Fibrosis‐4 index reflects right ventricular function and prognosis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Autor: Mitsutaka Nakashima, Satoru Sakuragi, Toru Miyoshi, Shin Takayama, Tatsuto Kawaguchi, Nobuhisa Kodera, Hiroaki Akai, Yuji Koide, Hiroaki Otsuka, Tadashi Wada, Kenji Kawamoto, Machiko Tanakaya, Yusuke Katayama, Hiroshi Ito
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: ESC Heart Failure, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 2240-2247 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2055-5822
DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13317
Popis: Abstract Aims Fibrosis‐4 index (FIB‐4 index), calculated by age, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and platelet count, is a simple marker to evaluate liver fibrosis and is associated with right‐sided heart failure. However, the clinical relevance of FIB‐4 in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains unclear. We investigated the prognostic implication of the FIB‐4 index regarding right ventricular dysfunction in patients with HFpEF. Methods and results This prospective study included 116 consecutive HFpEF patients (mean age 79 years, 43% male) hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure. We evaluated the association of the FIB‐4 index with right ventricular function determined by tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and tricuspid lateral annular systolic velocity (S′) before discharge. Cox regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between the FIB‐4 index and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) defined as the composite of cardiovascular death, readmission for heart failure, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and nonfatal stroke. FIB‐4 index before discharge was significantly lower than that at admission (2.62 [1.92–3.46] and 3.03 [2.05–4.67], median [interquartile range], P
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