The survival of patients with heart failure with preserved or reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: an individual patient data meta-analysis

Berry, C. et al. (2012) The survival of patients with heart failure with preserved or reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: an individual patient data meta-analysis. European Heart Journal, 33(14), pp. 1750-1757. (doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr254)

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Abstract

Aims: A substantial proportion of patients with heart failure have preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HF-PEF). Previous studies have reported mixed results whether survival is similar to those patients with heart failure and reduced EF (HF-REF). <p/>Methods and results: We compared survival in patients with HF-PEF with that in patients with HF-REF in a meta-analysis using individual patient data. Preserved EF was defined as an EF ≥ 50%. The 31 studies included 41 972 patients: 10 347 with HF-PEF and 31 625 with HF-REF. Compared with patients with HF-REF, those with HF-PEF were older (mean age 71 vs. 66 years), were more often women (50 vs. 28%), and have a history of hypertension (51 vs. 41%). Ischaemic aetiology was less common (43 vs. 59%) in patients with HF-PEF. There were 121 [95% confidence interval (CI): 117, 126] deaths per 1000 patient-years in those with HF-PEF and 141 (95% CI: 138, 144) deaths per 1000 patient-years in those with HF-REF. Patients with HF-PEF had lower mortality than those with HF-REF (adjusted for age, gender, aetiology, and history of hypertension, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation); hazard ratio 0.68 (95% CI: 0.64, 0.71). The risk of death did not increase notably until EF fell below 40%. <p/>Conclusion: Patients with HF-PEF have a lower risk of death than patients with HF-REF, and this difference is seen regardless of age, gender, and aetiology of HF. However, absolute mortality is still high in patients with HF-PEF highlighting the need for a treatment to improve prognosis.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Berry, Professor Colin
Authors: Berry, C., Doughty, R.N., Granger, C., Kober, L., Massie, B., McAlister, F., McMurray, J., Pocock, S., Poppe, K., Swedberg, K., Somaratne, J., Whalley, G.A., Ahmed, A., Andersson, B., Bayes-Genis, A., Berry, C., Cowie, M., Cubbon, R., Doughty, R.N., Ezekowitz, J., Gonzalez-Juanatey, J., Gorini, M., Gotsman, I., Grigorian-Shamagian, L., Guazzi, M., Kearney, M., Kober, L., Komajda, M., di Lenarda, A., Lenzen, M., Lucci, D., Macin, S., Madsen, B., Maggioni, A., Martinez-Selles, M., McAlister, F., Oliva, F., Poppe, K., Rich, M., Richards, M., Senni, M., Squire, I., Taffet, G., Tarantini, L., Tribouilloy, C., Troughton, R., Tsutsui, H., Whalley, G.A., Doughty, R.N., Earle, N., Perera, K., Poppe, K., Whalley, G. A., Dobson, J., Pocock, S., Poppe, K., Doughty, R.N., Whalley, G., Andersson, B., Hall, C., Richards, A. M., Troughton, R., Lainchbury, J., Berry, C., Hogg, K., Norrie, J., Stevenson, K., Brett, M., McMurray, J., Pfeffer, M.A., Swedberg, K., Granger, C. B., Held, P., McMurray, J.J.V., Michelson, E. L., Olofsson, B., Ostergren, J., Yusuf, S., Kober, L., Torp-Pedersen, C., Ahmed, A., Lenzen, M.J., Scholte op Reimer, W.J.M., Boersma, E., Vantrimpont, P.J.M.J., Follath, F., Swedberg, K., Cleland, J., Komajda, M., Gotsman, I., Zwas, D., Planer, D., Azaz-Livshits, T., Admon, D., Lotan, C., Keren, A., Grigorian-Shamagian, L., Varela-Roman, A., Mazon-Ramos, P., Rigeiro-Veloso, P., Bandin-Dieguez, M.A., Gonzalez-Juanatey, J.R., Guazzi, M., Myers, J., Arena, R., McAlister, F.A., Ezekowitz, J., Armstrong, P.W., Cujec, B., Paterson, I., Cowie, M.R., Wood, D.A., Coats, A.J.S., Thompson, S.G., Suresh, V., Poole-Wilson, P.A., Sutton, G.C., Martinez-Selles, M., Robles, J.A.G., Prieto, L., Munoa, M.D., Frades, E., Diaz-Castro, O., Almendral, J., Tarantini, L., Faggiano, P., Senni, M., Lucci, D., Bertoli, D., Porcu, M., Opasich, C., Tavazzi, L., Maggioni, A.P., Kirk, V., Bay, M., Parner, J., Krogsgaard, K., Herzog, T.M., Boesgaard, S., Hassager, C., Nielsen, O.W., Aldershvile, J., Nielsen, H., Kober, L., Macin, S.M., Perna, E.R., Cimbaro Canella, J.P., Alvarenga, P., Pantich, R., Rios, N., Farias, E.F., Badaracco, J.R., Madsen, B.K., Hansen, J.F., Stokholm, K.H., Brons, J., Husum, D., Mortensen, L.S., Bayes-Genis, A., Vazquez, R., Puig, T., Fernandez-Palomeque, C., Bardaji, A., Pascual-Figal, D., Ordonez-Llanos, J., Valdes, M., Gabarrus, A., Pavon, R., Pastor, L., Gonzalez-Juanatey, J.R., Almendral, J., Fiol, M., Nieto, V., Macaya, C., Cinca, J., Bayes de Luna, A., Newton, J.D., Blackledge, H.M., Squire, I.B., Wright, S.P., Whalley, G.A., Doughty, R.N., Kerzner, R., Gage, B.F., Freedland, K.E., Rich, M.W., Huynh, B.C., Rovner, A., Freedland, K.E., Carney, R.M., Rich, M.W., Taffet, G.E., Teasdale, T.A., Bleyer, A.J., Kutka, N.J., Tribouilloy, R.J.L., Rusinaru, D., Mahjoub, H., Souliere, V., Levy, F., Peltier, M., Tsutsui, H., Tsuchihashi, M., Takeshita, A., MacCarthy, P.A., Kearney, M.T., Cubbon, R., Nolan, J., Lee, A.J., Prescott, R.J., Shah, A.M., Brooksby, W.P., Fox, K.A.A., Varela-Roman, A., Gonzalez-Juanatey, J.R., Basante, P., Trillo, R., Garcia-Seara, J., Martinez-Sande, J.L., and Gude, F.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health
Journal Name:European Heart Journal
ISSN:0195-668X
Published Online:06 August 2011

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