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Automatic Critical Care Consultation Does Not Improve Outcomes For Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation In A Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Staffed By A Dedicated Heart Failure Specialist
HFSA ePoster Library. Jahufar F. 09/10/21; 343348; 125
Fathima Jahufar
Fathima Jahufar
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Introduction: Cardiac amyloidosis is an underrecognized infiltrative cardiomyopathy that is commonly reported to occur in the setting of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but a less-recognized presentation is heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).Hypothesis: We sought to determine the prevalence and clinical features of CA-TTR patients presenting with HFrEF (LVEF<=40%) phenotype and determine differences with HFpEF phenotype.
Methods: We retrospectively studied 200 patients with ATTR-CA. Differences between the two phenotypes were assessed using t-tests or Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney U) test/Kruskal-Wallis test for normally/non-normally distributed data, respectively. Survival analysis using Cox proportional hazard model was performed and survival distribution of both groups using Kaplan-Meier graph was plotted.
Results: Of the 200 patients, 82 patients (41%) had HFrEF. ATTR-CA with HFrEF were more often African American with the Val122Ile variant. Other clinically significant differences between the two groups included worse NYHA class, renal function and higher BNP in HFrEF group. 128 patients (64.5%) died during follow up and HFpEF patients had lower risk of death than HFrEF(HR 0.69 95, CI 0.49-0.98, p<0.05)
Conclusion: A significant percentage of patients with ATTR-CA present with HFrEF and not HFpEF. Such patients are more often African American carriers of the Val122Ile variant and have worse outcomes. Such data could aid in active ascertainment of ATTRh disease and potentially reduce health disparities in ATTR-CA.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of ATTR-CA patients stratified by ejection fraction
HFrEF TTR-CA(n=82)HFpEF TTR-CA(n=118)p-value
Mean age, in years (±SD)73.2 ± 7.972.5 ± 11.00.59
Male, n (%)72 (87.8%)94 (79.7%)0.13
African American, n (%)32 (39.0%)22 (18.6%)0.003
TTR-CA type, n (%)
--val122lle mutation31 (37.8%)16 (13.6%)<0.01
--wild type44 (53.7%)78 (66.1%)
--other variants7 (8.5%)24 (20.3%)
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)45 (54.9%)56 (47.5%)0.30
Hypertension, n (%)40 (48.8%)48 (40.7%)0.68
Chronic kidney disease, n (%)20 (24.4%)14(11.9%)0.41
Mean BMI (kg/m2), (±SD)25.9(±3.8)26.6 (±4.7)0.24
Mean LVEF % (±SD)28.7(±8.3)56.2(±8.0)<0.01
NYHA class, n (%)
--I1 (1.2%)11(9.5%)0.02
--II30 (36.6%)50 (43.1%)
--III46 (56.1%)53 (45.7%)
--IV5 (6.1%)2 (1.7%)
Mean bnp (pg/ml) (±SD)817.05 (± 602.2)494.93 (± 476.8)0.001
Mean egfr (ml/min), (±SD)53.41 (± 20.2)61.34 (± 20.4)0.009

Introduction: Cardiac amyloidosis is an underrecognized infiltrative cardiomyopathy that is commonly reported to occur in the setting of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but a less-recognized presentation is heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).Hypothesis: We sought to determine the prevalence and clinical features of CA-TTR patients presenting with HFrEF (LVEF<=40%) phenotype and determine differences with HFpEF phenotype.
Methods: We retrospectively studied 200 patients with ATTR-CA. Differences between the two phenotypes were assessed using t-tests or Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney U) test/Kruskal-Wallis test for normally/non-normally distributed data, respectively. Survival analysis using Cox proportional hazard model was performed and survival distribution of both groups using Kaplan-Meier graph was plotted.
Results: Of the 200 patients, 82 patients (41%) had HFrEF. ATTR-CA with HFrEF were more often African American with the Val122Ile variant. Other clinically significant differences between the two groups included worse NYHA class, renal function and higher BNP in HFrEF group. 128 patients (64.5%) died during follow up and HFpEF patients had lower risk of death than HFrEF(HR 0.69 95, CI 0.49-0.98, p<0.05)
Conclusion: A significant percentage of patients with ATTR-CA present with HFrEF and not HFpEF. Such patients are more often African American carriers of the Val122Ile variant and have worse outcomes. Such data could aid in active ascertainment of ATTRh disease and potentially reduce health disparities in ATTR-CA.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of ATTR-CA patients stratified by ejection fraction
HFrEF TTR-CA(n=82)HFpEF TTR-CA(n=118)p-value
Mean age, in years (±SD)73.2 ± 7.972.5 ± 11.00.59
Male, n (%)72 (87.8%)94 (79.7%)0.13
African American, n (%)32 (39.0%)22 (18.6%)0.003
TTR-CA type, n (%)
--val122lle mutation31 (37.8%)16 (13.6%)<0.01
--wild type44 (53.7%)78 (66.1%)
--other variants7 (8.5%)24 (20.3%)
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)45 (54.9%)56 (47.5%)0.30
Hypertension, n (%)40 (48.8%)48 (40.7%)0.68
Chronic kidney disease, n (%)20 (24.4%)14(11.9%)0.41
Mean BMI (kg/m2), (±SD)25.9(±3.8)26.6 (±4.7)0.24
Mean LVEF % (±SD)28.7(±8.3)56.2(±8.0)<0.01
NYHA class, n (%)
--I1 (1.2%)11(9.5%)0.02
--II30 (36.6%)50 (43.1%)
--III46 (56.1%)53 (45.7%)
--IV5 (6.1%)2 (1.7%)
Mean bnp (pg/ml) (±SD)817.05 (± 602.2)494.93 (± 476.8)0.001
Mean egfr (ml/min), (±SD)53.41 (± 20.2)61.34 (± 20.4)0.009

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