Role of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Pulmonary Hypertension.

Autor: Lui JK; Pulmonary Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Electronic address: justin.lui@bmc.org., Cozzolino M; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA., Winburn M; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA., Trojanowski MA; Section of Rheumatology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA., Wiener RS; Pulmonary Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Center for Healthcare Organization & Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA., LaValley MP; Section of Rheumatology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA., Bujor AM; Section of Rheumatology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA., Gopal DM; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA., Klings ES; Pulmonary Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Chest [Chest] 2024 Jun; Vol. 165 (6), pp. 1505-1517. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.12.018
Abstrakt: Background: In systemic sclerosis (SSc), pulmonary hypertension remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Although conventionally classified as group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension, systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary hypertension (SSc-PH) is a heterogeneous disease. The contribution of left-sided cardiac disease in SSc-PH remains poorly understood.
Research Question: How often does left ventricular (LV) dysfunction occur in SSc among patients undergoing right heart catheterization and how does coexistent LV dysfunction with SSc-PH affect all-cause mortality in this patient population?
Study Design and Methods: We conducted a retrospective, observational study of 165 patients with SSc who underwent both echocardiography and right heart catheterization. LV dysfunction was identified using LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) on speckle-tracking echocardiography based on a defined threshold of > -18%. SSc-PH was defined by a mean pulmonary artery pressure > 20 mmHg.
Results: Among patients with SSc who have undergone right heart catheterization, LV dysfunction occurred in 74.2% with SSc-PH and 51.2% without SSc-PH. The median survival of patients with SSc-PH and LV dysfunction was 67.9 (95% CI, 38.3-102.0) months, with a hazard ratio of 12.64 (95% CI, 1.73-92.60) for all-cause mortality when adjusted for age, sex, SSc disease duration, and FVC compared with patients with SSc without pulmonary hypertension with normal LV function.
Interpretation: LV dysfunction is common in SSc-PH. Patients with SSc-PH and LV dysfunction by LV GLS have increased all-cause mortality. This suggests that LV GLS may be helpful in identifying underlying LV dysfunction and in risk assessment of patients with SSc-PH.
Competing Interests: Financial/Nonfinancial Disclosures The authors have reported to CHEST the following: J. K. L. receives research support from United Therapeutics and served as a member of the Early Career Editorial Board Member program for the pulmonary vascular section of CHEST. E. S. K. received research support from Bayer, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, and United Therapeutics; received royalties for three topic cards in UpToDate; and is a consultant/advisory board member for Bluebird Bio, Novo Nordisk, Vertex, Pfizer, and CSL Behring for sickle cell disease-related clinical trials (no conflict with the present work). None declared (M. C., M. W., M. A. T., R. S. W., M. P. L., A. M. B., D. M. G.).
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Databáze: MEDLINE