Clinical implications of left atrial changes after optimization of medical therapy in patients with heart failure

© 2022 The Authors. European Journal of Heart Failure published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Society of Cardiology..

AIMS: Limited data exist regarding the prognostic relevance of changes in left atrial (LA) dimensions in patients with heart failure (HF). We assessed changes in LA dimension and their relation with outcomes after optimization of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in patients with new-onset or worsening HF.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Left atrial diameter was assessed at baseline and 9 months after GDMT optimization in 632 patients (mean age 65.8 ± 12.1 years, 22.3% female) enrolled in BIOSTAT-CHF. LA adverse remodelling (LAAR) was defined as an increase in LA diameter on transthoracic echocardiography between baseline and 9 months. After the 9-month visit, patients were followed for a median of 13 further months. LAAR was observed in 247 patients (39%). Larger baseline LA diameter (odds ratio [OR] 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.87-0.93; p < 0.001) and up-titration to higher doses of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ACEi/ARBs) (OR 0.56; 95% CI 0.34-0.92; p = 0.022) were independently associated with lower likelihood of LAAR. LAAR was associated with an increased risk of the composite of all-cause mortality or HF hospitalization (log-rank p = 0.007 and adjusted hazard ratio 1.73, 95% CI 1.22-2.45, p = 0.002). The association was more pronounced in patients without a history of atrial fibrillation (p for interaction = 0.009).

CONCLUSION: Among patients enrolled in BIOSTAT-CHF, LAAR was associated with an unfavourable outcome and was prevented by ACEi/ARB up-titration. Changes in LA dimension may be a useful marker of response to treatment and improve risk stratification in patients with HF.

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CommentIn: Eur J Heart Fail. 2023 Jan;25(1):133. - PMID 36066468

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

European journal of heart failure - 24(2022), 11 vom: 30. Nov., Seite 2131-2139

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Inciardi, Riccardo M [VerfasserIn]
Pagnesi, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Lombardi, Carlo M [VerfasserIn]
Anker, Stefan D [VerfasserIn]
Cleland, John G [VerfasserIn]
Dickstein, Kenneth [VerfasserIn]
Filippatos, Gerasimos S [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Chim C [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Leong L [VerfasserIn]
Pellicori, Pierpaolo [VerfasserIn]
Ponikowski, Piotr [VerfasserIn]
Samani, Nilesh J [VerfasserIn]
Zannad, Faiez [VerfasserIn]
van Veldhuisen, Dirk J [VerfasserIn]
Solomon, Scott D [VerfasserIn]
Voors, Adriaan A [VerfasserIn]
Metra, Marco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Guideline-directed medical therapy
Heart failure
Journal Article
Left atrium
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 15.12.2022

Date Revised 12.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Eur J Heart Fail. 2023 Jan;25(1):133. - PMID 36066468

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ejhf.2593

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NLM342691139