Predictors of spontaneous reverse remodeling in mild heart failure patients with left ventricular dysfunction.
BACKGROUND
There are limited data regarding factors associated with spontaneous left ventricular reverse remodeling (S-LVRR) among mildly symptomatic heart failure (HF) patients and its prognostic implications on clinical outcomes.


RESULTS
Best subsets logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with S-LVRR (defined as ≥15% reduction in left ventricular end-systolic volume at 1-year of follow-up) among 612 patients treated with internal cardioverter defibrillator-only therapy in Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) and to create a score for the prediction of S-LVRR. Cox proportional hazards regression modeling was used to assess the clinical outcome of all internal cardioverter defibrillator-only patients (n=714) with a high S-LVRR score. S-LVRR occurred in 25% of internal cardioverter defibrillator-only patients. Predictors of S-LVRR included systolic blood pressure≥140 mm Hg, serum creatinine<1.0 mg/dL, QRS 130 to 160 ms, and nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Multivariate analysis showed that each 1-point increment in S-LVRR score (range, 0-7) was associated with an 11% (P=0.019) reduction in the risk of HF or death. Treatment with cardiac resynchronization therapy was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of HF or death only among internal cardioverter defibrillator-treated patients with a low (Q1-3) S-LVRR score (hazard ratio=0.55; P<0.001), but not among those with a higher (Q4) score (hazard ratio=1.06; P=0.72).


CONCLUSIONS
Our data suggest that approximately one quarter of mild HF patients eligible for biventricular pacing experience S-LVRR. Combined assessment of clinical factors associated with S-LVRR can be used to identify mild HF patients with a low risk for clinical events without cardiac resynchronization therapy intervention.


BACKGROUND
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00180271.
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Andrew
A
Brenyo
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Alon
A
Barsheshet
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Valentina
V
Kutyifa
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Anne-Christine
AC
Ruwald
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Mohan
M
Rao
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Wojciech
W
Zareba
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Anne-Catherine
AC
Pouleur
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Dorit
D
Knappe
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Scott D
SD
Solomon
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Scott
S
McNitt
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
David T
DT
Huang
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet).
Arthur J
AJ
Moss
From the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (A. Brenyo, V.K., A.-C.R., M.R., W.Z., D.T.H., A.J.M., I.G., S.M.); Department of Cardiology, Greenville University Health System, SC (A. Brenyo); Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.-C.P., D.K., S.D.S.); Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel (A. Barsheshet); and Department of Cardiology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel (A. Barsheshet). ilan.goldenberg@heart.rochester.edu.
Ilan
I
Goldenberg
D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004452:Echocardiography; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
cardiac resynchronization therapy; heart failure