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COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Influence of etiology on ventilatory expired gas and prognosis in heart failure.
International Journal of Cardiology 2005 March 19
BACKGROUND: Mechanisms leading to heart failure (HF) are numerous. Etiology-based differences are, however, frequently not taken into account when assessing results of an exercise test. The purpose of this investigation is to: (1) compare subject characteristics and ventilatory expired gas measures demonstrating clinical value between subjects with ischemic and non-ischemic HF. (2) Examine the prognostic value of HF etiology.
METHODS: 71 subjects (44 male/27 female) diagnosed with compensated HF underwent exercise testing with ventilatory expired gas analysis. Mean age and ejection fraction (EF) were 51.3% (+/-12.8) and 27.0% (+/-12.5%) for the entire group. HF etiology was ischemic in 30 subjects (16 male/14 female) and non-ischemic in 41 (28 male/13 female).
RESULTS: Age (57.5+/-10.7 vs. 46.7+/-12.5, p<0.001), minute ventilation-carbon dioxide production (VE/VCO2) slope (39.5+/-9.1 vs. 32.6+/-7.7, p=0.001), and duration of phase 1 kinetics in seconds (46.0+/-23.0 vs. 30.0+/-15.6, p=0.001) were significantly higher while peak oxygen consumption (VO2) in ml O2 kg(-1) min(-1) (12.5+/-4.7 vs. 16.0+/-5.2, p=0.006) and partial pressure of end-tidal CO2 (P(ET)CO2) in mm Hg at rest (32.1+/-4.8 vs. 36.1+/-8.0, p=0.02) and peak exercise (31.7+/-4.3 vs. 36.2+/-5.9, p=0.001) were significantly lower in the ischemic group. Difference in EF did not reach statistical significance (28.4% +/-12.5%-ischemic vs. 26.1%+/-12.5%-non-ischemic, p=0.44). Ischemic etiology was additionally a significant predictor of cardiac-related events (p=0.04).
CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate noninvasive indicators of cardiac function and prognosis is poorer in subjects with ischemic HF etiology. Consideration of HF etiology may therefore be prudent, particularly when considering prognosis.
METHODS: 71 subjects (44 male/27 female) diagnosed with compensated HF underwent exercise testing with ventilatory expired gas analysis. Mean age and ejection fraction (EF) were 51.3% (+/-12.8) and 27.0% (+/-12.5%) for the entire group. HF etiology was ischemic in 30 subjects (16 male/14 female) and non-ischemic in 41 (28 male/13 female).
RESULTS: Age (57.5+/-10.7 vs. 46.7+/-12.5, p<0.001), minute ventilation-carbon dioxide production (VE/VCO2) slope (39.5+/-9.1 vs. 32.6+/-7.7, p=0.001), and duration of phase 1 kinetics in seconds (46.0+/-23.0 vs. 30.0+/-15.6, p=0.001) were significantly higher while peak oxygen consumption (VO2) in ml O2 kg(-1) min(-1) (12.5+/-4.7 vs. 16.0+/-5.2, p=0.006) and partial pressure of end-tidal CO2 (P(ET)CO2) in mm Hg at rest (32.1+/-4.8 vs. 36.1+/-8.0, p=0.02) and peak exercise (31.7+/-4.3 vs. 36.2+/-5.9, p=0.001) were significantly lower in the ischemic group. Difference in EF did not reach statistical significance (28.4% +/-12.5%-ischemic vs. 26.1%+/-12.5%-non-ischemic, p=0.44). Ischemic etiology was additionally a significant predictor of cardiac-related events (p=0.04).
CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate noninvasive indicators of cardiac function and prognosis is poorer in subjects with ischemic HF etiology. Consideration of HF etiology may therefore be prudent, particularly when considering prognosis.
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