGLT2 inhibitors with the triple neurohormonal blockade in stable or decompensated patients with CHF based on Russian data.Material and methods    We analyzed the risk of death per 100 patient-years in patients with HFrEF. Stable patients were followed up at the A.L. Myasnikov Institute of Cardiology (presently, A.L. Myasnikov Research Institute of Clinical Cardiology of the National Medical Research Center of Cardiology) from 2006 through 2007; data from the EPOCH-Decompensation-CHF study were used for decompensated patients (12.2 % and 36.8 %, respectively).Results    When patients with stable HFrEF were successively switched from renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors to ARNI (–16 %) and subsequently supplemented with SGLT2 (–13 %) the risk of death per 100 patient-years decreased from 12.2 % to 8.9 % (total risk decreased by 27 %; to save one patient the ARNI+ SGLT2 combination has to be prescribed to 30 patients). The estimated risk of death upon discharge from the hospital for the patients with decompensated CHF switched from RAAS inhibitors to ARNI (–16 %) and subsequently supplemented with SGLT2 (–13 %) was 26.9 deaths per 100 patient-years, whereas the number of patients to be treated for saving one life was only 10. Based on available data that demonstrate a greater effect of ARNI+ SGLT2 in patients immediately after CHF aggravation, the risk of death was recalculated. According to this analysis, the death rate per 1000 patient-years decreased from 36.8 to 19.9 % (relative risk decrease, 46 %), and to save one life only 6 patients had to be treated after they have achieved compensation of HFrEF.Conclusions    This analysis shows the importance of early initiation of the ARNI+ SGLT2 therapy in patients with both decompensated and with stable HFrEF. 

2011 ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Hung Viet Bui ◽  
Thi Cu Nguyen

Objective: In Vietnam, obesity is increasing particularly in many large cities. Adult cardiovascular diseases are often derived from cardiovascular disorders during the children period. The implementation of early measures to prevent atherosclerosis, such as weight control, better lipid control will reduce the cardiovascular complications, such as hypertension (HTA), coronary heart diseases and some other diseases. Materials and Methods: Overweight - obese children from 5 to 15 years old who visited the Children's Hospital in Can Tho from May 2009 to May 2010. Total number of patients were chosen as 50 children. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional. Children in the study underwent Doppler ultrasound exam to evaluate cardiac morphology and cardiac function. Results: There were increases in left ventricular systolic diameter, left ventricular diastolic diameter, LV mass in overweight-obese children in the study compared with controls at all ages (p <0.05 ). Left ventricular ejection fraction in overweight-obese children in the study was lower than the control group at all ages (p> 0.05). The average rate of left ventricular shortening of overweight-obese children in the study was 34.8 ± 4.5(%). There was no difference in the rate of shortening of the left ventricle in overweight-obese children in the study compared with controls (p>0.05). There was no relationship between variation in morphology and left ventricular function with the degree of overweight-obesity in this study. Conclusion: The study showed that disturbances in morphology and left ventricular function in overweight-obese children but did not find a strong association with the disorder degree of overweight-obesity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Leon-Justel ◽  
Jose I. Morgado Garcia-Polavieja ◽  
Ana Isabel Alvarez-Rios ◽  
Francisco Jose Caro Fernandez ◽  
Pedro Agustin Pajaro Merino ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing medical and economic problem, with high prevalence and incidence rates worldwide. Cardiac Biomarker is emerging as a novel tool for improving management of patients with HF with a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF). Methods This is a before and after interventional study, that assesses the impact of a personalized follow-up procedure for HF on patient’s outcomes and care associated cost, based on a clinical model of risk stratification and personalized management according to that risk. A total of 192 patients were enrolled and studied before the intervention and again after the intervention. The primary objective was the rate of readmissions, due to a HF. Secondary outcome compared the rate of ED visits and quality of life improvement assessed by the number of patients who had reduced NYHA score. A cost-analysis was also performed on these data. Results Admission rates significantly decreased by 19.8% after the intervention (from 30.2 to 10.4), the total hospital admissions were reduced by 32 (from 78 to 46) and the total length of stay was reduced by 7 days (from 15 to 9 days). The rate of ED visits was reduced by 44% (from 64 to 20). Thirty-one percent of patients had an improved functional class score after the intervention, whereas only 7.8% got worse. The overall cost saving associated with the intervention was € 72,769 per patient (from € 201,189 to € 128,420) and €139,717.65 for the whole group over 1 year. Conclusions A personalized follow-up of HF patients led to important outcome benefits and resulted in cost savings, mainly due to the reduction of patient hospitalization readmissions and a significant reduction of care-associated costs, suggesting that greater attention should be given to this high-risk cohort to minimize the risk of hospitalization readmissions.


Author(s):  
Malgorzata Zalewska-Adamiec ◽  
Jolanta Malyszko ◽  
Ewelina Grodzka ◽  
Lukasz Kuzma ◽  
Slawomir Dobrzycki ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) constitutes about 10% of the cases of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). It is a working diagnosis and requires further diagnostics to determine the cause of ACS. Methods In this study, 178 patients were initially diagnosed with MINOCA over a period of 3 years at the Department of Invasive Cardiology of the University Clinical Hospital in Białystok. The value of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated for all patients. The patients were divided into 2 groups depending on the value of eGFR: group 1—53 patients with impaired kidney function (eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2; 29.8%) and group 2—125 patients with normal kidney function (eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2; 70.2%). Results In group 1, the mean age of patients was significantly higher than that of group 2 patients (77.40 vs 59.27; p < 0.0001). Group had more women than group 2 (73.58% vs 49.60%; p = 0.003). Group 1 patients had higher incidence rate of arterial hypertension (92.45% vs 60.80%; p < 0.0001) and diabetes (32.08% vs 9.60%; p = 0.0002) and smoked cigarettes (22.64% vs 40.80%; p = 0.020). Group 1 patients had higher incidence rate of pulmonary edema, cardiogenic shock, sudden cardiac arrest (13.21% vs 4.00%; p = 0.025), and pneumonia (22.64% vs 6.40%; p = 0.001). After the 37-month observation, the mortality rate of the patients with MINOCA was 16.85%. Among group two patients, more of them became deceased during hospitalization (7.55% vs 0.80%; p = 0.012), followed by after 1 year (26.42% vs 7.20%; p = 0.0004) and after 3 years (33.96% vs 9.6%; p < 0.0001). Multivariate analysis revealed that the factors increasing the risk of death in MINOCA are as follows: older age, low eGFR, higher creatinine concentration, low left ventricular ejection fraction, and ST elevation in ECG. Conclusion Impaired kidney function is diagnosed in every third patient with MINOCA. Early and late prognosis of patents with MINOCA and renal dysfunction is poor, and their 3-year mortality is comparable to patients with myocardial infarction with significant stenosis of the coronary arteries and impaired kidney function.


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C C Oliveira ◽  
R Coutinho ◽  
R Flores ◽  
P Medeiros ◽  
C Pires ◽  
...  

Abstract Background 2D left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) estimation through echocardiography has been the classic parameter for cancer therapy–related cardiac dysfunction (CTrCD) detection. However, it is hypothesized that other parameters can be used in order to detect early stages of subclinical cardiotoxicity when LVEF is still preserved. Therefore, 3D LVEF and 2D and 3D strain parameters assessments have been evaluated in patients submitted to anthracyclines treatment. Objectives To compare 2D and 3D LVEF and strain parameters estimation using echocardiography regarding its ability to predict and detect subclinical and clinical cardiotoxicity during and after anthracyclines treatment. Search methods and criteria A systematic review was done and search was performed on PubMed and EMBASE from January 1st of 2000 to October 31th of 2020. Observational studies comparing 2D and 3D echocardiographic exams performed in adult patients submitted to anthracyclines were analyzed. Studies that evaluated survivors of pediatric cancer were excluded. 11 studies were included (n=844 patients). Main results 2D and 3D LVEF decreased throughout the echocardiographic assessments of 7 studies, but 2D LVEF drops were not statistically significant in 4 studies and 3 studies showed that 3D LVEF detected a superior number of patients with abnormal LVEF. Compared to 3D LVEF, 2D GLS decreased at an earlier point of treatment and detected a superior number of patients with subclinical LV dysfunction. Despite 2D and 3D GLS decreased throughout treatment, 3D GLS measurements were consistently lower and had higher relative variation. All 3D strain parameters decreased during and after the treatment and have higher relative variations than 2D GLS, with the exception of 1 study. 3D GLS reference values are not yet recognized by guidelines, so subclinical LV dysfunction was not evaluated. Conclusions LVEF estimation through 3D proved to be a better parameter for CTrCD detection vs 2D imaging. GLS is superior to 3D LVEF in detecting earlier LV changes, even if calculated using 2D echocardiography. Moreover, GLS reduction can be a predictor of subsequent LVEF decrease. 3DE is a growing potential technique and may be superior to 2DE in detecting and predicting subclinical LVEF dysfunction and CTrCD, respectively. Though 3D strain parameters presented promising results, more studies are needed to prove its incremental value over 2D strain echocardiography FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: None.


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 4200
Author(s):  
I. V. Zhirov ◽  
N. V. Safronova ◽  
Yu. F. Osmolovskaya ◽  
S. N. Тereschenko

Heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are the most common cardiovascular conditions in clinical practice and frequently coexist. The number of patients with HF and AF is increasing every year.Aim. To analyze the effect of clinical course and management of HF and AF on the outcomes.Material and methods. The data of 1,003 patients from the first Russian register of patients with HF and AF (RIF-CHF) were analyzed. The endpoints included hospitalization due to decompensated HF, cardiovascular mortality, thromboembolic events, and major bleeding. Predictors of unfavorable outcomes were analyzed separately for patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction (AF+HFpEF), mid-range ejection fraction (AF+HFmrEF), and reduced ejection fraction (AF+HFrEF).Results. Among all patients with HF, 39% had HFpEF, 15% — HFmrEF, and 46% — HFrEF. A total of 57,2% of patients were rehospitalized due to decompensated HF within one year. Hospitalization risk was the highest for HFmrEF patients (66%, p=0,017). Reduced ejection fraction was associated with the increased risk of cardiovascular mortality (15,5% vs 5,4% in other groups, p<0,001) but not ischemic stroke (2,4% vs 3%, p=0,776). Patients with HFpEF had lower risk to achieve the composite endpoint (stroke+MI+cardiovascular death) as compared to patients with HFmrEF and HFrEF (12,7% vs 22% and 25,5%, p<0,001). Regression logistic analysis revealed that factors such as demographic characteristics, disease severity, and selected therapy had different effects on the risk of unfavorable outcomes depending on ejection fraction group.Conclusion. Each group of patients with different ejection fractions is characterized by its own pattern of factors associated with unfavorable outcomes. The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with mid-range ejection fraction demonstrate that these patients need to be studied as a separate cohort.


Circulation ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 118 (suppl_18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C Grant ◽  
Robert Christenson ◽  
Jeffrey Gray ◽  
Jeremy S Pollock ◽  
Eric Christenson ◽  
...  

Soluble ST2 (sST2) is released from myocytes in response to mechanical overload and predicts poor outcome in heart failure and myocardial infarction. We evaluated the capability of early sST2 release after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) to predict mortality during the first postoperative year. We prospectively evaluated sST2 baseline prior to CABG (BL), immediately after CABG (post), and 24h and 72h. The primary endpoint of the study was all-cause mortality at 1 year. Of the 210 patients enrolled, death occurred in 3 (1.5%) within 30 days and 20 (9.5%) by 1 year. sST2 levels did not change immediately post-CABG (BL: 0.32±0.42, post: 0.42±0.46) but became significantly elevated at 24h and 72h (3.39±3.08, 0.95±1.04 ng/ml; P<0.001). Compared to survivors, sST2 was significantly elevated in decedents at 24h (7.68±3.15 vs. 2.78±2.56, P<0.001) and 72h (1.56±1.62 vs. 0.88±0.44, P<0.03). On ROC analysis, sST2 at 24h strongly predicted death at 1 yr (AUC 0.868, 95% CI=0.77– 0.96). In multivariate analysis, sST2 level was a more powerful predictor of death (OR 17.0, P<0.0001) than traditional predictors (STS risk score, age, left ventricular ejection fraction) or other biomarkers (OR 1.59, P<0.0001) including troponin I, CPK-MB, and NT-pBNP. Although operative mortality was better than predicted by STS score, the 9.5% risk of death over 1yr highlights the need to better stratify mortality risk in order to guide appropriate follow-up after hospital discharge. As a strong predictor of 1yr mortality, independent of traditional laboratory or clinical variables, the sST2 level at 24 hrs may help advance this goal.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 506-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew M.Y. Lee ◽  
Mark C. Petrie ◽  
John J.V. McMurray ◽  
Naveed Sattar

Objective: There is substantial interest in how GLP-1RA (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) and SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter 2) inhibitors reduce cardiovascular and renal events; yet, robust mechanistic data in humans remain sparse. We conducted a narrative review of published and ongoing mechanistic clinical trials investigating the actions of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1RAs to help the community appreciate the extent of ongoing work and the variety and design of such trials. Approach and Results: To date, trials investigating the mechanisms of action of SGLT2 inhibitors have focused on pathways linked to glucose metabolism and toxicity, hemodynamic/volume, vascular and renal actions, and cardiac effects, including those on myocardial energetics. The participants studied have included those with established cardiovascular disease (including coronary artery disease and heart failure), liver disease, renal impairment, obesity, and hypertension; some of these trials have enrolled patients both with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus. GLP-1RA mechanistic trials have focused on glucose-lowering, insulin-sparing, weight reduction, and blood pressure–lowering effects, as well as possible direct vascular, cardiac, and renal effects of these agents. Very few mechanisms of action of SGLT2 inhibitors or GLP-1RAs have so far been convincingly demonstrated. One small trial (n=97) of SGLT2 inhibitors has investigated the cardiac effects of these drugs, where a small reduction in left ventricular mass was found. Data on vascular effects are limited to one trial in type 1 diabetes mellitus, which suggests some beneficial actions. SGLT2 inhibitors have been shown to reduce liver fat. We highlight the near absence of mechanistic data to explain the beneficial effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients without diabetes mellitus. GLP-1RAs have not been found to have major cardiovascular mechanisms of action in the limited, completed trials. Conflicting data around the impact on infarct size have been reported. No effect on left ventricular ejection fraction has been demonstrated. Conclusions: We have tabulated the extensive ongoing mechanistic trials that will report over the coming years. We report 2 exemplar ongoing mechanistic trials in detail to give examples of the designs and techniques employed. The results of these many ongoing trials should help us understand how SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1RAs improve cardiovascular and renal outcomes and may also identify unexpected mechanisms suggesting novel therapeutic applications.


2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (23) ◽  
pp. 3525-3533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda L. Telli ◽  
Sharon A. Hunt ◽  
Robert W. Carlson ◽  
Alice E. Guardino

Purpose To assess the spectrum and reversibility of the cardiotoxicity observed in the adjuvant trastuzumab trials. Design The design and efficacy of the major adjuvant trastuzumab trials was assessed, including the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) B-31, North Central Cancer Treatment Group N9831, Herceptin Adjuvant, Breast Cancer International Research Group 006, and Finland Herceptin trials. The cardiotoxicity data were evaluated with a focus on the follow-up cardiac evaluations of women who were diagnosed with cardiotoxicity. Proposed mechanisms of trastuzumab-related cardiotoxicity were considered. The natural history of congestive heart failure (CHF) was reviewed with the goal of placing the trastuzumab experience in context. Results Up to 4% of patients enrolled onto the adjuvant trastuzumab trials experienced severe CHF during treatment. In these trials, early stopping rules that identified an unacceptable level of cardiotoxicity were never reached. Despite this, a large number of patients on these trials experienced some form of cardiotoxicity that ultimately required discontinuation of trastuzumab. Approximately 14% of patients in the NSABP B-31 trial discontinued trastuzumab because of asymptomatic decreases in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Results of follow-up cardiac evaluations of patients diagnosed with any degree of cardiotoxicity in the NSABP B-31 trial document that a clinically significant proportion of patients have sustained decrements in their LVEF to less than 50%. Conclusion Adjuvant trastuzumab provides substantial benefits to patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–positive breast cancer, however, competing immediate and long-term cardiovascular risks are a great concern. Continued cardiac follow-up of these women is of critical importance.


Author(s):  
hulya yilmaz ak ◽  
Yasemin Ozsahin ◽  
Kerem Erkalp ◽  
Ziya Salihoglu

Abstract: Backgraound: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), with its improved valve technologies will also be an option for patients in the near future and improved operator experience. Cerebrovascular events are among the most feared complications of TAVI, since they cause high morbidity and mortality. Case: After the patient with EuroSCORE II = 8.6% was considered to be at high risk in terms of surgery, the decision to perform TAVI was taken. The valve (Medtronic 26 mm) was successfully placed during the 110 min procedure. Blood loss was 140 mL, no red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and catecholamines requirements were present, no VF (ventricular fibrillation) and cardiac tamponade were observed and post procedure left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 60%. At the end of the procedure, the BIS value of the patient was 70, regression in the Glasgow Coma Score (GCS = 12), anisocoria in the pupils (R = 2 mm < L = 4 mm) and motor loss in the right arm (3/5) and right leg (3/5) were detected. Modified Rankin scale (mRS) was evaluated as 4. Conclusions: The neurological complication rate of up to 80% during and in the days following the procedure, the long recovery period after embolism, the possibility of being a nursing patient and even the risk of death, remind us that the TAVI procedure and the sedation given during the procedure should never be underestimated. Keywords: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation, cerebral embolism, complications, neuroradiology, monitorized anaesthesia care, aort stenosis.


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