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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2011 Dec 6;124(23):2491-501.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.011031. Epub 2011 Nov 7.

Prevalence and significance of alterations in cardiac structure and function in patients with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction

Michael R Zile  1 , John S Gottdiener, Scott J Hetzel, John J McMurray, Michel Komajda, Robert McKelvie, Catalin F Baicu, Barry M Massie, Peter E Carson; I-PRESERVE Investigators
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Prevalence and significance of alterations in cardiac structure and function in patients with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction

Michael R Zile et al. Circulation. .

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of abnormalities in cardiac structure and function present in patients with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) and to determine whether these alterations in structure and function were associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Methods and results: The Irbesartan in HFPEF trial (I-PRESERVE) enrolled 4128 patients; echocardiographic determination of left ventricular (LV) volume, mass, left atrial (LA) size, systolic function, and diastolic function were made at baseline in 745 patients. The primary end point was death or protocol-specific cardiovascular hospitalization. A secondary end point was the composite of heart failure death or heart failure hospitalization. Associations between baseline structure and function and patient outcomes were examined using univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazard analyses. In this substudy, LV hypertrophy or concentric remodeling was present in 59%, LA enlargement was present in 66%, and diastolic dysfunction was present in 69% of the patients. Multivariable analyses controlling for 7 clinical variables (including log N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide) indicated that increased LV mass, mass/volume ratio, and LA size were independently associated with an increased risk of both primary and heart failure events (all P<0.05).

Conclusions: Left ventricular hypertrophy or concentric remodeling, LA enlargement, and diastolic dysfunction were present in the majority of patients with HFPEF. Left ventricular mass and LA size were independently associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The presence of structural remodeling and diastolic dysfunction may be useful additions to diagnostic criteria and provide important prognostic insights in patients with HFPEF.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00095238.

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