Why the study?
While the prognostic significance of the Ed/Ea ratio is valid for 1 year post-discharge in older HFpEF patients, its changes over 1 year and subsequent prognosis remained unclear.
Observational (n=659)
Yes
The afterload-integrated diastolic index (Ed/Ea) provides time-sensitive prognostic information for mortality and heart failure readmission in older patients with HFpEF.
OBJECTIVES: The prognostic significance of an afterload-integrated diastolic index, the ratio of diastolic elastance (Ed) to arterial elastance (Ea) (Ed/Ea=[E/e']/[0.9×systolic blood pressure]), is valid for 1 year after discharge in older patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We aimed to clarify the association with changes in Ed/Ea from enrolment to 1 year and prognosis thereafter in patients with HFpEF. SETTING: A prospective, multicentre observational registry of collaborating hospitals in Osaka, Japan. PARTICIPANTS: We enrolled 659 patients with HFpEF hospitalised for acute decompensated heart failure (men/women: 296/363). Blood tests and transthoracic echocardiography were performed before discharge and at 1 year after. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: All-cause mortality and/or re-admission for heart failure were evaluated after discharge. RESULTS: High Ed/Ea assessed before discharge was a significant prognostic factor during the first, but not the second, year after discharge in all-cause mortality or all-cause mortality and/or re-admission for heart failure. When re-analysis was performed using the value of Ed/Ea at 1 year after discharge, high Ed/Ea was significant for the prognosis during the second year for both end points (p=0.012 and p=0.033, respectively). The poorest mortality during 1‒2 years after enrolment was observed in those who showed a worsening Ed/Ea during the first year associated with larger left ventricular mass index and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. In all-cause mortality and/or re-admission for heart failure, the event rate during 1‒2 years was highest in those with persistently high Ed/Ea even after 1 year. CONCLUSIONS: Time-sensitive prognostic performance of Ed/Ea, an afterload-integrated diastolic index, was observed in older patients with HFpEF. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: UMIN000021831.
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Hoshida et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) (n=659). Afterload-integrated diastolic index (Ed/Ea) was evaluated on All-cause mortality and/or re-admission for heart failure (p=0.012 and 0.033).
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