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ArticleCirculation. Heart failure2026

Variation in Vasoactive Treatment Selection for Cardiogenic Shock: Insights From the Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network (CCCTN).

David E Hamilton, Jackson L Shriver, Siddharth M Patel, Jeong-Gun Park, Zoe E Michos, Michael R Mathis, Sarah K Adie, Carlos L Alviar, Christopher F Barnett, David D Berg and 29 more

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David E HamiltonDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (D.E.H., J.L.S., Z.E.M., S.K.A., S.W.K., A.D.T.).ORCID 0000-0001-7626-2494
Jackson L ShriverDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (D.E.H., J.L.S., Z.E.M., S.K.A., S.W.K., A.D.T.).ORCID 0000-0002-6652-104X
Siddharth M PatelTIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.M.P., J.-G.P., D.D.B., E.A.B., D.A.M.).ORCID 0000-0002-4637-4361
Jeong-Gun ParkTIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.M.P., J.-G.P., D.D.B., E.A.B., D.A.M.).ORCID 0000-0003-4615-1747
Zoe E MichosDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (D.E.H., J.L.S., Z.E.M., S.K.A., S.W.K., A.D.T.).ORCID 0009-0003-6057-4786
Michael R MathisDepartment of Anesthesia, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor (M.R.M.).ORCID 0000-0002-9697-2212
Sarah K AdieDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (D.E.H., J.L.S., Z.E.M., S.K.A., S.W.K., A.D.T.).ORCID 0000-0001-6218-2784
Carlos L AlviarThe Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, NY (C.L.A., J.N.K.).
Christopher F BarnettDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, CA (C.F.B.).ORCID 0000-0003-1095-5794
David D BergTIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.M.P., J.-G.P., D.D.B., E.A.B., D.A.M.).ORCID 0000-0002-0366-5492
Courtney E BennettLehigh Valley Health Network, Center Valley, PA (C.E.B.).ORCID 0000-0001-7186-1009
Erin A BohulaTIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.M.P., J.-G.P., D.D.B., E.A.B., D.A.M.).ORCID 0000-0002-5559-8172
Anthony P CarnicelliMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston (A.P.C.).ORCID 0000-0002-9805-4562
Lori B DanielsDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (L.B.D.).ORCID 0000-0002-4841-9922
Mark W DodsonDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT (M.W.D.).ORCID 0000-0002-4709-1048
Ann GageDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN (A.G.).ORCID 0000-0001-5735-5011
Umesh GidwaniCardiovascular Institute and Fuster Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (U.G.).ORCID 0000-0002-8631-2819
Michael GoldfarbDivision of Cardiology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (M.G.).ORCID 0000-0001-9790-1232
Jason N KatzThe Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, NY (C.L.A., J.N.K.).ORCID 0000-0002-3460-5169
Scott W KetchamDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (D.E.H., J.L.S., Z.E.M., S.K.A., S.W.K., A.D.T.).ORCID 0000-0002-5231-4111
Younghoon KwonDivision of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle (Y.K.).ORCID 0000-0002-8152-9170
Evan S LeibnerDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sanai, New York, NY (E.S.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-0490-1389
Daniel B LoriauxDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (D.B.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-2686-1170
Adriana LukDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada (A.L.).ORCID 0000-0003-3042-4210
Paul MaranoSmidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (P.M.).ORCID 0000-0002-0011-3369
P Elliott MillerSection of Cardiovascular Disease, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (P.E.M.).ORCID 0000-0002-0595-1492
Srini V MukundanKnight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR (S.V.M.).ORCID 0009-0003-0973-7359
Alexander I PapolosDepartments of Cardiology and Critical Care, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC (A.I.P.).ORCID 0000-0001-6045-5988
Barbara A PisaniSection of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC (B.A.P.).ORCID 0000-0002-8148-2317
Alastair G ProudfootDepartment of Perioperative Medicine, Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom (A.G.P.).ORCID 0000-0001-9935-0438
Robert O RoswellNorthwell Health Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY (R.O.R.).ORCID 0000-0003-4358-6534
Kevin S ShahDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (K.S.S.).ORCID 0000-0002-3012-9943
Michael A SolomonCritical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (M.A.S.).ORCID 0000-0001-7400-6614
Matthew I TomeyZena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (M.I.T.).ORCID 0000-0001-5626-0467
Sean van DiepenDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (S.v.D.).ORCID 0000-0002-6688-828X
Sammy ZakariaDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (S.Z.).ORCID 0000-0002-1054-4410
David A MorrowTIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.M.P., J.-G.P., D.D.B., E.A.B., D.A.M.).ORCID 0000-0002-9589-5382
Andrea D ThompsonDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (D.E.H., J.L.S., Z.E.M., S.K.A., S.W.K., A.D.T.).ORCID 0000-0001-8798-2024
CCCTN Investigators

Funding

Missense Variants in Myosin Binding Protein C that Cause Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyR01HL167524 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Sharlene M Day · 2023 to 2026
$2.8M
Pathogenic mechanisms of myosin binding protein C missense variants within hypertrophic cardiomyopathyK08HL163328 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Andrea Dooley Thompson · 2022 to 2026
$837k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL163328NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL167524
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe paucity of data to guide selection of specific vasoactive agents in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) may lead to variability in practice patterns. The level of variability and specific factors that are associated with the use of vasoactive medications and inodilators have not been previously described.

methodsThe CCCTN (Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network) is an international, multicenter network of cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) coordinated by the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Study Group. This analysis included CICU admissions for CS from 2019 to 2023. Variation in the use of inodilator treatment (dobutamine/milrinone) was assessed with multivariable mixed-effects logistic modeling.

resultsA total of 3282 admissions from 37 CICUs comprised the analysis cohort. The use of vasoactive medications, including inodilator treatment, varied substantially across institutions. Patient-level variables associated with greater use of inodilators included history of heart failure (odds ratio, 1.98 [95% CI, 1.61-2.44]), biventricular failure (1.59 [95% CI, 1.27-2.00]), Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions stage D (1.34 [95% CI, 1.07-1.68]), valvular disease (1.34 [95% CI, 1.03-1.74]), and male sex (1.23 [95% CI, 1.02-1.49]). Variables associated with less inodilator use included cardiac arrest (0.33 [95% CI, 0.27-0.42]), right ventricular failure (0.50 [95% CI, 0.33-0.73]), Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions stage E (0.57 [95% CI, 0.41-0.81]), acute myocardial infarction-CS (0.71 [95% CI, 0.56-0.90]), peripheral arterial disease (0.73 [95% CI, 0.54-0.99]), older age (0.77 [95% CI, 0.72-0.83], per 10-year increase), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (0.96 [95% CI, 0.93-0.99], per 10 mL/min per 1.73 m

conclusionsThere is significant variation in vasoactive treatment and inodilator use in CS. Variation in inodilator use was associated with patient-level factors and with substantial individual CICU practice variation. Such variability underscores the need for additional high-quality evidence to guide vasoactive treatment strategies in CS.

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Cardiotonic AgentsCritical CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Shock, CardiogenicVasoconstrictor AgentsAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeCardiotonic AgentsVasoconstrictor Agentsangiographycritical careheart failureodds ratioshock

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