Relation of Decongestion and Time to Diuretics to Biomarker Changes and Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure

Yu Horiuchi, Nicholas Wettersten, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Christian Mueeller, Gerasimos Filippatos, Richard Nowak, Christopher Hogan, Michael C. Kontos, Chad M. Cannon, Gerhard A. Mueller, Robert Birkhahn, Pam Taub, Gary M. Vilke, Olga Barnett, Kenneth McDonald, Niall Mahon, Julio Nunez, Carlo Briguori, Claudio Passino, Alan MaiselPatrick T. Murray*

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Abstract

Prompt treatment may mitigate the adverse effects of congestion in the early phase of heart failure (HF) hospitalization, which may lead to improved outcomes. We analyzed 814 acute HF patients for the relationships between time to first intravenous loop diuretics, changes in biomarkers of congestion and multiorgan dysfunction, and 1-year composite end point of death or HF hospitalization. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), high sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hscTnI), urine and serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, and galectin 3 were measured at hospital admission, hospital day 1, 2, 3 and discharge. Time to diuretics was not correlated with the timing of decongestion defined as BNP decrease >= 30% compared with admission. Earlier BNP decreases but not time to diuretics were associated with earlier and greater decreases in hscTnI and urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, and lower incidence of the composite end point. After adjustment for confounders, only no BNP decrease at discharge was significantly associated with mortality but not the composite end point (p = 0.006 and p = 0.062, respectively). In conclusion, earlier time to decongestion but not the time to diuretics was associated with better biomarker trajectories. Residual congestion at discharge rather than the timing of decongestion predicted a worse prognosis. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)70-79
Number of pages10
JournalAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Volume147
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15-May-2021

Keywords

  • GELATINASE-ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN
  • NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE LEVELS
  • ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
  • RISK MODEL
  • FUROSEMIDE
  • MORTALITY
  • DISCHARGE
  • HOSPITALIZATION
  • SERELAXIN
  • PRESSURE

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