Emmanuel Lansac, Kevin M Veen, Andria Joseph, Paula Blancarte Jaber, Frieda Sossi, Zofia Das-Gupta, Suleman Aktaa, J Rafael Sádaba, Vinod H Thourani, Gry Dahle, Wilson Y Szeto, Faisal Bakaeen, Elena Aikawa, Frederick J Schoen, Evaldas Girdauskas, Aubrey Almeida, Andreas Zuckermann, Bart Meuris, John Stott, Jolanda Kluin, Ruchika Meel, Wil Woan, Daniel Colgan, Hani Jneid, Husam Balkhy, Molly Szerlip, Ourania Preventza, Pinak Shah, Vera H Rigolin, Silvana Medica, Philip Holmes, Marta Sitges, Philippe Pibarot, Erwan Donal, Rebecca T Hahn, Johanna J M Takkenberg
{"title":"The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes.","authors":"Emmanuel Lansac, Kevin M Veen, Andria Joseph, Paula Blancarte Jaber, Frieda Sossi, Zofia Das-Gupta, Suleman Aktaa, J Rafael Sádaba, Vinod H Thourani, Gry Dahle, Wilson Y Szeto, Faisal Bakaeen, Elena Aikawa, Frederick J Schoen, Evaldas Girdauskas, Aubrey Almeida, Andreas Zuckermann, Bart Meuris, John Stott, Jolanda Kluin, Ruchika Meel, Wil Woan, Daniel Colgan, Hani Jneid, Husam Balkhy, Molly Szerlip, Ourania Preventza, Pinak Shah, Vera H Rigolin, Silvana Medica, Philip Holmes, Marta Sitges, Philippe Pibarot, Erwan Donal, Rebecca T Hahn, Johanna J M Takkenberg","doi":"10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000128","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Globally significant variation in treatment and course of heart valve disease (HVD) exists, and outcome measurement is procedure focused instead of patient focused. This article describes the development of a patient-related (International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement) standard set of outcomes and case mix to be measured in patients with HVD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A multisociety working group was formed that included patient representatives and representatives from scientific cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery societies that publish current guidelines for HVD. The standard set was developed to monitor the patient's journey from diagnosis to treatment with either a surgical or transcatheter procedure. Candidate clinical and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and case mix were identified through benchmark analyses and systematic reviews. Using an online modified Delphi process, the working group voted on final outcomes/case mix and corresponding definition.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with aortic/mitral/tricuspid valve disease or root/ascending aorta >40 mm were included in the standard set. Patients entered the dataset when the diagnosis of HVD was established, allowing outcome measurement in the preprocedural, periprocedural, and postprocedural phases of patients' lives. The working group defined 5 outcome domains: vital status, patient-reported outcomes, progression of disease, cardiac function and durability, and complications of treatment. Subsequently, 16 outcome measures, including 2 patient-reported outcomes, were selected to be tracked in patients with HVD. Case-mix variables included demographic factors, demographic variables, echocardiographic variables, heart catheterization variables, and specific details on aortic/mitral/tricuspid valves and their specific interventions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Through a unique collaborative effort between patients and cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery societies, a standard set of measures for HVD was developed. This dataset focuses on outcome measurement regardless of treatment, moving from procedure- to patient-centered outcomes. Implementation of this dataset will facilitate global standardization of outcome measurement, allow meaningful comparison between health care systems and evaluation of clinical practice guidelines, and eventually improve patient care for those experiencing HVD worldwide.</p>","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e000128"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kim G Smolderen, Francisco Ujueta, Deborah Buckley Behan, Johan W S Vlaeyen, Elizabeth A Jackson, Madelon Peters, Mary Whipple, Karran Phillips, Jayer Chung, Carlos Mena-Hurtado
{"title":"Understanding the Pain Experience and Treatment Considerations Along the Spectrum of Peripheral Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.","authors":"Kim G Smolderen, Francisco Ujueta, Deborah Buckley Behan, Johan W S Vlaeyen, Elizabeth A Jackson, Madelon Peters, Mary Whipple, Karran Phillips, Jayer Chung, Carlos Mena-Hurtado","doi":"10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an atherosclerotic condition that affects a growing number of individuals worldwide, with estimates exceeding 220 million. One of the central hallmarks of PAD is lower extremity pain, which may present as intermittent claudication and atypical leg pain, and, in more severe cases, ischemic rest pain, neuropathic pain, or phantom limb pain in those who underwent amputation. Although the majority of individuals with PAD may experience pain that is chronic in nature, the pathogenesis and phenomenology of pain may differ. Nociceptive, inflammatory, and neuropathic mechanisms all play a role in the generation of pain. Pain in PAD results in severe disability and can copresent with distress, sickness behaviors such as avoidance and further deconditioning, and concomitant depression, anxiety, and addiction secondary to opioid use. These factors potentially lead to chronic pain interacting with a multitude of domains of functioning, including physical, emotional, and behavioral. Whereas pain is a normal adaptive response, self-defeating behaviors and cognitions contribute to the persistence or worsening of the chronic pain experience, disability, and distress. Much remains unknown about the phenomenology of pain in PAD and its clinical subgroups and how it affects outcomes. Borrowing from other chronic pain syndromes, multimodal pain management strategies that emphasize a biopsychosocial model have generated a solid evidence base for the use of cognitive behavioral approaches to manage pain. Multimodal pain management in PAD is not the norm, but theoretical pathways and road maps for further research, assessment, and clinical implementation are presented in this scientific statement.</p>","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e000135"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kim Boesen, Luis Carlos Saiz, Peter C Gøtzsche, Juan Erviti
{"title":"Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation in Relation to Time in Therapeutic Range: An Analysis of US Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Data.","authors":"Kim Boesen, Luis Carlos Saiz, Peter C Gøtzsche, Juan Erviti","doi":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011321","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e011321"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Asking a More PRECISE Question?","authors":"Edward A Hulten, Marcelo F Di Carli","doi":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011650","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e011650"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143081809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danielle M Olds, Jamie L Smith, John A Spertus, Shannon M Dunlay, Fraser D Bocell, Changfu Wu, David J Cohen, Suzanne V Arnold
{"title":"Assessing the Relevance of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation: The Tri-QOL Qualitative Study.","authors":"Danielle M Olds, Jamie L Smith, John A Spertus, Shannon M Dunlay, Fraser D Bocell, Changfu Wu, David J Cohen, Suzanne V Arnold","doi":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Validly measuring disease-specific health status is critical in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) to quantify the benefit of different interventions. The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) has been used to assess health status in patients with severe TR, but its content validity in this patient population is unknown, including whether additional questions are needed to supplement the KCCQ.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty participants with symptomatic severe TR from 2 midwestern clinical sites were interviewed in 2023 using a semistructured guide. The interview guide addressed symptoms, physical and social functioning, and quality of life concepts of the KCCQ, as well as other potential TR symptoms not represented in the KCCQ. Interview transcripts were analyzed using inductive and deductive coding and content analysis, with additional participants recruited until thematic saturation occurred.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean age of the participants was 80 (41-89), and 75% were female. Shortness of breath and fatigue were reported by virtually all participants (n=20 and n=19, respectively) and had a marked negative impact on their physical and social functioning and quality of life. Lower limb edema was also reported by 10 participants. Although these concepts are captured by the KCCQ, other symptoms were also reported, including appetite loss (n=8) and upper body edema (n=4), but did not seem to markedly affect participants' function or quality of life. In addition, all participants who experienced these other symptoms reported symptoms that were already captured by the KCCQ.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>All participants experienced symptoms captured by the KCCQ, and these symptoms had a substantial impact on their physical and social functioning and quality of life. Although some participants reported additional symptoms not assessed by the KCCQ, their incorporation would only marginally improve content validity. Thus, the current KCCQ appears to be appropriate for capturing the disease-specific health status of patients with severe TR.</p>","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e011245"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143081810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andre M Small, Nathan W Watson, Rishi K Wadhera, Eric A Secemsky, Robert W Yeh
{"title":"Advancing Health Equity in the Cardiovascular Device Life Cycle.","authors":"Andre M Small, Nathan W Watson, Rishi K Wadhera, Eric A Secemsky, Robert W Yeh","doi":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011310","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite advancements in diagnostics and therapeutics for cardiovascular disease, significant health disparities persist among patients from historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups, women, individuals who are socioeconomically under-resourced or underinsured, and those living in rural communities. While transcatheter interventions have revolutionized the treatment landscape in cardiology, populations bearing the greatest burden of disease continue to face inequitable access and poorer outcomes. A notable gap in the literature concerns the role of modern approaches to cardiovascular device innovation in shaping and perpetuating health disparities. Health equity has been declared one of the top strategic initiatives for 2022 to 2025 by the Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health, underscoring the need for greater attention, dialogue, and targeted interventions in this space. This narrative review uses the cardiovascular device life cycle as a conceptual framework to enhance understanding and guide future efforts to mitigate disparities in the field of interventional cardiology. Drawing on illustrative examples from interventional cardiology, we examine current practices in cardiovascular device regulation and approval, clinical trial evaluation, adoption patterns, and postprocedural outcomes with the aim of uncovering potential mechanisms of disparities and identifying opportunities for targeted interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e011310"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143081808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel B Mark, Yanhong Li, Michael G Nanna, Michelle D Kelsey, Melanie R Daniels, Campbell Rogers, Manesh R Patel, Khaula N Baloch, Benjamin J W Chow, Kevin J Anstrom, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Jonathan R Weir-McCall, Gregg W Stone, Derek S Chew, Pamela S Douglas
{"title":"Quality of Life Outcomes With a Risk-Based Precision Testing Strategy Versus Usual Testing in Stable Patients With Suspected Coronary Disease: Results From the PRECISE Randomized Trial.","authors":"Daniel B Mark, Yanhong Li, Michael G Nanna, Michelle D Kelsey, Melanie R Daniels, Campbell Rogers, Manesh R Patel, Khaula N Baloch, Benjamin J W Chow, Kevin J Anstrom, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Jonathan R Weir-McCall, Gregg W Stone, Derek S Chew, Pamela S Douglas","doi":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011414","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The PRECISE (Prospective Randomized Trial of the Optimal Evaluation of Cardiac Symptoms and Revascularization) trial compared an investigational precision diagnostic testing strategy (n=1057) with usual testing (n=1046) in patients with stable chest pain and suspected coronary artery disease. Quality of life (QOL) outcomes were a prespecified secondary end point.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We assessed QOL by structured interviews in all trial participants at baseline and 45 days, 6 months, and 12 months postrandomization. QOL assessments included angina-related QOL (19-item Seattle Angina Questionnaire [SAQ-19]), generic health status (EQ-5D), and a 4-item care satisfaction survey (at 45 days only). The prespecified primary comparison was the 6-month SAQ Summary score outcomes (scale, 0 to 100; higher scores indicate greater health status). QOL data collection rates were high, with 99% complete baseline SAQ scores and 86.5% complete at the 6-month primary comparison follow-up. All comparisons were made as randomized.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At baseline, mean SAQ Summary scores were 70.9 in the Precision Strategy group (n=1050) and 70.4 in the Usual Testing group (n=1042). By 6 months, mean SAQ Summary scores had improved to 89.9 in the Precision Strategy group and 89.2 in the Usual Testing group, with a mean adjusted difference of 0.8 (95% CI, -0.3 to 2.0). The SAQ component scores showed similar improvement from baseline in both groups and no statistically significant or clinically meaningful differences between the 2 groups at any follow-up time point. By 6 months, 66% of patients in both groups were chest pain-free. EQ-5D visual analog scores also improved from baseline and showed no difference between groups during follow-up. Care satisfaction scores were high and similar at 45 days.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In stable patients with symptoms suggesting coronary artery disease, angina-related and overall QOL improved substantially over the initial 6 months independent of the testing strategy assigned.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT03702244.</p>","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e011414"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143081812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Derek S Chew, Daniel B Mark, Yanhong Li, Michael G Nanna, Michelle D Kelsey, Melanie R Daniels, Linda Davidson-Ray, Khaula N Baloch, Campbell Rogers, Manesh R Patel, Kevin J Anstrom, Nick Curzen, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Pamela S Douglas
{"title":"Economic Outcomes With Precision Diagnostic Testing Versus Usual Testing in Stable Chest Pain: Results From the PRECISE Randomized Trial.","authors":"Derek S Chew, Daniel B Mark, Yanhong Li, Michael G Nanna, Michelle D Kelsey, Melanie R Daniels, Linda Davidson-Ray, Khaula N Baloch, Campbell Rogers, Manesh R Patel, Kevin J Anstrom, Nick Curzen, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Pamela S Douglas","doi":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.123.011008","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.123.011008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The PRECISE (Prospective Randomized Trial of the Optimal Evaluation of Cardiac Symptoms and Revascularization) demonstrated that a precision diagnostic strategy reduced the primary composite of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or catheterization without obstructive coronary artery disease by 65% in patients with nonacute chest pain compared with usual testing. Medical cost was a prespecified secondary end point.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PRECISE randomized 2103 patients between December 2018 and May 2021 to usual testing or a precision strategy that used deferred testing for the lowest risk patients (20%) and coronary computed tomographic angiography with selective computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve for the remainder. Resource use consumption data were collected from all study participants and hospital cost data from US participants (n=1125) to estimate total medical costs. The primary and secondary economic outcomes were total costs at 12 months and at 45 days, respectively, from the US health care system perspective. The mean cost differences between the 2 strategies were reported by intention-to-treat.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At 45 days, total costs were similar between the precision strategy and usual testing (mean difference, $182 [95% CI, -$555 to $661]). By 12 months, percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass surgery had been performed in 7.2% and 2.0% of precision strategy patients and 3.5% and 1.7% of usual testing patients, respectively. At 1 year, precision strategy costs were $5299 versus $4821 for usual testing (mean difference, $478 [95% CI, -$889 to $1437]; <i>P</i>=0.43). Precision care decreased mean per-patient diagnostic cost by 27% and increased mean per-patient revascularization costs by 67%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In the PRECISE trial, the precision strategy, a risk-based approach endorsed by current clinical practice guidelines, improved the clinical efficiency of testing and had similar costs to usual testing at 45 days and a nonsignificant $478 cost difference at 1 year.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT03702244.</p>","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e011008"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143081811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vasoactive Medications In Acute Heart Failure: What We Do Not Know Could Indeed Hurt Us.","authors":"Deepika Potarazu, Jason N Katz","doi":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011825","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e011825"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hospital Variability in the Use of Vasoactive Agents in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure for Clinical Phenotypes.","authors":"Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Nozomi Niimi, Shun Kohsaka, Kazumasa Harada, Takashi Kohno, Makoto Takei, Takahiro Jimba, Hiroki Nakano, Junya Matsuda, Akito Shindo, Daisuke Kitano, Shigeto Tsukamoto, Shinji Koba, Takeshi Yamamoto, Morimasa Takayama","doi":"10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The absence of practice standards in vasoactive agent usage for acute decompensated heart failure has resulted in significant treatment variability across hospitals, potentially affecting patient outcomes. This study aimed to assess temporal trends and institutional differences in vasodilator and inotrope/vasopressor utilization among patients with acute decompensated heart failure, considering their clinical phenotypes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were extracted from a government-funded multicenter registry covering the Tokyo metropolitan area, comprising consecutive patients hospitalized in intensive/cardiovascular care units with a primary diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure between January 2013 and December 2021. Clinical phenotypes, that is, pulmonary congestion or tissue hypoperfusion, were defined through a comprehensive assessment of clinical signs and symptoms, vital signs, and laboratory findings. We assessed the frequency and temporal trends in phenotype-based drug utilization of vasoactive agents and investigated institutional characteristics associated with adopting the phenotype-based approach using generalized linear mixed-effects models, with random intercepts to account for hospital-level variability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 37 293 patients (median age, 80 years; 43.7% female), 88.6% and 21.2% had pulmonary congestion and tissue hypoperfusion status, respectively. Throughout the study period, both overall and phenotype-based vasodilator utilizations showed significant declines, with overall usage dropping from 61.4% in 2013 to 48.6% in 2021 (<i>P</i><sub>trend</sub><0.001). Conversely, no temporal changes were observed in overall inotrope/vasopressor utilization from 24.6% in 2013 to 25.8% in 2021 or the proportion of phenotype-based utilization. Notably, there was considerable variability in phenotype-based drug utilization among hospitals, with a median ranging from 48.3% to 77.8%. In multivariable-adjusted models, a higher number of board-certified cardiologists were significantly associated with lower rates of phenotype-based vasodilator utilization and reduced inappropriate inotrope/vasopressor utilization, while tertiary care hospitals were linked to more appropriate inotrope/vasopressor utilization.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Substantial variability existed among hospitals in phenotype-based drug utilization of vasoactive agents for patients with acute decompensated heart failure, highlighting the need for standardized treatment protocols.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>URL: https://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index.htm; Unique identifier: UMIN000013128.</p>","PeriodicalId":49221,"journal":{"name":"Circulation-Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes","volume":" ","pages":"e011270"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}