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Prognostic Importance of Temporal Changes in Resting Heart Rate in Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction: From the TOPCAT Study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between baseline heart rate (HR), change in HR from a preceding visit, and time-updated HR with subsequent outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in the TOPCAT (Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With an Aldosterone Antagonist) trial. BACKGROUND:Higher resting HR and increase in HR over time in patients with heart failure are associated with adverse outcomes. Whether these relationships between HR and prognosis are also observed in patients with HFpEF requires further assessment. METHODS:In 1,767 patients enrolled in the TOPCAT trial from the Americas, the associations between baseline resting HR and change in HR from the preceding visit and clinical outcomes were examined using Cox proportional hazards models, along with the association between HR at each visit and outcome. RESULTS:Both baseline HR (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.08; 95% confidence interval: 1.04 to 1.12) and change in HR from the preceding visit (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.09; 95% confidence interval: 1.05 to 1.14; p < 0.001 per 5 beats/min higher HR), after adjusting for covariates, were associated with a higher risk for the primary endpoint of cardiovascular death, hospitalization for HF, or aborted cardiac arrest. Time-updated resting HR at each visit was also associated with risk (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.11; 95% confidence interval: 1.07 to 1.15; p < 0.001 per 5 beats/min higher HR). Furthermore, a rise in resting HR of approximately 10 beats/min, beginning approximately 10 days prior to the primary endpoint, was observed. CONCLUSIONS:Baseline resting HR and change in HR over time predict outcomes in patients with HFpEF, as does time-updated HR during follow-up. These data suggest that frequent outpatient monitoring of HR, possibly with remote technologies, may identify patients with HFpEF who may be at increased risk for rehospitalization or death.

SUBMITTER: Vazir A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6592610 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prognostic Importance of Temporal Changes in Resting Heart Rate in Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction: From the TOPCAT Study.

Vazir Ali A Claggett Brian B Pitt Bertram B Anand Inder I Sweitzer Nancy N Fang James J Fleg Jerome J Rouleau Jean J Shah Sanjiv S Pfeffer Marc A MA Solomon Scott D SD

JACC. Heart failure 20171011 11

<h4>Objectives</h4>The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between baseline heart rate (HR), change in HR from a preceding visit, and time-updated HR with subsequent outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in the TOPCAT (Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With an Aldosterone Antagonist) trial.<h4>Background</h4>Higher resting HR and increase in HR over time in patients with heart failure are associated with adverse outcome ...[more]

PMID: 29032132

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Project description:BackgroundHeart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a heterogeneous syndrome associated with multiple pathophysiologic abnormalities, including left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction, longitudinal LV systolic dysfunction, abnormal ventricular-arterial coupling, pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular (RV) remodeling/dysfunction. However, the relative prognostic significance of each of these pathophysiologic abnormalities in HFpEF is unknown.Methods and resultsWe prospectively studied 419 patients with HFpEF using echocardiography and sphygmomanometry to assess HFpEF pathophysiologic markers. Cox proportional hazards analyses were used to determine the associations between pathophysiologic markers and outcomes. Mean age was 65±12 years; 62% were women; 39% were black; comorbidities were common; and study participants met published criteria for HFpEF. RV abnormalities were frequent: 28% had abnormal tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, 15% had reduced RV fractional area change, and 34% had RV hypertrophy. During a median follow-up time of 18 months, 102 (24%) were hospitalized for HF and 175 (42%) experienced the composite end point of cardiovascular hospitalization or death. Decreased LV compliance, measured as reduced LV end-diastolic volume at an idealized LV end-diastolic pressure of 20 mm Hg (EDV20), and RV remodeling, as indicated by increased RV wall thickness, were the 2 pathophysiologic markers most predictive of worse outcomes: adjusted hazard ratio per 1 SD decrease in EDV20=1.39 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.10-1.75; P=0.006), and hazard ratio per 1 SD increase in RV wall thickness=1.37 (95% CI, 1.16-1.61; P<0.001). These associations persisted after additional adjustment for markers of HF severity. By contrast, markers of LV relaxation, longitudinal LV systolic dysfunction, and ventricular-arterial coupling were not significantly associated with adverse outcomes.ConclusionsIn patients with HFpEF, reduced LV compliance and RV remodeling are the strongest pathophysiologic predictors of adverse outcomes.

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Prognostic Importance of Temporal Changes in Resting Heart Rate in Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction: From the TOPCAT Study.

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Prognostic Importance of Temporal Changes in Resting Heart Rate in Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction: From the TOPCAT Study.

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