Key result
Exogenous phosphocreatine is associated with improved quality of life, NT-proBNP, and LVEF in HFrEF and HFmrEF.
Why the study?
The effectiveness of exogenous phosphocreatine therapy in patients with heart failure with reduced and mildly reduced ejection fraction was studied to evaluate its impact as an addition to optimal therapy.
Does intravenous exogenous phosphocreatine therapy improve clinical, functional, and echocardiographic parameters in patients with HFrEF and HFmrEF?
Observational (n=842)
Yes
Does intravenous exogenous phosphocreatine therapy improve clinical, functional, and echocardiographic parameters in patients with HFrEF and HFmrEF?
Exogenous phosphocreatine therapy may provide additional clinical and functional benefits when added to optimal medical therapy in patients with HFrEF and HFmrEF.
Should not yet change HFrEF/HFmrEF practice; leaves open adjunctive benefit of phosphocreatine on optimal therapy.
Aim. To study the effectiveness of exogenous phosphocreatine (EPCr) therapy in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced and mildly reduce dejection fraction (EF). Material and methods. The all-Russian prospective observational study BYHEART included 842 patients who underwent aEPCr therapy course. Before and after the course of EPCr therapy, the following studies were carried out: a questionnaire on the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and the clinical assessment scale (CAS), transthoracic echocardiography with an assessment of the left ventricular EF, a 6-minute walk test, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). All patients before the EPCr course received long-term optimal therapy for HF. Results. Data analysis was carried out for patients in groups with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) within the group depending on the course of EPCr treatment: subgroup A — patients who received EPCr therapy less than 20 g/course and subgroup B — patients who received EPCr therapy ≥20 g/course. The results obtained demonstrate an increase in the quality of life and exercise tolerance, an improvement according to the CAS, a decrease in NT-proBNP levels, and an improvement in left ventricular systolic function in patients with both HFrEF and HFmrEF during the course of intravenous EPCr therapy. Conclusion. The use of EPCr is a promising tool in addition to optimal therapy in patients with HFrEF and HFmrEF.
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Терещенко et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Heart failure with reduced and mildly reduced ejection fraction (n=842). Exogenous phosphocreatine (EPCr) vs. EPCr therapy <20 g/course was evaluated on Quality of life (MLHFQ), clinical assessment scale (CAS), left ventricular ejection fraction, 6-minute walk test, and NT-proBNP. Exogenous phosphocreatine therapy improved quality of life, exercise tolerance, NT-proBNP levels, and left ventricular systolic function in patients with HFrEF and HFmrEF.
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