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- Title
Cardiac resynchronization therapy: A comparative analysis of mortality in African Americans and Caucasians.
- Authors
Fontaine, John M.; Franklin, Sona M.; Essilfie, Gilbert; Ahiable, Lilian E.
- Abstract
Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is recommended in patients with heart failure, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, and a prolonged QRS duration. African Americans are underrepresented in clinical trials and CRT is underutilized; consequently, the benefits and outcomes of CRT are not well-defined. Methods:We evaluated 294 patients, determined survival using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and used Cox proportional hazards regression model to determine predictors of mortality. Propensity score-match analysis was applied to balance covariates in African Americans and Caucasians. Results: The mean age for African Americans (n = 131) and Caucasians (n = 163) was 65 ± 12 and 70 ± 13 years (P = 0.0003). Mortality in African Americans was 28% compared to 37% in Caucasians (P = 0.14) over a median follow-up of 8.1 ± 0.6 years. Survival was significantly reduced in African Americans and Caucasians with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60 (6.7 ± 0.4, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.9-7.5 vs 8.6 ± 0.5 CI: 7.7-9.5 years, P = 0.005), and those not treated with an aldosterone antagonist (7.1 ± 0.4, 95% CI: 6.5-7.9 vs 8.7 ± 0.6, 7.6-9.9 years, P = 0.04), respectively. Independent predictors of mortality were a GFR <60 and low left ventricular ejection fraction. In African Americans, ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) and lack of therapy with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) were associated with increased mortality. Conclusions: Long-term survival benefit from CRT was similar in African Americans and Caucasians. A GFR < 60 and lack of therapy with an aldosterone antagonist were associated with decreased survival. Survival also was inversely related to the number of comorbidities. In African Americans, underutilization of an ACEI or ARB, and ICM were additional factors associated with increased mortality.
- Subjects
ACE inhibitors; HEART failure treatment; ALDOSTERONE antagonists; ANGIOTENSIN receptors; BLACK people; CARDIAC pacing; COMPARATIVE studies; CONFIDENCE intervals; CORONARY disease; GLOMERULAR filtration rate; HEART failure; PATIENT aftercare; REGRESSION analysis; SURVIVAL; WHITE people; COMORBIDITY; PROPORTIONAL hazards models; KAPLAN-Meier estimator; VENTRICULAR ejection fraction; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 2018, Vol 41, Issue 5, p536
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pace.13326