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Original Article
Volume 15, Number 5, October 2024, pages 358-368
Evaluating the Prognostic Value of the Modified H2FPEF Score in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
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All patients (n = 497) | Low-score group (0 - 3 points) (n = 107) | Intermediate-score group (4 - 6 points) (n = 204) | High-score group (7 - 9 points) (n = 186) | P | |
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HFpEF: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; NYHA: New York Heart Association; Cre: creatinine; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; UA: uric acid; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; TC: cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; LVED: left ventricular end diastolic; LAD: left atrial diameter; RAD: right atrial diameter; RVD: right ventricle diameter; IVST: interventricular septal thickness; LVPW: left ventricular posterior wall thickness; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; E/e’: mitral Doppler early velocity/mitral annular early velocity; PAP: pulmonary artery systolic pressure; ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker; MRA: mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists; CCB: calcium channel blockers; HMG-CoA: β-hydroxy β-methylglutaryl-CoA; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; ICD: implantable cardioverter defibrillators; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft. #Compared with low-score group, P < 0.05. *Compared with intermediate-score group, P < 0.05. &Compared with low-score group, P < 0.05. | |||||
The modified H2FPEF score | 5.48 ± 2.18 | 2.43 ± 0.79 | 4.95 ± 0.79& | 7.81 ± 0.77#* | < 0.001 |
Age (years) | 69.05 ± 10.47 | 66.79 ± 13.10 | 69.15 ± 9.44& | 70.25 ± 9.65# | 0.024 |
Female (%) | 288 (57.9) | 60 (56.1) | 108 (52.9) | 120 (64.5) | 0.062 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.99 ± 3.57 | 24.12 ± 3.04 | 25.44 ± 3.58 | 27.68 ± 3.08 | < 0.001 |
SBP (mm Hg) | 135.30 ± 20.78 | 133.07 ± 20.00 | 136.28 ± 21.52 | 135.52 ± 20.78 | 0.428 |
DBP (mm Hg) | 79.02 ± 13.07 | 75.68 ± 11.05 | 78.84 ± 14.04& | 81.15 ± 12.65#* | 0.002 |
Heart rate | 82.85 ± 25.95 | 77.68 ± 25.70 | 81.15 ± 26.49 | 87.68 ± 24.81#* | 0.003 |
Smoking (%) | 100 (20.1) | 19 (17.8) | 32 (15.7) | 24 (12.9) | 0.510 |
Hypertension (%) | 358 (72.0) | 61 (57.0) | 151 (74.0) | 146 (78.5) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes (%) | 123 (24.7) | 21 (19.6) | 55 (27.0) | 47 (25.3) | 0.355 |
Atrial fibrillation (%) | 271 (54.5) | 1 (0.9) | 84 (41.2) | 186 (100.0) | < 0.001 |
Abnormal of thyroid function (%) | 137 (27.6) | 28 (26.2) | 53 (26.0) | 56 (30.1) | 0.607 |
Ischemic heart disease (%) | 258 (51.9) | 54 (50.5) | 102 (50.0) | 102 (54.8) | 0.599 |
Previous hospitalization for HF (%) | 130 (26.2) | 10 (9.3) | 39 (19.1) | 81 (43.5) | < 0.001 |
NYHA | |||||
I (%) | 1 (0.2) | - | - | 1 (0.5) | - |
II (%) | 322 (64.8) | 78 (72.9) | 147 (72.1) | 97 (52.5) | < 0.05 |
III (%) | 147 (29.6) | 25 (29.8) | 46 (22.5) | 76 (40.9) | < 0.05 |
IV (%) | 27 (5.4) | 4 (3.7) | 11 (5.4) | 12 (6.5) | < 0.05 |
Blood test | |||||
BNP (pmol/L) | 385.94 ± 336.24 | 407.48 ± 361.30 | 347.37 ± 286.62 | 411.74 ± 364.63 | 0.251 |
Cre (µmol/L) | 77.04 ± 22.80 | 71.82 ± 20.78 | 77.68 ± 24.11 | 79.34 ± 22.07 | 0.021 |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 77.96 ± 19.09 | 83.52 ± 18.02 | 78.01 ± 19.42& | 74.70 ± 18.67# | 0.001 |
UA (µmol/L) | 341.35 ± 103.14 | 318.58 ± 98.43 | 333.70 ± 103.18 | 362.85 ± 102.26#* | 0.001 |
ALT (U/L) | 21.44 ± 18.36 | 20.05 ± 16.27 | 21.69 ± 17.59 | 21.98 ± 20.27 | 0.669 |
AST (U/L) | 22.22 ± 13.20 | 23.07 ± 17.04 | 21.81 ± 12.62 | 22.18 ± 11.20 | 0.724 |
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 130.94 ± 19.54 | 126.70 ± 20.09 | 131.45 ± 19.52& | 132.83 ± 18.96# | 0.031 |
K+ (mmol/L) | 4.00 ± 0.47 | 3.99 ± 0.45 | 4.05 ± 0.46 | 3.95 ± 0.49 | 0.153 |
Na+ (mmol/L) | 142.50 ± 3.19 | 142.50 ± 3.25 | 142.30 ± 3.25 | 142.72 ± 3.10 | 0.438 |
Serum glucose (mmol/L) | 5.46 ± 2.05 | 5.26 ± 1.47 | 5.63 ± 2.56 | 5.39 ± 1.67 | 0.261 |
HbA1c (%) | 6.25 ± 1.17 | 6.14 ± 1.03 | 6.33 ± 1.26 | 6.23 ± 1.14 | 0.409 |
TC (mmol/L) | 3.95 ± 0.96 | 3.89 ± 0.85 | 4.06 ± 1.02 | 3.87 ± 0.93 | 0.095 |
TG (mmol/L) | 1.32 ± 0.72 | 1.30 ± 0.65 | 1.37 ± 0.88 | 1.28 ± 0.56 | 0.465 |
LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.44 ± 0.83 | 2.35 ± 0.74 | 2.54 ± 0.87 | 2.39 ± 0.83 | 0.087 |
HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.14 ± 0.28 | 1.19 ± 0.33 | 1.14 ± 0.27 | 1.12 ± 0.26 | 0.118 |
Echocardiography | |||||
e' (cm/s) | 5.48 ± 1.79 | 5.50 ± 2.03 | 5.48 ± 1.97 | 5.48±1.38 | 0.997 |
LVMI (g/m) | 112.46 ± 28.26 | 115.13 ± 33.49 | 111.16 ± 29.13 | 112.35 ± 23.70 | 0.501 |
LVED (mm) | 46.18 ± 4.53 | 45.95 ± 4.69 | 45.97 ± 4.70 | 46.55 ± 4.23 | 0.370 |
LAD (mm) | 37.86 ± 5.15 | 35.35 ± 4.76 | 37.12 ± 4.99& | 40.13 ± 4.62#* | < 0.001 |
RVD (mm) | 22.21 ± 4.97 | 21.39 ± 2.66 | 22.63 ± 5.82 | 22.20 ± 4.93 | 0.112 |
IVST (mm) | 10.15 ± 1.31 | 10.09 ± 1.41 | 10.06 ± 1.32 | 10.29 ± 1.24 | 0.202 |
LVPW (mm) | 10.10 ± 1.29 | 10.01 ± 1.46 | 10.02 ± 1.29 | 10.24 ± 1.19 | 0.178 |
RAD (mm) | 47.64 ± 6.58 | 44.37 ± 5.07 | 46.90 ± 5.67& | 50.32 ± 7.23#* | < 0.001 |
LVEF (%) | 62.00 ± 4.89 | 61.63 ± 5.48 | 62.20 ± 4.62 | 62.00 ± 4.83 | 0.629 |
E/e’ | 15.56 ± 7.23 | 13.50 ± 5.90 | 15.47 ± 7.63& | 16.85 ± 7.22# | 0.001 |
PAP (mm Hg) | 33.26 ± 8.99 | 29.29 ± 5.86 | 33.25 ± 9.41& | 35.55 ± 9.24#* | < 0.001 |
Drug therapy | |||||
Beta-blocker (%) | 298 (60.0) | 60 (56.1) | 123 (60.3) | 115 (61.8) | 0.621 |
ACEI/ARB (%) | 173 (34.8) | 32 (29.9) | 81 (39.7) | 60 (32.3) | 0.148 |
Spironolactone (%) | 212 (42.7) | 19 (17.8) | 95 (46.6) | 98 (52.7) | < 0.001 |
Loop diuretic (%) | 368 (74.0) | 72 (67.3) | 142 (69.6) | 154 (82.8) | 0.002 |
CCB (%) | 160 (32.2) | 37 (34.6) | 65 (31.9) | 58 (31.2) | 0.828 |
Digoxin (%) | 21 (3.8) | 2 (1.9) | 10 (4.9) | 9 (4.8) | 0.392 |
Antiplatelet drug (%) | 286 (57.5) | 63 (58.9) | 127 (62.3) | 96 (51.6) | 0.100 |
Anticoagulant drug (%) | 410 (82.5) | 76 (71.0) | 161 (78.9) | 173 (93.0) | < 0.001 |
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor | 372 (74.8) | 83 (77.6) | 146 (71.6) | 143 (76.9) | 0.369 |
Intervention therapy | |||||
PCI (%) | 79 (15.9) | 21 (19.6) | 38 (18.6) | 20 (10.8) | 0.051 |
Radiofrequency ablation (%) | 141 (28.4) | 27 (25.2) | 51 (25.0) | 63 (33.9) | 0.109 |
ICD (%) | 72 (14.5) | 19 (17.8) | 32 (15.7) | 21 (11.3) | 0.260 |
CABG (%) | 7 (1.4) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (2.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0.248 |
All patients (n = 497) | Low-score group (n = 107) | Intermediate-score group (n = 204) | High-score group (n = 186) | P | |
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HF: heart failure. | |||||
HF-related events, n (%) | 168 (33.8) | 15 (14.0) | 50 (24.5) | 103 (55.4) | < 0.001 |
Cardiovascular death, n (%) | 31 (6.2) | 6 (5.6) | 10 (4.9) | 15 (8.1) | 0.416 |
Hospitalization for HF decompensation, n (%) | 148 (29.8) | 13 (12.1) | 45 (22.1) | 90 (48.4) | < 0.001 |
Acute coronary syndrome events, n (%) | 97 (19.5) | 12 (11.2) | 25 (12.3) | 60 (32.2) | < 0.001 |
Non-fatal myocardial infarction, n (%) | 15 (3.0) | 5 (4.7) | 4 (2.0) | 6 (3.2) | 0.405 |
Unstable angina pectoris, n (%) | 82 (16.5) | 7 (6.5) | 21 (10.3) | 54 (29.0) | < 0.001 |
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
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HR (95% CI) | P | HR (95% CI) | P | |
CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio; HF: heart failure; HFpEF: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; BMI: body mass index; IVST: interventricular septal thickness; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; Cre: creatinine; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; UA: uric acid; LAD: left atrial diameter; RAD: right atrial diameter. | ||||
HF-related events | ||||
The modified H2FPEF score | 1.102 (1.059 - 1.147) | < 0.001 | 1.085 (1.038 - 1.134) | < 0.001 |
Female (%) | 0.726 (0.529 - 0.996) | 0.047 | ||
IVST (mm) | 1.125 (1.010 - 1.254) | 0.032 | ||
DBP (mm Hg) | 0.998 (0.986 - 1.009) | 0.689 | ||
Heart rate | 1.001 (0.996 - 1.007) | 0.636 | ||
Cre | 1.002 (0.996 - 1.008) | 0.491 | ||
eGFR | 0.992 (0.984 - 0.999) | 0.029 | ||
UA | 1.001 (1.000 - 1.003) | 0.090 | ||
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 0.996 (0.989 - 1.004) | 0.340 | ||
LAD (mm) | 1.059 (1.029 - 1.091) | < 0.001 | ||
RAD (mm) | 1.021 (0.999 - 1.044) | 0.068 | ||
Spironolactone (%) | 1.500 (1.108 - 2.030) | 0.009 | ||
Loop diuretic (%) | 1.266 (0.882 - 1.818) | 0.200 | ||
Anticoagulant drug (%) | 1.617 (1.033 - 2.531) | 0.036 | ||
Digoxin | 2.270 (1.288 - 4.001) | 0.005 | 2.383 (1.1212 - 5.066) | 0.024 |
Acute coronary syndrome events | ||||
The modified H2FPEF score | 1.072 (1.016 - 1.131) | 0.011 | - | - |
Female (%) | 0.919 (0.611 - 1.382) | 0.684 | ||
DBP (mm Hg) | 1.006 (0.992 - 1.021) | 0.381 | ||
Heart rate | 0.995 (0.987 - 1.003) | 0.227 | ||
Cre | 1.000 (0.991 - 1.008) | 0.917 | ||
eGFR | 0.998 (0.988 - 1.008) | 0.701 | ||
UA | 0.999 (0.997 - 1.001) | 0.476 | ||
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 1.002 (0.992 - 1.012) | 0.701 | ||
LAD (mm) | 1.0505 (0.996 - 1.044) | 0.813 | ||
RAD (mm) | 1.002 (0.971 - 1.034) | 0.918 | ||
Spironolactone (%) | 1.159 (0.777 - 1.727) | 0.470 | ||
Loop diuretic (%) | 1.609 (0.963 - 2.686) | 0.069 | ||
Anticoagulant drug (%) | 1.833 (0.977 - 3.438) | 0.059 |