Comorbid Conditions and Health-Related Quality of Life in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: REVIVAL (Registry Evaluation of Vital Information for VADs in Ambulatory Life REVIVAL)

Thomas M Cascino¹, Michelle M Kittleson², Anuradha Lala³, Josef Stehlik⁴, Maryse Palardy¹, Salpy V Pamboukian⁵, Gregory A Ewald⁶, Maria M Mountis⁷, Douglas A Horstmanshof⁸, Shawn W Robinson⁹, Palak Shah¹⁰, Ulrich P Jorde¹¹, Rhondalyn C McLean¹², Blair Richards¹³, Shokoufeh Khalatbari¹³, Cathie Spino^{13

14}, Wendy C Taddei-Peters¹⁵, Kathleen L Grady¹⁶, Douglas L Mann⁶, Lynne W Stevenson¹⁷, Garrick C Stewart¹⁸, Keith D Aaronson¹; REVIVAL Investigators

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (T.M.C., M.P., K.D.A.).
² Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA (M.M.K.).
³ Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (A.L.).
⁴ University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City (J.S.).
⁵ University of Alabama at Birmingham (S.V.P.).
⁶ Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (G.A.E., D.L.M.).
⁷ Cleveland Clinic, OH (M.M.M.).
⁸ INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK (D.A.H.).
⁹ University of Maryland, Baltimore (S.W.R.).
¹⁰ Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA (P.S.).
¹¹ Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (U.P.J.).
¹² University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.C.M.).
¹³ Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.R., S.K., C.S.).
¹⁴ University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor (C.S.).
¹⁵ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (W.C.T.-P.).
¹⁶ Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (K.L.G.).
¹⁷ Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (L.W.S.).
¹⁸ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (G.C.S.).

PMID: 32418478
PMCID: PMC7458108
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.119.006858

Observational Study

Comorbid Conditions and Health-Related Quality of Life in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: REVIVAL (Registry Evaluation of Vital Information for VADs in Ambulatory Life REVIVAL)

Thomas M Cascino et al. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;13(5):e006858.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.119.006858. Epub 2020 May 18.

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (T.M.C., M.P., K.D.A.).
² Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA (M.M.K.).
³ Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY (A.L.).
⁴ University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City (J.S.).
⁵ University of Alabama at Birmingham (S.V.P.).
⁶ Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO (G.A.E., D.L.M.).
⁷ Cleveland Clinic, OH (M.M.M.).
⁸ INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK (D.A.H.).
⁹ University of Maryland, Baltimore (S.W.R.).
¹⁰ Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA (P.S.).
¹¹ Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (U.P.J.).
¹² University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (R.C.M.).
¹³ Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.R., S.K., C.S.).
¹⁴ University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor (C.S.).
¹⁵ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (W.C.T.-P.).
¹⁶ Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (K.L.G.).
¹⁷ Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (L.W.S.).
¹⁸ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (G.C.S.).

PMID: 32418478
PMCID: PMC7458108
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.119.006858

Abstract

Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) often have multiple chronic conditions that may impact health-related quality of life (HRQOL) despite HF therapy. We sought to determine the association between noncardiac comorbidities and HRQOL in ambulatory patients with advanced HF.

Methods: Baseline data from 373 subjects in REVIVAL (Registry Evaluation of Vital Information for Ventricular Assist Devices in Ambulatory Life) were analyzed using multivariable general linear models to evaluate the relationship between comorbidities and HRQOL (EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale, EQ-5D-3L Index Score, and Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire). The primary independent variables were a comorbidity index (sum of 14 noncardiac conditions), a residual comorbidity index (without depression), and depression alone. The median (25th to 75th percentile) number of comorbidities was 3 (2-4).

Results: Increasing comorbidity burden was associated with a reduction in generic (EQ-5D Index, P=0.005) and HF-specific (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, P=0.001) HRQOL. The residual comorbidity index was not associated with HRQOL when depression included in the model independently, while depression was associated with HRQOL across all measures. Participants with depression (versus without) scored on average 13 points (95% CI, 8-17) lower on the EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale, 0.15 points (95% CI, 0.12-0.18) lower on the EQ-5D Index, and 24.9 points (95% CI, 21.2-28.5) lower on the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire overall summary score.

Conclusions: While noncardiac comorbidities were prevalent in ambulatory advanced HF patients, only depression was associated with decreased generic and HF-specific HRQOL. Other than depression, the presence of noncardiac comorbidities should not impact expected gains in HRQOL following ventricular assist device implantation, provided the conditions are not a contraindication to implant. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT01369407.

Keywords: depression; heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; heart-assist devices; quality of life.

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