Barbara C Okeke, Timothy Chrusciel, Mina M Benjamin
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Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Versus Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.
Background: We sought to compare the long-term outcomes in patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (CA) compared to those with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) from a large healthcare system database.
Methods: Patients with CA or NICM were identified from SSM Healthcare System's data warehouse using ICD codes. Inclusion criteria included at least 6 months of follow-up. Outcomes studied were heart failure hospitalization (HFH), ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTA), implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) and pacemaker (PM) placement. Multivariate logistic analysis and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were constructed.
Results: We identified 231 patients with CA and 462 with NICM, matched for age, race, and gender. CA patients had higher incidence of peripheral vascular disease (48.5% vs. 35.5%) and coronary artery disease (10.4% vs. 6.1%). Mean follow-up was 48.1 ± 33.1 months. CA patients had a higher rate of HFH (57.6% vs. 46.1%) and a lower rate of ICD (1.7% vs. 5.9%). In the multivariate model, CA patients had significantly higher odds for HFH (odds ratio: 1.86; 95% confidence interval: 1.29 - 2.68). Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed a trend toward earlier HFH and later PM or ICD implantation in CA patients.
Conclusions: In this retrospective study from a large healthcare system database, compared to NICM, transthyretin CA patients had significantly higher rates of HFH, similar odds of VTA, and a lower likelihood of receiving an intracardiac device.
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Cardiology Research is an open access, peer-reviewed, international journal. All submissions relating to basic research and clinical practice of cardiology and cardiovascular medicine are in this journal''s scope. This journal focuses on publishing original research and observations in all cardiovascular medicine aspects. Manuscript types include original article, review, case report, short communication, book review, letter to the editor.