Congestive heart failure with preserved EF pharmacotherapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [3] Edzel Lorraine Co, DMD, MD[4]
Overview
Heart failure has been divided into three subgroups including heart failure reduced ejection fraction, heart failure mildly reduced EF, heart failure preserved EF. HFrEF is defined when LVEF≤ 40% and significant LV systolic dysfunction. Patients with a LVEF between 41% and 49% have mildly reduced LV systolic function or HFmrEF. Patients with ejection fractions between 40-50% may benefit from similar therapies to those with LVEF≤ 40%. HFpEF is explained in the presence of symptoms and signs of HF, and evidence of structural and/or functional cardiac abnormalities and/or raised natriuretic peptides (NPs), and LVEF≥ 50%. Patients with non-cardiovascular disease including anaemia, pulmonary, renal, thyroid, or hepatic disease may mimic symptoms and signs of HF, but in the absence of cardiac dysfunction, they are not diagnosed for HF. Neverthless, these disorders can coexist with HF and exacerbate the HF syndrome.
Heart failure mildly reduced ejection fraction (HPmrEF), EF (41-49%)
The diagnosis of heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction
- The diagnosis of HFmrEF requires the presence of symptoms and/or signs of HF, and a mildly reduced EF (41-49%) The presence of elevated NPs (BNP ≥35 pg/mL or NT-proBNP ≥125 pg/mL) and other evidence of structural heart disease including increased left atrial (LA) size, LVH or echocardiographic measures of LV filling.[1]
Clinical characteristics
- Clinical characteristics, risk factors, patterns of cardiac remodelling are similar to other subgroups of HF.
- HFmrEF is more common in men, younger, and are more likely to have CAD (50-60%) and less likely to have AF and non-cardiac comorbidities. ambulatory
- HFmrEF have lower mortality rate than those with HFrEF.
Treatment
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- ACE-I may be considered in patients with HFmrEF and underlying CAD, hypertension, or post-MI LV systolic dysfunction.
Angiotensin receptor II type 1 receptor blockers
- Candesartan reduced the number of patients hospitalized for HF among those with HFmrEF.[2]
- Treatment with ARBs may be considered in patients with HFmrEF patients with other cardiovascular indications.
Beta-blockers
- Treatment with beta-blockers may be considered in patients with HFmrEF and another cardiovascular indications, such as AF or angina.[3]
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
- In a retrospective analysis of the TOPCAT trial in patients with LVEF ≥45%, spironolactone reduced hospitalizations for HF in patients with an LVEF <55%.
- Treatment with an MRA may be considered in patients with HFmrEF.
Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor
- Analysis of the PARADIGM-HF and PARAGON-HF trials showed that sacubitril/valsartan, compared to other forms of RAAS blockade reduced hospitalizations in patients with HFmrEF.
Other drugs
- In the DIG trial, use of digoxin for patients with HFmrEF in sinus rhythm was associated with fewer hospitalizations but no reduction in mortality and a trend to increase of cardiovascular deaths.
- Therefore, there are insufficient data to recommend its use.
- There are insufficient data on ivabradine in HFmrEF.
Devices
Medications indicated in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA class II–IV) HFmrEF (heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction) (LVEF41-49%)
| Recommedation for patients with NYHA class 2-4 heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction |
| Diuretics (Class I, Level of Evidence C): |
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❑ Diuretics are recommended in patients with congestion and HFmrEF in order reduce symptoms and signs |
| ACEI (Class IIb, Level of Evidence C): |
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❑ ACE-I may be considered for patients with HFmrEF to reduce the risk of HF hospitalization and death |
| The above table adopted from 2021 ESC Guideline |
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| Class IIa |
| "1. In patients with HFmrEF, SGLT2i can be beneficial in decreasing HF hospitalizations and cardiovascular mortality. [5] (Level of Evidence: B-R) " |
| Class IIb |
| "2. Among patients with current or previous symptomatic HFmrEF (LVEF, 41%-49%), use of evidence-based beta blockers for HFrEF, ARNi, ACEi, or ARB, and MRAs may be considered to reduce the risk of HF hospitalization and cardiovascular mortality, particularly among patients with LVEF on the lower end of this spectrum. [6][7][8][9][10][1][11][12] (Level of Evidence: B-NR) " |
| The above table adopted from 2022 AHA Guideline |
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Heart failure With Improved Ejection Fraction (HFimpEF)
- Medications can cause improvement in symptoms, functional capacity, LVEF, and reverse remodeling in patients with HFrEF.
- However, in most patients, LV function and structural abnormalities do not normalize completely, and symptoms and biomarker abnormalities may persist or reoccur.
- Relapse may occur after withdrawal of medication despite the period of recovery from heart failure symptoms and improvement in LVEF. Therefore, maintaining the medications is necessary.
- In an open-label RCT, discontinuation of HF medications in known cases of dilated cardiomyopathy—who were now asymptomatic, improved LVEF from <40% to ≥50%, normal left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), NT-proBNP concentration <250 ng/L— caused in relapse of cardiomyopathy and HF in 40% of the patients within 6 months.[8]
- Definition of relapse (at least 1 of these):
- A reduction in LVEF by >10% and <50%
- An increase in LVEDV by >10% and to higher than the normal range
- A 2-fold rise in NT-proBNP concentration and to >400 ng/L
- Clinical evidence of HF.
| Class I |
| "1. In patients with HFimpEF after treatment, medical therapy should be continued to prevent relapse of HF and LV dysfunction, even in patients who may become asymptomatic. [8] (Level of Evidence: B-R) " |
| The above tables adopted from 2022 AHA Guideline |
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Heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
Clinical characteristics
- HFpEF patients are older and more often female.
- Atrial fibrillation (AF), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and non-cardiovascular comorbidities are more common in patients with HFpEF.[14]
- It is important to exclude other conditions that might mimic the HFpEF syndrome including lung disease, anaemia, obesity, and deconditioning.
The diagnosis of heart failure preserved ejection fraction
- Echocardiographic criteria:
- LA size (LA volume index >32 mL/m2)
- Mitral E velocity <90 cm/s
- Septal e' velocity <9 cm/s
- E/e' ratio >9
- The diagnosis is made when there are the following:
(1) Symptoms and signs of HF
(2) An LVEF ≥ 50%
(3) Evidence of cardiac structural and/or functional abnormalities consistent with the presence of LV diastolic dysfunction/ raised LV filling pressures, including raised NPs
- In the presence of AF, the threshold for LA volume index is >40 mL/m2
- Exercise stress thresholds include E/e' ratio at peak stress ≥ 15 or tricuspid regurgitation (TR) velocity at peak stress >3.4 m/s
- LV global longitudinal strain <16%
- An invasively measured pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) of ≥15 mmHg (at rest) or ≥25 mmHg (with exercise) or LV end-diastolic pressure ≥16 mmHg (at rest) is generally considered diagnostic.[15]
- In the presence of non-invasive markers of raised LV filling pressures, the probability of a diagnosis of HFpEF increases.[16]
- No treatment has been shown to reduce mortality and morbidity in patients with HFpEF.
- Hospitalizations for HF were reduced by candesartan and spironolactone, sacubitril/valsartan.
- Many of HFpEF patients have underlying hypertension and/or CAD, treated with ACE-I/ARB, beta-blockers, or MRAs.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed the use of sacubitril/valsartan and spironolactone in those with an LVEF ‘less than normal’.
- These statements relate to patients within both the HFmrEF and HFpEF categories.
- For sacubitril/valsartan, subgroup analysis from the PARAGON-HF study showed a reduction in HF hospitalizations in patients with LVEF <57%, and a meta-analysis of the PARADIGM-HF and PARAGON-HF studies showed a reduction in cardiovascular death and HF hospitalization in patients with LVEF below the normal range.
- Use of spironolactone, in TOPCAT study was associated with reduced cardiovascular death and HF hospitalization,
- Treatment should be aimed at reducing symptoms of congestion with diuretics such as loop diuretic.
- Thiazide diuretics may be useful for managing hypertension.
- Reducing body weight in obese patients and increasing exercise may further improve symptoms and exercise capacity.
- Notably in patients with HFpEF, treatment of underlying risk factors, etiology, and coexisting comorbidities such as hypertension, CAD, AF, valvular heart disease are recommended.
| Diuretic as needed (class1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SGLT2i (class 2a) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MRA (class 2b) | Symptomatic heart failure with LVEF ≥ 50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARNi (class 2b) | ARB class 2b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The above tables adopted from 2022 AHA Guideline |
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| Recommedation for treatment of patients with HFpEF (heart failure preserved ejection fraction) |
| (Class I, Level of Evidence C): |
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❑ Screening, treatment, investigation of underlying etiologies, and
cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular comorbidities is recommended in patients with HFpEF |
| The above table adopted from 2021 ESC Guideline |
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| Class I |
| "1. Patients with HFpEF and hypertension should have medication titrated to attain blood pressure targets in accordance with published clinical practice guidelines to prevent morbidity. [17][18][19] (Level of Evidence: C-LD) " |
| Class IIa |
| "2. In patients with HFpEF, SGLT2i can be beneficial in decreasing HF hospitalizations and cardiovascular mortality. [5] (Level of Evidence:B-R) " |
| "3. In patients with HFpEF, management of AF can be useful to improve symptoms. (Level of Evidence: C-EO) " |
| Class IIb |
| "4. In selected patients with HFpEF, MRAs may be considered to decrease hospitalizations, particularly among patients with LVEF on the lower end of this spectrum. [20][21][10] (Level of Evidence:B-R) " |
| "5. In selected patients with HFpEF, the use of ARB may be considered to decrease hospitalizations, particularly among patients with LVEF on the lower end of this spectrum. [2][22](Level of Evidence: B-R) " |
| "6. In selected patients with HFpEF, ARNi may be considered to decrease hospitalizations, particularly among patients with LVEF on the lower end of this spectrum. [7][11](Level of Evidence: B-R) " |
| Class III (No Benefit) |
| "7. In patients with HFpEF, routine use of nitrates or phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors to increase activity or QOL is ineffective. [23][24] (Level of Evidence:B-R) " |
| The above tables adopted from 2022 AHA Guideline |
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External Link
- 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines[25]
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