The effect of frailty on adverse cardiovascular events during long-term follow-up in elderly patients with preserved ejection fraction and chronic heart failure
The effect of frailty on adverse cardiovascular events during long-term follow-up in elderly patients with preserved ejection fraction and chronic heart failure
Objective:To observe the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events(MACE)in elderly patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction(HFpEF)who have concomitant frailty and to analyze the risk factors influencing MACE.Methods:This was a retrospective cohort study that included consecutive elderly HFpEF patients treated at our hospital from January 2017 to January 2019.Based on the presence or absence of frailty,140 patients with frailty were selected as the frailty group,and 140 patients without frailty,matched for hospitalization period,age,BMI,and LVEF,were selected as the control group in a 1:1 ratio.During a 3-year follow-up period,22 patients were lost to follow-up,resulting in a final inclusion of 130 patients in the frailty group and 128 patients in the control group.The occurrence of MACE(composite events including all-cause death,myocardial infarction,heart failure hospitalization,and stroke)was recorded.Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and log-rank test were used to compare the occurrence of MACE between the two groups.Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to identify the risk factors for MACE.Results:Among the 258 elderly HFpEF patients,the mean age was(70.5±1 1.1)years.Compared to the control group,the frailty group had lower levels of HGB,higher levels of fasting blood glucose and serum creatinine,higher usage of diuretics,lower usage of ACEI/ARB,and higher usage of aldosterone receptor antagonists,with all differences being statistically significant(P<0.05).During a median follow-up period of(38.3±2.2)months,a total of 86 cases(33.3%)experienced MACE,including 11 cases(4.3%)of all-cause death,24 cases(9.3%)of myocardial infarction,39 cases(15.1%)of heart failure hospitalization,and 12 cases(4.7%)of stroke.Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and log-rank test results indicated that the frailty group had a significantly increased risk of heart failure hospitalization(16.9%vs.13.3%,HR=1.293,95%CI:1.053-1.589,P=0.014)and MACE(36.9%vs.29.7%,HR=1.242,95%CI:1.025-1.506,P=0.027).However,there were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of all-cause death(4.6%vs.3.9%,HR=1.174,95%CI:0.950-1.451,P=0.138),myocardial infarction(10.0%vs.8.6%,HR=1.171,95%CI:0.984-1.397,P=0.075),and stroke(5.4%vs.3.9%,HR=1.382,95%CI:0.911-2.098,P=0.128).Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed that age(HR=1.446),HGB(HR=0.953),serum creatinine(HR=1.566),BNP(HR=1.423),frailty(HR=1.242),and ACEI/ARB(HR=0.931)were associated with MACE(all P<0.05).Conclusions:Frailty significantly increases the risk of heart failure hospitalization and MACE in elderly patients with HFpEF during a 3-year follow-up period.
关键词
衰弱/射血分数保留心力衰竭/老年/心力衰竭再入院/危险因素
Key words
Frailty/Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction/Aged/hospitalization for heart failure/Risk factor