Key result
Having all three cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic conditions significantly increased the risk of 1-year all-cause mortality compared to having none (aHR 2.43) in Chinese patients hospitalized with heart failure.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic multimorbidity is common among patients with heart failure, but its prognostic impact in Chinese patients remains largely unclear.
Does cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) multimorbidity increase the risk of adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure?
Cohort (n=126,524)
Yes
Does cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) multimorbidity increase the risk of adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure?
Hazard Ratio: 2.43 (95% CI 2.2–2.69)
Absolute Event Rate: 8.3% vs 3.4%
Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) multimorbidity is highly prevalent in Chinese patients hospitalized with heart failure and is strongly associated with increased 1-year mortality and rehospitalization, particularly in those with HFrEF.
Cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) multimorbidity is common among patients with heart failure (HF), but its prognostic impact in Chinese patients remains largely unclear. We examined the relationship of CKM multimorbidity with adverse outcomes and its interaction with guideline‐directed medical therapy (GDMT) in patients with HF. We classified hospitalized patients with HF by CKM‐condition count (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease [ASCVD], chronic kidney disease [CKD], and type 2 diabetes [T2D]). Cox models assessed 1‐year all‐cause death, cardiovascular (CV) death, and rehospitalizations. Among patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), subgroup analyses were conducted by GDMT use. Among 126,524 patients, 66.4% had at least one CKM condition and 5.1% had all three. All‐cause death increased with CKM burden; three conditions conferred the highest risk (adjusted hazard ratio 2.43, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.20–2.69) versus no CKM conditions. Associations were stronger in HFrEF. Although GDMT recipients had lower absolute death rates, associations of CKM multimorbidity with all outcomes were generally consistent regardless of GDMT use. CKM multimorbidity is common in Chinese patients hospitalized with HF and is associated with a worse prognosis. Although GDMT lowered absolute death rates, it did not substantially modify the relative associations between CKM multimorbidity and subsequent clinical outcomes.
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Wang et al. (2026) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=126,524). Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) multimorbidity (3 conditions) vs. No CKM conditions was evaluated on 1-year all-cause death (aHR 2.43, 95% CI 2.20-2.69). Having all three cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic conditions significantly increased the risk of 1-year all-cause mortality compared to having none (aHR 2.43) in Chinese patients hospitalized with heart failure.
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