Prediction of clinical outcome in patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy - the role of NT-ProBNP and a combined response score
Bakos, Z. LU ; Chatterjee, N. C. ; Reitan, C. LU ; Singh, J. P. and Borgquist, R. LU
(2018)
In BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
18(1).
- Abstract
Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established therapy for appropriately selected patients with heart failure. Response to CRT has been heterogeneously defined using both clinical and echocardiographic measures, with poor correlation between the two. Methods: The study cohort was comprised of 202 CRT-treated patients and CRT response was defined at 6 months post-implant. Echocardiographic response (E+) was defined as a reduction in LVESV ≥ 15%, clinical response as an improvement of ≥ 1 NYHA class (C+), and biomarker response as a ≥ 25% reduction in NT-proBNP(B+). The association of response measures (E+, B+, C+; response score range 0-3) and clinical endpoints at 3 years was assessed in landmarked Cox models.... (More)
Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established therapy for appropriately selected patients with heart failure. Response to CRT has been heterogeneously defined using both clinical and echocardiographic measures, with poor correlation between the two. Methods: The study cohort was comprised of 202 CRT-treated patients and CRT response was defined at 6 months post-implant. Echocardiographic response (E+) was defined as a reduction in LVESV ≥ 15%, clinical response as an improvement of ≥ 1 NYHA class (C+), and biomarker response as a ≥ 25% reduction in NT-proBNP(B+). The association of response measures (E+, B+, C+; response score range 0-3) and clinical endpoints at 3 years was assessed in landmarked Cox models. Results: Echo and clinical responders demonstrated greater declines in NT-proBNP than non-responders (median [E+/B+]: -52%, [E+]: -27%, [C+]: -39% and [E-/C-]: -13%; p = 0.01 for trend). Biomarker (HR 0.43 [95% CI: 0.22-0.86], p = 0.02) and clinical (HR 0.40 [0.23-0.70] p = 0.001) response were associated with a significantly reduced risk of the primary endpoint. When integrating each response measure into a composite score, each 1 point increase was associated with a 31% decreased risk for a composite endpoint of mortality, LVAD, transplant and HF hospitalization (HR 0.69 [95% CI: 0.50-0.96], p = 0.03), and a 52% decreased risk of all-cause mortality (HR 0.48 [95% CI: 0.26-0.89], p = 0.02). Conclusion: Serial changes in NT-proBNP are associated with clinical outcomes following CRT implant. Integration of biomarker, clinical, and echocardiographic response may discriminate CRT responders versus non-responders in a clinically meaningful way, and with higher accuracy.
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- author
- Bakos, Z.
LU
; Chatterjee, N. C.
; Reitan, C.
LU
; Singh, J. P.
and Borgquist, R.
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018-04-24
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Cardiac response, Cardiac resynchronization therapy, Dilated cardiomyopathy, Heart failure, NT-proBNP
- in
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
- volume
- 18
- issue
- 1
- article number
- 70
- publisher
- BioMed Central (BMC)
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85046024029
- pmid:29699498
- ISSN
- 1471-2261
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12872-018-0802-8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- cfc77a7b-4204-42d1-8e50-31c2adbf7e1b
- date added to LUP
- 2018-05-14 14:18:25
- date last changed
- 2024-06-10 12:23:42
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abstract = {{<p>Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established therapy for appropriately selected patients with heart failure. Response to CRT has been heterogeneously defined using both clinical and echocardiographic measures, with poor correlation between the two. Methods: The study cohort was comprised of 202 CRT-treated patients and CRT response was defined at 6 months post-implant. Echocardiographic response (E+) was defined as a reduction in LVESV ≥ 15%, clinical response as an improvement of ≥ 1 NYHA class (C+), and biomarker response as a ≥ 25% reduction in NT-proBNP(B+). The association of response measures (E+, B+, C+; response score range 0-3) and clinical endpoints at 3 years was assessed in landmarked Cox models. Results: Echo and clinical responders demonstrated greater declines in NT-proBNP than non-responders (median [E+/B+]: -52%, [E+]: -27%, [C+]: -39% and [E-/C-]: -13%; p = 0.01 for trend). Biomarker (HR 0.43 [95% CI: 0.22-0.86], p = 0.02) and clinical (HR 0.40 [0.23-0.70] p = 0.001) response were associated with a significantly reduced risk of the primary endpoint. When integrating each response measure into a composite score, each 1 point increase was associated with a 31% decreased risk for a composite endpoint of mortality, LVAD, transplant and HF hospitalization (HR 0.69 [95% CI: 0.50-0.96], p = 0.03), and a 52% decreased risk of all-cause mortality (HR 0.48 [95% CI: 0.26-0.89], p = 0.02). Conclusion: Serial changes in NT-proBNP are associated with clinical outcomes following CRT implant. Integration of biomarker, clinical, and echocardiographic response may discriminate CRT responders versus non-responders in a clinically meaningful way, and with higher accuracy.</p>}},
author = {{Bakos, Z. and Chatterjee, N. C. and Reitan, C. and Singh, J. P. and Borgquist, R.}},
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keywords = {{Cardiac response; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; NT-proBNP}},
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title = {{Prediction of clinical outcome in patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy - the role of NT-ProBNP and a combined response score}},
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