Prognostic value of body weight loss and tissue components in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
L. G. Voronkov ◽  
K. V. Voitsekhovska ◽  
S. V. Fedkiv ◽  
V. I. Koval
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Prognostic value of biomarkers in chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (9) ◽  
pp. 102-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
T A Nikiforova ◽  
D Yu Shchekochikhin ◽  
F Yu Kopylov ◽  
A L Syrkin
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Preserved Ejection Fraction ◽  
Ventricular Ejection Fraction

The paper reviews major biomarkers for determining the prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. It also considers cystatin C, one of the novel and probably the most practically important biomarkers.

scholarly journals The phenomenon of weight loss in patients with chronic heart failure

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
К. V. Voitsekhovska ◽  
L. G. Voronkov
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Weight Loss ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Cardiac Cachexia ◽  
Body Components

A characteristic sign of chronic heart failure (CHF) is a high frequency of comorbid conditions, one of which is the phenomenon of weight loss. Cardiac cachexia is a systemic metabolic disorder characterized by an unintentional decrease in body weight due to loss of all body components, namely, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue and bone tissue, and identified as a marker of nutritional status, has prognostic value in patients with CHF, regardless of age, NYHA class, left ventricular ejection fraction, and peak oxygen consumption. The article discusses the prevalence, criteria, prognostic significance of cardiac cachexia, as well as immune, metabolic and neurohormonal pathogenetic mechanisms that lead to anabolic-catabolic imbalance and contribute to the progression of CHF. Given the methodological difficulties of proper assessment of unintentional body weight loss over a certain previous period of outpatient follow-up in patients with CHF, it becomes urgent to determine the objective («static») characteristics of the nutritional status of patients, which are associated with an unfavorable clinical prognosis. The article demonstrates the results of our own research to determine prognostic factors based on indicators of the nutritional status of patients the clinical significance of the loss of individual body components is highlighted, preventive and therapeutic approaches to influence body weight loss in patients with CHF are described – nutritional support, neurohormonal blockade, the effect on the intestinal microflora, correction of anemia and iron deficiency, the use of appetite stimulants, immunomodulatory agents, anabolic hormones and physical training.

scholarly journals PREDICTORS OF WEIGHT LOSS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND REDUSED LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Kateryna Voitsekhovska ◽  
Leonid Voronkov
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Nyha Class ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Vasodilator Response

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a heterogeneous syndrome with a poor prognosis. Aim of the work – to define predictors of body weight (BW) loss in patients with CHF and a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Materials and methods. 120 patients with stable CHF and LVEF ≤35 %, II-IV NYHA class were examined. Patients were divided into two groups according to the value of BW loss for 6 months: the first group - loss of BW <6 %, the second - ≥ 6 %. Results. Out of the 120 patients who were studied, a BW loss of ≥ 6 % occurred in 59 (49.2 %) patients. According to the results of binary logistic regression, predictors of BW loss of ≥6 % in patients with CHF and LVEF ≤ 35 % were: age, coronary heart disease, anaemia, and the number of hospitalizations over the last year. People with poorer quality of life, bigger number of points on the Beck depression scale and DEFS, with lower levels of physical activity and worse endothelium-dependent vasodilator response; higher sizes of the right atrium, right ventricle, and pulmonary artery systolic pressure, E / E '. Higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), uric acid are associated with a risk of losing BW≥6 %. Conclusions. Weight loss ≥ 6 % is observed in 49.2 % of patients with CHF and LVEF≤35 %. According to multivariate analysis, independent predictors of BW loss of ≥6 % in patients with CHF and LVEF≤35 % are age, CRP level, III-IV NYHA class, lower cholesterol levels, as well as lower rates of flow-dependent vasodilator response and hip circumference.

Efficacy of Vitamin D on Chronic Heart Failure Among Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Chunbin ◽  
Wang Han ◽  
Cai Lin
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Abstract. Vitamin D deficiency commonly occurs in chronic heart failure. Whether additional vitamin D supplementation can be beneficial to adults with chronic heart failure remains unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis to derive a more precise estimation. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases were searched on September 8, 2016. Seven randomized controlled trials that investigated the effects of vitamin D on cardiovascular outcomes in adults with chronic heart failure, and comprised 592 patients, were included in the analysis. Compared to placebo, vitamin D, at doses ranging from 2,000 IU/day to 50,000 IU/week, could not improve left ventricular ejection fraction (Weighted mean difference, WMD = 3.31, 95% confidence interval, CL = −0.93 to 7.55, P < 0.001, I2 = 92.1%); it also exerts no beneficial effects on the 6 minute walk distance (WMD = 18.84, 95% CL = −24.85 to 62.52, P = 0.276, I2 = 22.4%) and natriuretic peptide (Standardized mean difference, SMD = −0.39, 95% confidence interval CL = −0.48 to 0.69, P < 0.001, I2 = 92.4%). However, a dose-response analysis from two studies demonstrated an improved left ventricular ejection fraction with vitamin D at a dose of 4,000 IU/day (WMD = 6.58, 95% confidence interval CL = −4.04 to 9.13, P = 0.134, I2 = 55.4%). The results showed that high dose vitamin D treatment could potentially benefit adults with chronic heart failure, but more randomized controlled trials are required to confirm this result.

Predictive value of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation on cognitive functions in patients with chronic heart failure

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
T. V. Zolotarova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Catheter Ablation ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Atrial fibrillation (AF) directly leads to a cognitive function decline regardless of the cerebrovascular fatal events, but it is unclear whether the sinus rhythm restoration and reducing the AF burden can reduce the rate of this decreasement. Data on the effect of radiofrequency ablation on patients’ cognitive functions are conflicting and need to be studied. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognostic value of atrial fibrillation radiofrequency catheter ablation on cognitive functions in patients with chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. The impact of AF radiofrequency catheter ablation on cognitive function in 136 patients (mean age 59.7 ± 8.6 years) with chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction and compared with 58 patients in the control group (58.2 ± 8.1 years), which did not perform ablation and continued the tactics of drug antiarrhythmic therapy was investigated. Cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Test (MoCA) at the enrollment stage and 2 years follow-up. Decreased cognitive function was defined as a MoCA test score < 26 points, cognitive impairment < 23 points. Two years after the intervention, there was a positive dynamics (baseline MoCA test — 25,1 ± 2,48, 2-year follow-up — 26,51 ± 2,33, p < 0,001) in the ablation group and negative in the control group (25,47 ± 2,85 and 24,57 ± 3,61, respectively, p < 0,001). Pre-ablation cognitive impairment was significantly associated with improved cognitive function 2 years after AF ablation according to polynomial regression analysis. The obtained data suggest a probable positive effect of AF radiofrequency ablation on cognitive functions in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

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