Marcus Dörr, Michael Böhm, Erland Erdmann, Stefan Groß, Amir-Abbas Mahabadi, Matthias Nauck, Georg Nickening, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Alexander Staudt, Karl Werdan, Finn Waagstein, Åke Hjalmarson, Stephan B. Felix
{"title":"Multicentre, randomized, double-blind, prospective study on the effects of ImmunoAdSorptiOn on cardiac function in patients with Dilated CardioMyopathy (IASO-DCM): Rationale and design","authors":"Marcus Dörr, Michael Böhm, Erland Erdmann, Stefan Groß, Amir-Abbas Mahabadi, Matthias Nauck, Georg Nickening, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Alexander Staudt, Karl Werdan, Finn Waagstein, Åke Hjalmarson, Stephan B. Felix","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3476","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejhf.3476","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Pilot studies indicate that immunoadsorption with subsequent IgG substitution (IA/IgG) induces beneficial effects in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and heart failure. This placebo-controlled study investigates whether IA/IgG treatment enhances left ventricular (LV) systolic function as compared to a control group receiving pseudo-treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This multicentre, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial aims to include 200 patients with heart failure due to DCM (LV ejection fraction [LVEF] <40%) on optimized guideline-directed heart failure medication. Participants are randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to IA/IgG using protein-A columns, or to pseudo-immunoadsorption followed by an intravenous infusion without IgG. Follow-up visits take place by telephone after 1 and 3 months and at the study centres after 6, 12 and 24 months. The primary efficacy endpoint is the change in LVEF from baseline to 6 months determined by contrast echocardiography, analysed at a core lab. In addition, LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes will be analysed as secondary endpoints over the entire study period to assess whether IA/IgG affects LV remodelling. As main secondary outcome, a composite of all-cause death, cardiac resuscitation, hospitalization for heart failure, and need for cardiac surgery to improve myocardial pump function will be evaluated after 24 months. In addition, exploratory outcomes as well as safety endpoints related to the treatment will be assessed throughout the whole study period.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>IASO-DCM is a randomized study which will provide comprehensive insights into the effects of immunoadsorption with subsequent IgG substitution in patients with DCM.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":"26 11","pages":"2464-2473"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejhf.3476","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142363605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Moliner-Abós, Maria Calvo-Barceló, Eduard Solé-Gonzalez, Andrea Borrellas Martín, Paula Fluvià-Brugués, Jesús Sánchez-Vega, Joan Vime-Jubany, Maria Ferré Vallverdú, Manel Taurón Ferrer, Pablo E Tobias-Castillo, Juan Carlos de la Fuente Mancera, Pau Vilardell-Rigau, Rosa Vila-Olives, Carles Diez-López, Antoni Bayés-Genís, Dabit Arzamendi Aizpurua, Ignacio Ferreira-Gonzalez, Sònia Mirabet Pérez
{"title":"Revascularization and outcomes in ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction after heart failure admission: The RevascHeart study.","authors":"Carlos Moliner-Abós, Maria Calvo-Barceló, Eduard Solé-Gonzalez, Andrea Borrellas Martín, Paula Fluvià-Brugués, Jesús Sánchez-Vega, Joan Vime-Jubany, Maria Ferré Vallverdú, Manel Taurón Ferrer, Pablo E Tobias-Castillo, Juan Carlos de la Fuente Mancera, Pau Vilardell-Rigau, Rosa Vila-Olives, Carles Diez-López, Antoni Bayés-Genís, Dabit Arzamendi Aizpurua, Ignacio Ferreira-Gonzalez, Sònia Mirabet Pérez","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3463","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Despite numerous trials on revascularization in patients with heart failure (HF) and ischaemic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, its role remains unsettled. Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for HF has shown benefits on outcomes. This multicentre study aims to compare long-term mortality between revascularization and GDMT in patients with ischaemic LV dysfunction following admission for HF.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>Between 2012 and 2023, 408 patients admitted for HF with a LV ejection fraction (LVEF) of 40% or less and documented coronary artery disease (CAD) were included. Patients were categorized into two groups based on their initial treatment decision: revascularization (percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI] or coronary artery bypass graft [CABG]) or GDMT. The primary outcome was rate of all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, and secondary outcomes included type of revascularization (PCI vs. CABG) and LV reverse remodelling. After a median 44.6-month follow-up, 100 patients (33%) died in the revascularization group, compared to 44 (43%) in the GDMT group. Multivariate analysis showed no significant benefit of revascularization on all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 0.81, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.48-1.39, p = 0.45) or cardiovascular mortality (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.62-1.52, p = 0.90) compared to GDMT. Neither CABG (HR 0.74, 95% CI 0.51-1.08, p = 0.13) nor PCI (HR 0.98, 95% CI 0.62-1.55, p = 0.93) demonstrated a mortality reduction compared to GDMT. Both groups experienced significant reductions in LV size and improvements in LVEF, greater in the revascularization group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Revascularization did not outperform GDMT in ischaemic LV dysfunction following HF admission in this retrospective analysis. Larger prospective studies are needed to clarify the potential role of revascularization in improving outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142363606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leanne Cheng, Daniel Hammersley, Aaraby Ragavan, Saad Javed, Srinjay Mukhopadhyay, John Gregson, Jennie Han, Zohya Khalique, Amrit Lota, Antonis Pantazis, A John Baksi, Gerald Carr-White, Antonio de Marvao, James Ware, Upasana Tayal, Dudley J Pennell, John G F Cleland, Sanjay K Prasad, Brian P Halliday
{"title":"Long-term follow-up of the TRED-HF trial: Implications for therapy in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure remission.","authors":"Leanne Cheng, Daniel Hammersley, Aaraby Ragavan, Saad Javed, Srinjay Mukhopadhyay, John Gregson, Jennie Han, Zohya Khalique, Amrit Lota, Antonis Pantazis, A John Baksi, Gerald Carr-White, Antonio de Marvao, James Ware, Upasana Tayal, Dudley J Pennell, John G F Cleland, Sanjay K Prasad, Brian P Halliday","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3475","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>In TRED-HF, 40% of patients with recovered dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) relapsed in the short term after therapy withdrawal. This follow-up investigates the longer-term effects of therapy withdrawal.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>TRED-HF was a randomized trial investigating heart failure therapy withdrawal in patients with recovered DCM over 6 months. Those randomized to continue therapy subsequently withdrew treatment between 6 and 12 months. Participants were recommended to restart therapy post-trial and were followed until May 2023. Clinical outcomes are reported in a non-randomized fashion from enrolment and from the end of the trial. The primary outcome was relapse defined as ≥10% reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction to <50%, doubling in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide to >400 ng/L, or clinical features of heart failure. From enrolment to the last follow-up (median 6 years, interquartile range 6-7), 33 of 51 patients (65%) relapsed. The 5-year relapse rate from enrolment was 61% (95% confidence interval [CI] 45-73) and from the end of the trial was 39% (95% CI 19-54). Of 20 patients who relapsed during the trial, nine had a recurrent relapse during follow-up. Thirteen relapsed for the first time after the trial; seven had restarted low intensity therapy, four had not restarted therapy and two did not have therapy withdrawn. The mean intensity of therapy was lower after the trial compared to enrolment (mean difference -6 [-8 to -4]; p < 0.001). One third of relapses during follow-up had identifiable triggers (arrhythmia [n = 4], pregnancy [n = 1], hypertension [n = 1], infection [n = 1]). Corrected atrial fibrillation was associated with reduced risk of relapse (hazard ratio 0.33, 95% CI 0.12-0.96; p = 0.042).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The risk of relapse in the 5 years following the TRED-HF trial remained high. Restarting lower doses of heart failure medications at the end of the trial, external triggers and disease progression are likely to have contributed to relapse.</p>","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142337928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philipp Markwirth, Julian Hoevelmann, Antoni Bayes‐Genis, Bernhard Haring
{"title":"Bug attack! The rising importance of Chagas disease","authors":"Philipp Markwirth, Julian Hoevelmann, Antoni Bayes‐Genis, Bernhard Haring","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3477","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142325338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Delivering more evidence for the specificities of heart failure with improved ejection fraction: New answers, new questions","authors":"Moritz Brandt, Gad Cotter, Philip Wenzel","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3434","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":"108 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142328689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis E. Echeverría, Angie Yarlady Serrano‐García, Lyda Z. Rojas, Enrique A. Berrios‐Bárcenas, Juan Esteban Gómez‐Mesa, Sergio A. Gómez‐Ochoa
{"title":"Mechanisms behind the high mortality rate in chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: Unmasking a three‐headed monster","authors":"Luis E. Echeverría, Angie Yarlady Serrano‐García, Lyda Z. Rojas, Enrique A. Berrios‐Bárcenas, Juan Esteban Gómez‐Mesa, Sergio A. Gómez‐Ochoa","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3460","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3460","url":null,"abstract":"Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite <jats:italic>Trypanosoma cruzi.</jats:italic> Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC), the most severe form of target organ involvement in Chagas disease, is characterized by a complex pathophysiology and a unique phenotype that differentiates it from other cardiomyopathies, highlighting its worse prognosis compared to other aetiologies of heart failure. The three pathophysiological mechanisms with the largest impact on this differential mortality include rapidly progressive heart failure, a high incidence of stroke, and a high burden of ventricular arrhythmias. However, despite significant advances in understanding the unique molecular circuits underlying these mechanisms, the new knowledge acquired has not been efficiently translated into specific diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for this unique cardiomyopathy. The lack of dedicated clinical trials and the limited CCC‐specific risk stratification tools available are evidence of this reality. This review aims to provide an updated perspective of the evidence and pathophysiological mechanisms associated with the higher mortality observed in CCC compared to other cardiomyopathies and highlight opportunities in the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of the disease.","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":18.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142325339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julian Hoevelmann, Maurizio Volterrani, Insa E. Emrich
{"title":"Barriers to the implementation of heart failure therapy in the elderly: Let's accept the challenge!","authors":"Julian Hoevelmann, Maurizio Volterrani, Insa E. Emrich","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3449","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejhf.3449","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":"26 11","pages":"2440-2442"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142321425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amr Abdin, Alaa Din Abdin, Giuseppe Merone, Wissam Aljundi, Bernhard Haring, Yaser Abu Dail, Felix Mahfoud, Insa Emrich, Hussam Al Ghorani, Elsa Wilma Böhm, Berthold Seitz, Michael Böhm
{"title":"Cardio-ocular syndrome: Retinal microvascular changes in acutely decompensated heart failure","authors":"Amr Abdin, Alaa Din Abdin, Giuseppe Merone, Wissam Aljundi, Bernhard Haring, Yaser Abu Dail, Felix Mahfoud, Insa Emrich, Hussam Al Ghorani, Elsa Wilma Böhm, Berthold Seitz, Michael Böhm","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3474","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejhf.3474","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To investigate the changes in retinal microvasculature by contemporary imaging techniques during episodes of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and following recompensation compared to age-matched controls without known cardiac or retinal disease.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods and results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adult patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of ADHF, regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and treated with a minimum dose of 40 mg of intravenous furosemide or equivalent were included. Transthoracic echocardiography was conducted in all patients. Eye examinations were performed out within the initial 24 h after admission and after recompensation before discharge. All eyes underwent a general examination, including a best corrected visual acuity test, dilated fundoscopy, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) as well as OCT angiography (OCT-A). In addition, 40 participants without documented cardiac or retinal diseases served as controls. Forty patients with ADHF (mean age 78.9 ± 8.8 years; 32% female) with a mean LVEF of 43 ± 12.8% were included. All patients were treated with intravenous diuretics for a median of 4.3 ± 2.8 days. There was a significant reduction in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide from baseline up to discharge (10 396 [interquartile range 6410] vs. 6380 [interquartile range 3933] pg/ml, <i>p</i> ≤ 0.001) and inferior vena cava diameters (2.13 ± 0.4 vs. 1.63 ± 0.3 cm, <i>p</i> = 0.003). Compared to the control group, patients with ADHF showed on admission impaired visual acuity (0.15 ± 0.1 vs. 0.35 ± 0.1 logMAR, <i>p</i> < 0.001), reduced macular vessel density (18.0 ± 1.9 vs. 14.3 ± 3.6 mm/mm<sup>2</sup>, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and perfusion density (42.6 ± 3.2 vs. 35.2 ± 9.7%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). After recompensation, the mean overall vessel density and mean overall perfusion density were markedly increased at discharge (14.3 ± 3.6 vs. 19.7 ± 2.6 mm/mm<sup>2</sup>, <i>p</i> = 0.001, and 35.2 ± 9.7 vs. 39.2 ± 6.5%, <i>p</i> = 0.005, respectively). The mean diameter of the superior temporal retinal vein at admission was significantly larger compared to the control group (136 ± 19 vs. 124 ± 22 μm, <i>p</i> = 0.008) and decreased significantly to 122 ± 15 μm at discharge (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This analysis revealed a remarkable reversible change in retinal microvasculature after ADHF. This could provide a valuable evidence for use of OCT-A in the assessment of overall microperfusion and haemodynamic status in patients with acute heart failure.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":"26 11","pages":"2421-2430"},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejhf.3474","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142317195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential: A new biomarker for heart failure patients? Potential lessons to be learned from cardio-oncology.","authors":"Bernhard Haring, Amr Abdin, Michael Böhm","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.3466","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Òscar Miró, Nicole Ivars, Begoña Espinosa, Javier Jacob, Aitor Alquézar-Arbé, María Pilar López-Díez, Pablo Herrero Puente, María Luisa López-Grima, Beatriz Rodríguez, Pablo Rodríguez Fuertes, Pascual Piñera Salmerón, Josep Tost, Juan Antonio Andueza, Eva Domingo Baldrich, José Manuel Garrido, José Noceda, Francisco Javier Lucas-Imbernon, Rocío Moyano García, Víctor Gil, Josep Masip, W Frank Peacock, Christian Mueller, Pere Llorens
{"title":"Effect of seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination on severity and long-term outcomes of patients with heart failure decompensations.","authors":"Òscar Miró, Nicole Ivars, Begoña Espinosa, Javier Jacob, Aitor Alquézar-Arbé, María Pilar López-Díez, Pablo Herrero Puente, María Luisa López-Grima, Beatriz Rodríguez, Pablo Rodríguez Fuertes, Pascual Piñera Salmerón, Josep Tost, Juan Antonio Andueza, Eva Domingo Baldrich, José Manuel Garrido, José Noceda, Francisco Javier Lucas-Imbernon, Rocío Moyano García, Víctor Gil, Josep Masip, W Frank Peacock, Christian Mueller, Pere Llorens","doi":"10.1002/ejhf.3469","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejhf.3469","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To investigate whether seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations influence the severity of decompensations and long-term outcomes of patients with acute heart failure (AHF).</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>We included consecutive AHF patients attended at 40 Spanish emergency departments during November and December 2022. They were grouped according to whether they had received seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination. The severity of heart failure (HF) decompensation was assessed with the MEESSI scale, need for hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and in-hospital mortality. Long-term outcomes were 90-day and 1-year all-cause mortality. Associations between vaccination, HF decompensation severity, and long-term outcomes were investigated. Subgroup analyses were executed for 16 patient characteristics and their relationship with vaccination and 1-year mortality. We analysed 4243 patients (median age 85 years; interquartile range 77-90; 57% female): 1841 (43%) had received influenza vaccination, 3139 (74%) COVID-19 vaccination, 1773 (41.8%) received both vaccines (full vaccination) and 1036 (24.4%) none. Previous episodes of AHF, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic treatment with diuretics were associated with vaccination (either influenza, COVID-19 and full vaccination). High or very-high risk decompensation occurred in 18.6%; hospitalization in 72.3%, ICU admission in 1.1%, and in-hospital mortality in 8.4%. Influenza vaccination was associated with lower hospitalization rates (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 0.746, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.636-0.876) and in-hospital mortality (OR 0.761, 95% CI 0.583-0.992), while COVID-19 vaccination was associated with increased hospitalizations (OR 1.215, 95% CI 1.016-1.454). Overall, 90-day and 1-year mortality were 20.3% and 34.4%. Both were decreased in influenza-vaccinated patients (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.831, 95% CI 0.709-0.973; and HR 0.885, 95% CI 0.785-0.999, respectively) but only at 90 days in COVID-19 vaccinated patients (HR 0.829, 95% CI 0.702-0.980). Full vaccination achieved even greater reductions in in-hospital, 90-day, and 1-year mortality (HR 0.638, 95% CI 0.479-0.851; HR 0.702, 95% CI 0.592-0.833; and HR 0.815, 95% CI 0.713-0.931, respectively). Subgroup analysis based on patient-related characteristics demonstrated the consistence of vaccination with long-term survival.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In HF patients, seasonal influenza vaccination appears to be associated with less severe decompensation and lower 1-year mortality, while no firm conclusions can be drawn from the results of the present study regarding the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination. Full vaccination is associated with the greatest reduction in short- and long-term mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":164,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Heart Failure","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142306791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}