Yang, M. et al. (2023) Stroke in patients with heart failure and reduced or preserved ejection fraction. European Heart Journal, 44(31), pp. 2998-3013. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad338) (PMID:37358785) (PMCID:PMC10424882)
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Abstract
Aims: Stroke is an important problem in patients with heart failure (HF), but the intersection between the two conditions is poorly studied across the range of ejection fraction. The prevalence of history of stroke and related outcomes were investigated in patients with HF. Methods and results: Individual patient meta-analysis of seven clinical trials enrolling patients with HF with reduced (HFrEF) and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Of the 20 159 patients with HFrEF, 1683 (8.3%) had a history of stroke, and of the 13 252 patients with HFpEF, 1287 (9.7%) had a history of stroke. Regardless of ejection fraction, patients with a history of stroke had more vascular comorbidity and worse HF. Among those with HFrEF, the incidence of the composite of cardiovascular death, HF hospitalization, stroke, or myocardial infarction was 18.23 (16.81–19.77) per 100 person-years in those with prior stroke vs. 13.12 (12.77–13.48) in those without [hazard ratio 1.37 (1.26–1.49), P < 0.001]. The corresponding rates in patients with HFpEF were 14.16 (12.96–15.48) and 9.37 (9.06–9.70) [hazard ratio 1.49 (1.36–1.64), P < 0.001]. Each component of the composite was more frequent in patients with stroke history, and the risk of future stroke was doubled in patients with prior stroke. Among patients with prior stroke, 30% with concomitant atrial fibrillation were not anticoagulated, and 29% with arterial disease were not taking statins; 17% with HFrEF and 38% with HFpEF had uncontrolled systolic blood pressure (≥140 mmHg). Conclusion: Heart failure patients with a history of stroke are at high risk of subsequent cardiovascular events, and targeting underutilization of guideline-recommended treatments might be a way to improve outcomes in this high-risk population.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | RE/18/6/34217/BHF_/British Heart Foundation/United Kingdom. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Butt, Mr Jawad and Kondo, Dr Toru and Jhund, Professor Pardeep and Yang, Dr Mingming and McMurray, Professor John and Kober, Professor Lars |
| Authors: | Yang, M., Kondo, T., Butt, J. H., Abraham, W. T., Anand, I. S., Desai, A. S., Køber, L., Packer, M., Pfeffer, M. A., Rouleau, J. L., Sabatine, M. S., Solomon, S. D., Swedberg, K., Zile, M. R., Jhund, P. S., and McMurray, J. J.V. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health |
| Journal Name: | European Heart Journal |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 0195-668X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1522-9645 |
| Published Online: | 26 June 2023 |
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