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High prevalence of wild‐type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis in older adults with carpal tunnel syndrome, heart failure or increased left ventricular mass: The CAPTURE study 在患有腕管综合征、心力衰竭或左心室体积增大的老年人中,野生型转甲状腺素型心脏淀粉样变的患病率很高:CAPTURE研究
IF 18.2 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.70030
Alberto Aimo, Giuseppe Vergaro, Maria Concetta Pastore, Daniela Tomasoni, Vincenzo Castiglione, Riccardo Saro, Elisa Zaro, Antonio Maria Sammartino, Elisa Giacomin, Matteo Serenelli, Alberto Cipriani, Aldostefano Porcari, Andrea Di Lenarda, Marco Metra, Gianfranco Sinagra, Matteo Cameli, Marco Merlo, Michele Emdin
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Low-dose digoxin improves cardiac function in patients with heart failure, preserved ejection fraction and atrial fibrillation - the RATE-AF randomized trial. 低剂量地高辛改善心力衰竭、保留射血分数和房颤患者的心功能——RATE-AF随机试验。
IF 10.8 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.70022
Karina V Bunting, Asgher Champsi, Simrat K Gill, Khalil Saadeh, A John Camm, Mary Stanbury, Sandra Haynes, Jonathon N Townend, Richard P Steeds, Dipak Kotecha

Aims: To compare the effect of digoxin versus beta-blockers on left ventricular function, in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) and symptoms of heart failure within the RATE-AF randomized trial.

Methods and results: Blinded echocardiograms were performed at baseline and 12-month follow-up using a pre-defined imaging protocol and the index-beat approach. The change in systolic and diastolic function was assessed, stratified by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Overall, 145 patients completed follow-up, with median age 75 years (interquartile range 69-82) and 44% women. In 119 patients with baseline LVEF ≥50%, a significantly greater improvement in systolic function was noted in patients randomized to low-dose digoxin versus beta-blockers: adjusted mean difference for LVEF 2.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.3-4.2; p = 0.021), s' 1.1 cm/s (95% CI 1.0-1.2; p = 0.001) and stroke volume 6.5 ml (95% CI 0.4-12.6; p = 0.037), with no difference in global longitudinal strain (p = 0.11) or any diastolic parameters. There were no significant differences between groups for patients with LVEF 40-49% and <40%. Digoxin reduced N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide compared to beta-blockers (geometric mean difference 0.77; 95% CI 0.64-0.92; p = 0.004), improved New York Heart Association functional class (odds ratio [OR] 11.3, 95% CI 4.3-29.8; p < 0.001) and modified European Heart Rhythm Association arrhythmia symptom class (OR 4.91, 95% CI 2.36-10.23; p < 0.001), with substantially less adverse events (incident rate ratio 0.21, 95% CI 0.13-0.31; p < 0.001). There were no interactions between treatment effects and baseline LVEF for these outcomes (interaction p = 0.62, 0.49, 0.07 and 0.13, respectively).

Conclusions: Low-dose digoxin in patients with symptoms of heart failure, preserved LVEF and permanent AF leads to a significantly greater improvement in systolic function compared to treatment with beta-blockers.

目的:在RATE-AF随机试验中,比较地高辛与β受体阻滞剂对永久性心房颤动(AF)和心力衰竭患者左心室功能的影响。方法和结果:在基线和12个月的随访中,采用预先定义的成像方案和指数心跳方法进行盲法超声心动图。以左室射血分数(LVEF)分层评估收缩和舒张功能的变化。总体而言,145名患者完成了随访,中位年龄为75岁(四分位数范围为69-82岁),其中44%为女性。在119例基线LVEF≥50%的患者中,随机分配到低剂量地高辛与β受体阻滞剂的患者的收缩功能改善明显更大:LVEF调整后的平均差异为2.3%(95%置信区间[CI] 0.3-4.2; p = 0.021), s' 1.1 cm/s (95% CI 1.0-1.2; p = 0.001)和卒中容积6.5 ml (95% CI 0.4-12.6; p = 0.037),总体纵向应变(p = 0.11)或任何舒张参数无差异。LVEF为40-49%的患者组间无显著差异。结论:低剂量地高辛治疗有心衰症状、保留LVEF和永久性房颤的患者比使用受体阻滞剂治疗更能显著改善收缩功能。
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Higher hospital volume is associated with lower mortality for patients with cardiogenic shock and mechanical circulatory support 较高的医院容量与心源性休克和机械循环支持患者的较低死亡率相关
IF 18.2 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-08-31 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.70025
Angela Dettling, Caroline Kellner, Jonas Sundermeyer, Benedikt N. Beer, Lisa Besch, Marvin Kriz, Stefan Kluge, Paulus Kirchhof, Stefan Blankenberg, Benedikt Schrage
AimsMortality for cardiogenic shock (CS) remains high. To improve outcomes, centralization of treatment in specialized centres, especially those with expertise in mechanical circulatory support (MCS), has been recommended. High‐volume centres may be able to provide standardized, better care. We analysed associations between centre volume and outcomes in Germany, a large country with multiple types of CS centres.Methods and resultsBased on data from all CS patients treated in Germany from 2017–2021, the association between annual CS/MCS hospital volume and in‐hospital mortality was assessed using adjusted Cox‐regression, and spline plots were used to assess case thresholds. Overall, 220 223 CS patients underwent treatment at 1232 hospitals; 435/1232 (35%) of these performed MCS therapy, although only few hospitals (60/435, 14%) performed >25 MCS cases per year on average. Treatment at hospitals with a higher annual volume of CS and MCS cases was associated with a significantly lower mortality risk as compared to hospitals with a lower volume (upper third vs. lower two‐thirds; CS: hazard ratio [HR] 0.92, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.91–0.94; p < 0.001; MCS: HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.76–0.84; p < 0.001). These associations were continuous without a detectable ceiling effect, with spline plots suggesting case thresholds of at least 90 CS cases/25 MCS cases per year.ConclusionsCare for patients with CS treated with and without MCS is associated with lower in‐hospital mortality in hospitals that manage high volumes of CS and MCS. This analysis indicates that centralization of CS care in specialized centres treating high volumes of patients with CS and MCS might improve outcomes.
目的心源性休克(CS)的死亡率仍然很高。为了改善结果,建议在专门的中心集中治疗,特别是那些具有机械循环支持(MCS)专业知识的中心。大容量中心可能能够提供标准化的、更好的护理。我们分析了德国中心数量与结果之间的关系,德国是一个拥有多种类型CS中心的大国。方法和结果基于2017-2021年在德国接受治疗的所有CS患者的数据,使用调整后的Cox回归评估年度CS/MCS医院容量与院内死亡率之间的关系,并使用样条图评估病例阈值。总体而言,220223名CS患者在1232家医院接受了治疗;其中435/1232(35%)进行了MCS治疗,尽管只有少数医院(60/435,14%)平均每年治疗25例MCS病例。与数量较少的医院相比,每年接收CS和MCS病例较多的医院的治疗与较低的死亡风险相关(三分之一以上vs三分之二以下;CS:风险比[HR] 0.92, 95%可信区间[CI] 0.91-0.94; p < 0.001; MCS: HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.76-0.84; p < 0.001)。这些关联是连续的,没有可检测到的天花板效应,样条图显示病例阈值至少为每年90例CS /25例MCS。结论:在大量使用CS和MCS的医院中,接受和不接受MCS治疗的CS患者的恐慌与较低的院内死亡率相关。这一分析表明,在专门的中心集中治疗大量的CS和MCS患者可能会改善结果。
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Left ventricular ejection fraction and benefit of tricuspid valve interventions - insights from the international TRIGISTRY. 左心室射血分数和三尖瓣干预的益处-来自国际TRIGISTRY的见解。
IF 10.8 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-08-30 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3797
Gregor Heitzinger, Julien Dreyfus, Varius Dannenberg, Yan Topilsky, Giovanni Benfari, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Maurizio Taramasso, Giulio Russo, Yohann Bohbot, Christos Iliadis, Marcel Weber, Luis Nombela-Franco, Andrea Eixerés-Esteve, Baptiste Bazire, Bernard Iung, Jean-François Obadia, Rodrigo Estevez Loureiro, Elisabeth Riant, Erwan Donal, Gilbert Habib, Yoan Lavie-Badie, Jörg Hausleiter, Lucas Stolz, Luigi Badano, Thierry Le Tourneau, Augustin Coisne, Thomas Modine, Fabien Praz, Jose Luis Zamorano, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Rebecca T Hahn, Neil Fam, Horst Sievert, Denisa Muraru, Mariana Adamo, Samuel Heuts, Mohammed Nejjari, Vincent Chan, Michele De Bonis, Manuel Carnero-Alcazar, Volker Rudolph, Juan Crestanello, Philipp Lurz, Jeroen Bax, Roja Gauda, Jordan Bernick, George A Wells, Francesco Maisano, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, Philipp Bartko, David Messika-Zeitoun

Aims: The impact of treatment for tricuspid regurgitation (TR) across different levels of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) remains uncertain. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of surgical and transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions (TTVI) to conservative (medical) management across LVEF categories.

Methods and results: Patients with severe isolated TR from the TRIGISTRY, a multicentre international registry, were categorized based on LVEF (preserved ejection fraction [pEF]: ≥50%, mildly reduced ejection fraction [mrEF]: 41-49%, and reduced ejection fraction [rEF]: ≤40%). We assessed the impact of treatment modality and procedural success (mild-to-moderate or lower residual TR) on 2-year survival within each LVEF category. Among 2384 patients, 1383 had pEF, 400 had mrEF, and 601 had rEF. Compared to conservative management, surgery (p < 0.0005) and TTVI (p < 0.0001) were associated with a survival benefit in patients with pEF. No significant survival advantage was observed in patients with mrEF (p = 0.28 for both), nor in those with rEF (p = 0.76 and p = 0.22, respectively). Similar results were obtained when surgical and transcatheter interventions were grouped (p < 0.0001, p = 0.17 and p = 0.29 in patients with pEF, mrEF and rEF, respectively). Patients with residual TR after TTVI exhibited a trend toward worse survival compared to those managed conservatively across all LVEF categories (p = 0.47, p = 0.33 and p = 0.008 in pEF, mrEF and rEF, respectively).

Conclusions: Transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention, whether surgical or transcatheter-based, was associated with improved survival in patients with pEF but not in those with mrEF or rEF. Residual TR remained a significant prognostic factor across the entire LVEF spectrum. These findings highlight the need for careful patient selection when considering TTVI in individuals with rEF.

目的:治疗三尖瓣反流(TR)对不同水平左心室射血分数(LVEF)的影响仍不确定。本研究旨在比较手术和经导管三尖瓣干预(TTVI)与保守(医学)治疗LVEF类别的结果。方法和结果:来自TRIGISTRY(一个多中心国际登记系统)的严重孤立性TR患者根据LVEF(保存射血分数[pEF]:≥50%,轻度降低射血分数[mrEF]: 41-49%,降低射血分数[rEF]:≤40%)进行分类。我们评估了治疗方式和手术成功(轻度至中度或较低残留TR)对每个LVEF类别2年生存率的影响。在2384例患者中,1383例pEF, 400例mrEF, 601例rEF。与保守治疗相比,手术(p)结论:经导管三尖瓣干预,无论是手术还是经导管,与pEF患者的生存率提高相关,但与mrEF或rEF患者的生存率提高无关。残余TR仍然是整个LVEF频谱的重要预后因素。这些发现强调了在考虑rEF患者的TTVI时需要仔细选择患者。
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Why do people with heart failure die? Rationale and design of the RHYTHM-HF study 为什么心力衰竭患者会死亡?RHYTHM‐HF研究的基本原理和设计
IF 10.8 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.70014
Simon A.S. Beggs, Mark C. Petrie, Sylvia Wright, Derek T. Connelly, Gary A. Wright, Iain Squire, Theresa A. McDonagh, Luke McSpadden, Chunlan Jiang, Kyungmoo Ryu, John J.V. McMurray, Roy S. Gardner

Aims

The aim of RHYTHM-HF is to provide novel insights into the causes and mechanisms of death in near-consecutive patients discharged following a heart failure hospitalization using data from insertable cardiac monitors (ICMs) and autopsy examinations.

Methods

RHYTHM-HF enrolled an unselected, prospective, near-consecutive, observational cohort of 257 patients admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of decompensated heart failure over a 2-year period. Potential participants were screened using N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and echocardiography. All enrolled participants received a subcutaneously implanted ICM (which provides long-term cardiac rhythm recordings) before hospital discharge. An optional sub-study invited participants to consent prospectively to autopsy in the event of death. Following hospital discharge, there was no physical follow-up, with longitudinal ICM data obtained by remote upload. Participants were followed for up to 4 years. Data permitting determination of the cause, mode and mechanism of death were collected, including ICM-derived terminal cardiac rhythm and pathological findings at autopsy. Rigorous stepwise clinical adjudication processes were employed in the study (step 1 using clinical data alone, step 2 using additional post-mortem data, and step 3 using additional terminal rhythm data).

Conclusions

The RHYTHM-HF study is a contemporary natural history study which investigated causes and mechanisms of death in patients with heart failure. It is the largest study to report terminal rhythm data in patients with heart failure, the largest contemporary prospective autopsy study in heart failure, and the only study to describe the interaction between terminal rhythm and pathological cause of death using modern adjudication standards. We anticipate new mechanistic insights into the cause and mode of death in heart failure. These findings will generate hypotheses for future clinical research into reducing death in heart failure.

目的:RHYTHM‐HF的目的是利用可插入式心脏监护仪(ICMs)和尸检的数据,为心力衰竭住院后近连续出院患者的死亡原因和机制提供新的见解。方法:rhythm‐HF纳入了一项未选择的、前瞻性的、近连续的、观察性队列研究,共纳入257例住院患者,主要诊断为失代偿性心力衰竭,时间为2年。使用N端前B型利钠肽和超声心动图筛选潜在的参与者。所有入选的参与者在出院前都接受了皮下植入ICM(提供长期心律记录)。一项可选的次级研究邀请参与者同意在死亡的情况下进行前瞻性尸检。出院后,没有物理随访,通过远程上传获得纵向ICM数据。参与者被跟踪长达4年。收集了允许确定死亡原因、模式和机制的数据,包括ICM衍生的终末心律和尸检的病理结果。研究采用了严格的分步临床判定流程(第一步单独使用临床数据,第二步使用额外的死后数据,第三步使用额外的末期节律数据)。结论RHYTHM - HF研究是一项当代自然历史研究,旨在探讨心力衰竭患者死亡的原因和机制。这是报道心力衰竭患者终末节律数据的最大研究,也是当代最大的心衰前瞻性尸检研究,也是唯一使用现代裁决标准描述终末节律与病理性死亡原因之间相互作用的研究。我们期待新的机制见解的原因和死亡模式在心力衰竭。这些发现将为未来减少心力衰竭死亡的临床研究提供假设。
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Cardiovascular outcomes with tirzepatide in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction associated with obesity 替西帕肽治疗与肥胖相关的保留射血分数的心力衰竭的心血管结局
IF 18.2 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.70012
Laurent Fauchier, Lisa Lochon, Thibault Lenormand, Bertrand Pierre, Alexandre Bodin, Mickael Guglieri, Arnaud Bisson
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Parvovirus B19 – more than a bystander in the prognosis of non‐ischaemic heart failure 细小病毒B19在非缺血性心力衰竭预后中的作用大于旁观者
IF 18.2 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.70008
Tobias Harm, Andre Keren, Oliver Borst
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Reply to the letter regarding the article ‘Incident heart failure is common and underrecognized in patients with biopsy‐proven metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease’ 回复关于“在活检证实的代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪变性肝病患者中发生心力衰竭是常见的,但未被充分认识”这篇文章的来信。
IF 18.2 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3777
Kara Wegermann, Marat Fudim
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Diuretic resistance and the efficacy of hydrochlorothiazide in acute decompensated heart failure: A post‐hoc analysis of the CLOROTIC trial 利尿剂抵抗和氢氯噻嗪治疗急性失代偿性心力衰竭的疗效:CLOROTIC试验的事后分析
IF 18.2 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.70002
Ambarish Pandey, Matthew W. Segar, Neil Keshvani, Pau Llácer, Jesús Casado, José Luis Morales‐Rull, Francesc Formiga, Luis Manzano, Harriette G.C. Van Spall, Joan Carles Trullàs
AimsDiuretic resistance (DR) in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is associated with poor outcomes. The CLOROTIC trial demonstrated hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) with intravenous furosemide improved weight loss in ADHF. We assessed performance of the BAN‐ADHF DR score and association between DR risk and HCTZ treatment response.Methods and resultsWe included participants from CLOROTIC and assessed BAN‐ADHF performance in identifying lowest net diuretic efficiency phenogroup, as identified with a random forest classifier. Participants were stratified by the BAN‐ADHF score (≤12: low DR risk and >12: high DR risk) to compare treatment effect of HCTZ versus placebo across DR risk. Outcomes were weight change and area under the curve (AUC) of dyspnoea visual analogue scale (VAS) at 72/96 h, fluid loss at 72 h, and 30/90‐day mortality. Among 220 participants (50.9% male, mean age 83 years), the BAN‐ADHF score demonstrated good performance in identifying low net diuretic efficiency phenogroup (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve: 0.81). Weight change and VAS AUC at 72 h was similar across DR risk strata, however, participants with high versus low DR risk had lower fluid loss at 72 h (686 vs. 889 ml, p = 0.003), higher 30‐day (11.1% vs. 2.4%, p = 0.035) and 90‐day mortality (23.0% vs. 10.6%, p = 0.033). The treatment effect of HCTZ (vs. placebo) on weight change was similar across DR risk (pint = 0.75 at 72 h; pint = 0.50 at 96 h). DR risk modified efficacy of HCTZ versus placebo on dyspnoea VAS, with high (vs. low) DR risk having attenuated improvement at 72 h (−236 vs. 476 mm; pint = 0.03) and 96 h (−400 vs. 777 mm; pint = 0.001).ConclusionsThe BAN‐ADHF score demonstrated good performance in identifying DR, and high DR risk was associated with worse outcomes. HCTZ treatment response on weight loss was similar across DR risk, but improvement in dyspnoea with HCTZ was attenuated in high DR risk.
目的:急性失代偿性心力衰竭(ADHF)患者的利尿剂抵抗(DR)与不良预后相关。CLOROTIC试验表明氢氯噻嗪(HCTZ)联合静脉速尿可改善ADHF患者的体重减轻。我们评估了BAN - ADHF DR评分的表现以及DR风险与HCTZ治疗反应之间的关系。方法和结果我们纳入了来自cloortic的参与者,并评估了BAN - ADHF在识别最低净利尿效率表型方面的表现,并通过随机森林分类器进行了识别。通过BAN - ADHF评分(≤12:低DR风险,>;12:高DR风险)对参与者进行分层,比较HCTZ与安慰剂在DR风险中的治疗效果。结果是72/96 h时呼吸困难视觉模拟评分(VAS)的体重变化和曲线下面积(AUC), 72 h时体液流失,以及30/90天死亡率。在220名参与者中(50.9%为男性,平均年龄83岁),BAN - ADHF评分在识别低净利尿效率表型(受试者工作特征曲线下面积:0.81)方面表现良好。体重变化和72小时VAS AUC在DR风险层中相似,然而,高DR风险与低DR风险的参与者在72小时的液体损失较低(686 ml对889 ml, p = 0.003), 30天(11.1%对2.4%,p = 0.035)和90天死亡率较高(23.0%对10.6%,p = 0.033)。HCTZ(与安慰剂相比)对体重变化的治疗效果在DR风险中相似(72小时时品脱= 0.75;96小时时品脱= 0.50)。DR风险改变了HCTZ与安慰剂在呼吸困难VAS上的疗效,高DR风险(与低DR风险相比)在72小时(- 236对476毫米;品脱= 0.03)和96小时(- 400对777毫米;品脱= 0.001)时改善减弱。结论BAN - ADHF评分在识别DR方面表现良好,而高DR风险与较差的结果相关。在DR高危人群中,HCTZ治疗对体重减轻的效果相似,但在DR高危人群中,HCTZ治疗对呼吸困难的改善有所减弱。
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Randomized investigation of heart failure therapy in patients with advanced cancer at risk of cardiac wasting: Rationale and design of the EMPATICC trial 有心脏衰竭风险的晚期癌症患者心衰治疗的随机研究:EMPATICC试验的基本原理和设计
IF 10.8 1区 医学 Q1 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Pub Date : 2025-08-26 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3799
Markus S. Anker, Amir A. Mahabadi, Matthias Totzeck, Mitra Tewes, Raluca Mincu, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Javed Butler, Ulrich Keller, Johann Ahn, Lars Bullinger, Dominik P. Modest, Ulf Landmesser, Lorenz H. Lehmann, Sven Bercker, Ulrich Laufs, Michael Böhm, Bela Merkely, Monika Diek, Tim Heise, Martin Hellmich, Marius Placzek, Tim Friede, Stefan D. Anker, Tienush Rassaf

Aims

End-stage cancer may resemble a heart failure (HF)-like phenotype marked by cardiac wasting, dysfunction, and symptoms such as dyspnoea, congestion, and impaired physical function. The EMPATICC (EMPower the heArt of patients with TermInal Cancer using Cardiac medicines) trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of optimized HF therapy in patients with advanced cancer to improve self-care ability.

Methods

EMPATICC is a multicentre, investigator-initiated, randomized, double-blind, controlled, proof-of-concept trial employing a joint cardio-oncology care approach. Patients were randomized 1:1 to optimized HF therapy (sacubitril/valsartan, empagliflozin, ivabradine, ferric carboxymaltose) plus usual care, or usual care alone, for 30 days, followed by a 30-day open-label extension. Eligible patients had stage IV solid tumours (per Union for International Cancer Control), were receiving palliative care, had a 1–6 month life expectancy, and were on optimized analgesia. At baseline, first patients had to meet ≥2 criteria of the following indicating cardiovascular risk: heart rate ≥70 bpm, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide ≥600 pg/ml, elevated high-sensitivity troponin, left ventricular ejection fraction <55%, left ventricular mass loss >15%, transferrin saturation <20%, or moderate/high likelihood of HF with preserved ejection fraction (based on the HFA-PEFF score); and they had to meet at least one criterion of the following indicating functional limitation: ≥6 s to walk 4 m, inability to wash ≥3 days of the last 7 days, or symptoms of dyspnoea at rest. Enrolment ended 30 January 2025; 93 patients completed randomization. The primary endpoint is a hierarchical composite (analysed by win ratio): (1) days alive and able to wash, (2) 4 m walking ability, and (3) patient global assessment of well-being.

Conclusions

EMPATICC evaluates whether HF therapy can improve function and well-being in advanced cancer, potentially reshaping care in this population.

AimsEnd期癌症可能类似于心力衰竭(HF)样表型,其特征是心脏消耗、功能障碍以及呼吸困难、充血和身体功能受损等症状。EMPATICC(使用心脏药物增强晚期癌症患者的心脏功能)试验评估了优化的心衰治疗对晚期癌症患者的安全性和有效性,以提高自我护理能力。方法sempaticc是一项多中心、研究者发起、随机、双盲、对照、概念验证的临床试验,采用心血管-肿瘤联合治疗方法。患者以1:1的比例随机接受优化的HF治疗(沙比利/缬沙坦、恩格列嗪、伊伐布雷定、三羧基麦糖铁)加常规治疗或单独常规治疗30天,然后进行30天的开放标签延长治疗。符合条件的患者患有IV期实体肿瘤(根据国际癌症控制联盟),正在接受姑息治疗,预期寿命为1-6个月,并使用优化的镇痛药。在基线时,第一个患者必须满足以下心血管风险≥2个标准:心率≥70 bpm, N -末端前B型利钠肽≥600 pg/ml,高敏感性肌钙蛋白升高,左心室射血分数55%,左心室质量损失15%,转铁蛋白饱和度20%,或中度/高度可能发生HF并保留射血分数(基于HFA - PEFF评分);他们必须满足以下至少一项表明功能限制的标准:≥6秒行走4米,在最后7天中≥3天不能洗澡,或休息时出现呼吸困难症状。报名截止到2025年1月30日;93例患者完成随机分组。主要终点是一个分层复合指标(通过胜率分析):(1)存活天数和洗涤能力,(2)4米行走能力,(3)患者总体健康评估。sempaticc评估了HF治疗是否可以改善晚期癌症患者的功能和幸福感,并有可能重塑这一人群的护理。
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