CLINICAL RESEARCH
Outcomes in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction
Mortality, readmission, and functional decline
Grace L. Smith, MPH*,
Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, FACC ,
Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD ,
Martha J. Radford, MD, FACC* || and
Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, FACC*||¶,*
* Yale–New Haven Hospital Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Division of Cardiology, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
|| Qualidigm, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
¶ Section of Health Policy and Administration, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Manuscript received March 29, 2002;
revised manuscript received October 7, 2002,
accepted October 31, 2002.
* Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Harlan M. Krumholz, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 208025, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8025, USA.
harlan.krumholz{at}yale.edu
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the six-month clinical trajectory of patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (EF), as the natural history of this condition has not been well established. We compared mortality, hospital readmission, and changes in functional status in patients with preserved versus depressed EF.
BACKGROUND: Although the poor prognosis of HF with depressed EF has been extensively documented, there are only limited and conflicting data concerning clinical outcomes for patients with preserved EF.
METHODS: We prospectively evaluated 413 patients hospitalized for HF to determine whether EF  40% was an independent predictor of mortality, readmission, and the combined outcome of functional decline or death.
RESULTS: After six months, 13% of patients with preserved EF died, compared with 21% of patients with depressed EF (p = 0.02). However, the rates of functional decline were similar among those with preserved and depressed EF (30% vs. 23%, respectively; p = 0.14). After adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates, preserved EF was associated with a lower risk of death (hazard ratio [HR] 0.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.26 to 0.90; p = 0.02), but there was no difference in the risk of readmission (HR 1.01, 95% CI 0.72 to 1.43; p = 0.96) or the odds of functional decline or death (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.59 to 1.72; p = 0.97).
CONCLUSIONS: Heart failure with preserved EF confers a considerable burden on patients, with the risk of readmission, disability, and symptoms subsequent to hospital discharge, comparable to that of HF patients with depressed EF.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
| | ACE | = angiotensin-converting enzyme | | ADL | = activities of daily living | | CI | = confidence interval | | EF | = ejection fraction | | HF | = heart failure | | HR | = hazard ratio | | OR | = odds ratio | | V-HeFT | = Veterans Administration Heart Failure Trial |
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