Tarun Dalia, Zafar Ali, Stefano H Byer, Rachel Holder, Shaden Daloub, Anureet Malhotra, Daniel Holtz, Tanner Robl, Zubair Shah
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Abstract
Objectives: Tafamidis has demonstrated survival benefits in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), yet variability in therapeutic response underscores the need for reliable tools to predict outcomes. This study evaluates the prognostic utility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in this population.
Methods: This retrospective study included tafamidis treated wild-type (ATTRwt) CM patients who completed CPET. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression models were used to evaluate predictors of mortality and composite secondary endpoint (mortality and heart failure admissions).
Results: Total of 105 ATTRwt-CM patients were enrolled with median age of 80 years. During median follow-up of 2.1 years, 33 (31%) died and 67 (63.8%) had composite outcome of mortality and heart failure hospitalisations. Multivariable analysis showed VE/VCO2 slope (HR 1.61 per SD, 95% CI: 1.13-2.30, p = 0.01), peak circulatory power [CP] (HR 0.43 per SD, 95% CI 0.21-0.89, p = 0.02), Mayo stage 3 (HR 5.34, 95% CI: 1.07-26.7, p = 0.04) were independent predictors of mortality. The VE/VCO2 slope (HR 1.57 per SD, 95% CI 1.2, 2.05, p= <0.01), creatinine (HR 1.37 per SD, 95% CI 1.07, 1.76, p = 0.01) and Mayo stage 3 (HR 2.49, 95% CI 1.10, 5.66, p = 0.03) were independent predictors of composite outcome.
Conclusions: CPET provides prognostic insights for ATTRwt-CM patients in addition to known prognostic laboratory factors.
期刊介绍:
Amyloid: the Journal of Protein Folding Disorders is dedicated to the study of all aspects of the protein groups and associated disorders that are classified as the amyloidoses as well as other disorders associated with abnormal protein folding. The journals major focus points are:
etiology,
pathogenesis,
histopathology,
chemical structure,
nature of fibrillogenesis;
whilst also publishing papers on the basic and chemical genetic aspects of many of these disorders.
Amyloid is recognised as one of the leading publications on amyloid protein classifications and the associated disorders, as well as clinical studies on all aspects of amyloid related neurodegenerative diseases and major clinical studies on inherited amyloidosis, especially those related to transthyretin. The Journal also publishes book reviews, meeting reports, editorials, thesis abstracts, review articles and symposia in the various areas listed above.