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ArticleJournal of the American College of Cardiology2024

Stratifying Disease Progression in Patients With Cardiac ATTR Amyloidosis.

Adam Ioannou, Francesco Cappelli, Michele Emdin, Christian Nitsche, Simone Longhi, Ahmad Masri, Alberto Cipriani, Mattia Zampieri, Federica Colio, Michael Poledniczek and 19 more

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Article in Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

29 authors at 10 institutions in 4 countries.

Adam IoannouNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Francesco CappelliTuscan Regional Amyloidosis Centre, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Michele EmdinHealth Science Interdisciplinary Center, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy; Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Christian NitscheDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Simone LonghiCardiology Unit, Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Ahmad MasriOHSU Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Amyloidosis, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Alberto CiprianiDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Cardiology Unit, University Hospital Padua, Padua, Italy.
Mattia ZampieriTuscan Regional Amyloidosis Centre, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Federica ColioTuscan Regional Amyloidosis Centre, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Michael PoledniczekDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Aldostefano PorcariNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiomyopathies, Cardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Yousuf RazviNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Alberto AimoHealth Science Interdisciplinary Center, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy; Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe VergaroHealth Science Interdisciplinary Center, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy; Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Laura De MichieliDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Muhammad U RaufNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Rishi K PatelNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Eugenia VillanuevaNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Yael LustigNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Lucia VenneriNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Ana Martinez-NaharroNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Helen LachmannNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Ashutosh WechalekarNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Carol WhelanNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Aviva PetrieUniversity College London, Biostatistics Unit, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom.
Philip N HawkinsNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Scott SolomonCardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Julian D GillmoreNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Marianna FontanaNational Amyloidosis Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: m.fontana@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GBAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITScuola Superiore Sant'Anna · ITAmyloidosis Foundation · USMedical University of Vienna · ATUniversity of Padua · ITAzienda USL di Bologna · ITBrigham and Women's Hospital · USEastman Dental Hospital · GBUniversity of Trieste · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) is a progressive cardiomyopathy. The clinical course varies among individuals and there are no established measures to assess disease progression.

objectivesThe goal of this study was to assess the prognostic importance of an increase in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and outpatient diuretic intensification (ODI) as markers of disease progression in a large cohort of patients with ATTR-CA.

methodsWe evaluated landmark survival analysis based on worsening of NT-proBNP and requirement for ODI between time of diagnosis and a 1-year visit, and subsequent mortality in 2,275 patients with ATTR-CA from 7 specialist centers. The variables were developed in the National Amyloidosis Centre (NAC) cohort (n = 1,598) and validated in the external cohort from the remaining centers (n = 677).

resultsBetween baseline and 1-year visits, 551 (34.5%) NAC patients and 204 (30.1%) patients in the external validation cohort experienced NT-proBNP progression (NT-proBNP increase >700 ng/L and >30%), which was associated with mortality (NAC cohort: HR: 1.82; 95% CI: 1.57-2.10; P < 0.001; validation cohort: HR: 1.75; 95% CI: 1.32-2.33; P < 0.001). At 1 year, 451 (28.2%) NAC patients and 301 (44.5%) patients in the external validation cohort experienced ODI, which was associated with mortality (NAC cohort: HR: 1.88; 95% CI: 1.62-2.18; P < 0.001; validation cohort: HR: 2.05; 95% CI: 1.53-2.74; P < 0.001). When compared with patients with a stable NT-proBNP and stable diuretic dose, a higher risk of mortality was observed in those experiencing either NT-proBNP progression or ODI (NAC cohort: HR: 1.93; 95% CI: 1.65-2.27; P < 0.001; validation cohort: HR: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.36-2.77; P < 0.001), and those experiencing both NT-proBNP progression and ODI (NAC cohort: HR: 2.98; 95% CI: 2.42-3.67; P < 0.001; validation cohort: HR: 3.23; 95% CI: 2.17-4.79; P < 0.001).

conclusionsNT-proBNP progression and ODI are frequent and consistently associated with an increased risk of mortality. Combining both variables produces a simple, universally applicable model that detects disease progression in ATTR-CA.

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cardiac ATTR amyloidosisdisease progressionNT-proBNPoutpatient diuretic intensification

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PMID38530684
PMCPMC11004588
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