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Trial reportJournal of the American Heart Association2026

Left Atrial Volume Index and Left Ventricular Mass Index Determine the Benefits of Spironolactone in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.

Hongbin Zang, Chenhong Jia, Yilong Pan, Xiaodong Li, Qiongyu Zhang

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Trial report in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hongbin Zang *Department of Cardiology Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang China.ORCID 0000-0002-5042-9898
Chenhong Jia *Department of Cardiology Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang China.
Yilong PanDepartment of Cardiology Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang China.ORCID 0000-0002-9133-3366
Xiaodong LiDepartment of Cardiology Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang China.
Qiongyu ZhangDepartment of Neurology Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang China.ORCID 0000-0002-4807-643X

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Abstract

backgroundIt is unclear whether patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction respond to spironolactone based on cardiac structure or function.

methodsA post hoc analysis was performed among participants with left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction ≥50% and evidence of abnormal LV diastolic function or filling pressures in TOPCAT (Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist Trial). Log-rank tests and Cox regression models were used for comparison between groups.

resultsTotally, 757 subjects were qualified and stratified by parameters on cardiac structure or function. In patients with increased left atrial volume index, spironolactone reduced cardiovascular mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.48 [95% CI, 0.24-0.98];

conclusionsSpironolactone reduced cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalization, or the composite outcome of cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalization, and aborted sudden death in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction with increased left atrial volume index or LV mass index.

Indexed as

Atrial Function, LeftHeart AtriaHeart Failure, DiastolicHeart VentriclesMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsSpironolactoneVentricular Function, LeftAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsSpironolactoneheart failure with preserved ejection fractionleft atrial volume indexleft ventricular mass indexspironolactone

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PMID41848036
PMCPMC13279093

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