Boaz Elad, Changhee Lee, Julia Baranowska, Dor Lotan, Justin Fried, Kevin Clerkin, Jayant Raikhelkar, Andrea Fernandez Valledor, Cathrine M Moeller, Gabriel Sayer, Nir Uriel
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Vericiguat Experience in Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients.
Introduction: Durable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) improve outcomes for advanced heart failure (HF) patients. Vericiguat, which enhances HF outcomes by affecting systemic and pulmonary vasculature, may benefit LVAD patients as well.
Methods: The study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of Vericiguat in patient on LVAD support. This retrospective analysis included patients supported with LVAD who were treated with Vericiguat. Safety outcomes comprised LVAD-related hemocompatibility-related adverse events (HRAE) and Vericiguat adverse events. Efficacy outcomes included changes in NYHA functional class and NT-proBNP levels.
Results: We identified eight HeartMate3 patients treated with Vericiguat. Median age was 65 years-old, 87.5% were men, and median duration on Vericiguat therapy was 254 days (161-272). None of the patients had experienced HRAE, adverse events related to Vericiguat or died. A reduction in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure was observed (17 [16-23.5] vs. 9 [6.5-11] mmHg, p = 0.06), along with an increase in cardiac index (from 1.9 [1.5-2.6] to 2.1 [1.8-3.2] L/min/m2, p = 0.12) and right ventricle stroke work index (5.4 [4.1, 7.0] vs. 7.5 [6.9, 9.2] g/m/beat/m2, p = 0.043). NT-proBNP levels (2171 [779-3366] vs. 1677 [406-2490] pg/mL, p = 0.438) decreased but did not reach statistical significance.
Conclusions: Preliminary results suggests that Vericiguat therapy in LVADs is safe and indicates a trend toward improved efficacy.
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Artificial Organs is the official peer reviewed journal of The International Federation for Artificial Organs (Members of the Federation are: The American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, The European Society for Artificial Organs, and The Japanese Society for Artificial Organs), The International Faculty for Artificial Organs, the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps, The International Society for Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support, and the Vienna International Workshop on Functional Electrical Stimulation. Artificial Organs publishes original research articles dealing with developments in artificial organs applications and treatment modalities and their clinical applications worldwide. Membership in the Societies listed above is not a prerequisite for publication. Articles are published without charge to the author except for color figures and excess page charges as noted.