External Validation of Proposed American Heart Association Algorithm for Cardiovascular Screening Before Kidney Transplantation

BACKGROUND: Screening for cardiovascular disease is currently recommended before kidney transplantation. The present study aimed to validate the proposed algorithm by the American Heart Association (AHA-2022) considering cardiovascular findings and outcomes in kidney transplant candidates, and to compare AHA-2022 with the previous recommendation (AHA-2012).

METHODS AND RESULTS: We applied the 2 screening algorithms to an observational cohort of kidney transplant candidates (n=529) who were already extensively screened for coronary heart disease by referral to cardiac computed tomography between 2014 and 2019. The cohort was divided into 3 groups as per the AHA-2022 algorithm, or into 2 groups as per AHA-2012. Outcomes were degree of coronary heart disease, revascularization rate following screening, major adverse cardiovascular events, and all-cause death. Using the AHA-2022 algorithm, 69 (13%) patients were recommended for cardiology referral, 315 (60%) for cardiac screening, and 145 (27%) no further screening. More patients were recommended cardiology referral or screening compared with the AHA-2012 (73% versus 53%; P<0.0001). Patients recommended cardiology referral or cardiac screening had a higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (hazard ratio [HR], 5.5 [95% CI, 2.8-10.8]; and HR, 2.1 [95% CI, 1.2-3.9]) and all-cause death (HR, 12.0 [95% [CI, 4.6-31.4]; and HR, 5.3 [95% CI, 2.1-13.3]) compared with patients recommended no further screening, and were more often revascularized following initial screening (20% versus 7% versus 0.7%; P<0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: The AHA-2022 algorithm allocates more patients for cardiac referral and screening compared with AHA-2012. Furthermore, the AHA-2022 algorithm effectively discriminates between kidney transplant candidates at high, intermediate, and low risk with respect to major adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause death.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Heart Association - 12(2023), 24 vom: 19. Dez., Seite e031150

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nielsen, Marie Bodilsen [VerfasserIn]
Dahl, Jonathan Nørtoft [VerfasserIn]
Jespersen, Bente [VerfasserIn]
Ivarsen, Per [VerfasserIn]
Birn, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Winther, Simon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cardiovascular disease
Coronary heart disease
Journal Article
Kidney transplantation
Revascularization
Screening

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Date Completed 20.12.2023

Date Revised 15.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/JAHA.123.031150

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365754714