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- Title
Spectrum of epidemiological and clinical findings in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction stratified by study design: a systematic review.
- Authors
Vaduganathan, Muthiah; Michel, Alexander; Hall, Kathryn; Mulligan, Claire; Nodari, Savina; Shah, Sanjiv J.; Senni, Michele; Triggiani, Marco; Butler, Javed; Gheorghiade, Mihai
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) represents a major global and economic burden, but its epidemiological, clinical, and outcome data have varied according to study design.<bold>Methods and Results: </bold>We conducted a systematic review of published HFpEF clinical trials and observational studies (community-based studies and registries) from August 1998 to July 2013 using PubMed and EMBASE databases. Two independent investigators manually screened and extracted relevant data. We included 62 articles (19 describing clinical trials, 12 describing community-based observational studies, and 31 describing registries). The ejection fraction (EF) cut-off values ranged widely for HFpEF from >40% to >55%. However, differences in EF cut-offs were not clearly associated with incidence and prevalence data across studies. Of all patients with heart failure in community studies, 33-84% had HFpEF, which tended to be higher than reported in registries. The HFpEF patients in included studies were primarily older, white (>70%) patients with hypertension (∼50-90%) and coronary artery disease (up to 60%). All-cause mortality and all-cause hospitalizations ranged from 13% to 23% (26-50 months follow-up) and 55% to 67% (37-50 months follow-up), respectively, in clinical trials; cardiovascular causes accounted for 70% of both outcomes. All-cause mortality tended to be higher in registries than in clinical trials and community-based observational studies up to 5 years into follow-up.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Important differences in EF thresholds, epidemiological indices, clinical profiles, treatment patterns, and outcomes exist across contemporary HFpEF clinical trials, observational studies, and registries. Precision in definition and inclusion of more uniform populations may facilitate improved profiling of HFpEF patients.
- Subjects
EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART failure patients; HEALTH outcome assessment; SYSTEMATIC reviews; MEDICAL databases; HEART failure treatment; CLINICAL trials; EVALUATION of medical care; HEART failure; PROGNOSIS; RISK assessment; ACQUISITION of data; PATIENT selection; STROKE volume (Cardiac output); DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
European Journal of Heart Failure, 2016, Vol 18, Issue 1, p54
- ISSN
1388-9842
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/ejhf.442