Key result
Higher Ed/Ea linked to ~103% greater risk of death or HF admission in elderly HFpEF.
Why the study?
Diastolic dysfunction severity is assessed by left atrial volume and pressure overload indices, but it remained unclear which overload is more associated with prognosis in HFpEF.
Does left atrial pressure overload (Ed/Ea) predict all-cause mortality and heart failure admission in elderly patients with HFpEF and sinus rhythm?
Observational (n=192)
Yes
Does left atrial pressure overload (Ed/Ea) predict all-cause mortality and heart failure admission in elderly patients with HFpEF and sinus rhythm?
Ed/Ea, an echocardiographic index of left atrial pressure overload, is a significant independent predictor of mortality and heart failure readmission in elderly patients with HFpEF in sinus rhythm.
May support Ed/Ea for prognostication in elderly HFpEF; leaves open whether it improves risk stratification or outcomes.
OBJECTIVES: The severity of diastolic dysfunction is assessed using a combination of several indices of left atrial (LA) volume overload and LA pressure overload. We aimed to clarify which overload is more associated with the prognosis in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). SETTING: A prospective, multicenter observational registry of collaborating hospitals in Osaka, Japan. PARTICIPANTS: We enrolled hospitalised patients with HFpEF showing sinus rhythm (men, 79; women, 113). Blood tests and transthoracic echocardiography were performed before discharge. The ratio of diastolic elastance (Ed) to arterial elastance (Ea) was used as a relative index of LA pressure overload. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: All-cause mortality and admission for heart failure were evaluated at >1 year after discharge. RESULTS: In the multivariable Cox regression analysis, Ed/Ea, but not LA volume index, was significantly associated with all-cause mortality or admission for heart failure (HR 2.034, 95% CI 1.059 to 3.907, p=0.032), independent of age, sex, and the serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level. In patients with a higher NT-proBNP level, the effect of higher Ed/Ea on prognosis was prominent (p=0.015). CONCLUSIONS: Ed/Ea, an index of LA pressure overload, was significantly associated with the prognosis in elderly patients with HFpEF showing sinus rhythm. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: UMIN000021831.
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Hoshida et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) (n=192). Ratio of diastolic elastance (Ed) to arterial elastance (Ea) was evaluated on All-cause mortality and admission for heart failure (HR 2.034, 95% CI 1.059 to 3.907, p=0.032). Higher Ed/Ea was significantly associated with all-cause mortality or heart failure admission in elderly HFpEF patients (HR 2.034; 95% CI 1.059-3.907; p=0.032).
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