John E Strobeck1, Jonathan Feldschuh2, Wayne L Miller3. 1. Heart-Lung Center, Hawthorne, New Jersey. Electronic address: jstrobeck@hlany.com. 2. Daxor Corporation, New York, New York. 3. Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Division of Circulatory Failure, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study performed a retrospective outcome analyses of a large cohort of mixed ejection fraction patients admitted for acute heart failure (HF), whose inpatient care was guided by individual quantitative blood volume analysis (BVA) results. BACKGROUND: Decongestion strategies in patients hospitalized for HF are based on clinical assessment of volume and have not integrated a quantitative intravascular volume metric. METHODS: Propensity score control matching analysis was performed in 245 consecutive HF admissions to a community hospital (September 2007 to April 2014; 78 ± 10 years of age; 50% with HF with reduced ejection fraction [HFrEF]; and 30% with Stage 4 chronic kidney disease). Total blood volume (TBV), red blood cell volume (RBCV), and plasma volume (PV) were measured at admission by using iodine-131-labeled albumin indicator-dilution technique. Decongestion strategy targeted a TBV threshold of 6% to 8% above patient-specific normative values. Anemia was treated based on cause. Hematocrit (Hct) measurements were monitored to assess effectiveness of interventions. Control subjects derived from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data were matched 10:1 for demographics, comorbidity, and year of treatment. RESULTS: Although 66% of subjects had PV expansion, only 37% were hypervolemic (TBV >10% excess). True anemia (RBCV ≥10% deficit) was present in 62% of subjects. Treatment of true anemia without hypervolemia resulted in a rise in peripheral Hct of 2.7 ± 2.9% (p < 0.001), and diuretic treatment of hypervolemia in cases without anemia caused a 4.5 ± 3.9% (p < 0.001) increase in peripheral Hct at 11.3 ± 7.5 days after admission. Subjects had lower 30-day rates of readmission (12.2% vs. 27.7%, respectively; p < 0.001), of 30-day mortality (2.0% vs. 11.1%, respectively; p < 0.001), and of 365-day mortality (4.9% vs. 35.5%, respectively; p < 0.001) but longer lengths of stay (7.3 vs. 5.6 days, respectively; p < 0.001) than control subjects. CONCLUSIONS: Retrospective outcomes using volume-guided HF therapy versus propensity-matched controls support the benefit of BVA in guiding volume management and reducing death and rehospitalization due to HF.
OBJECTIVES: This study performed a retrospective outcome analyses of a large cohort of mixed ejection fraction patients admitted for acute heart failure (HF), whose inpatient care was guided by individual quantitative blood volume analysis (BVA) results. BACKGROUND: Decongestion strategies in patients hospitalized for HF are based on clinical assessment of volume and have not integrated a quantitative intravascular volume metric. METHODS: Propensity score control matching analysis was performed in 245 consecutive HF admissions to a community hospital (September 2007 to April 2014; 78 ± 10 years of age; 50% with HF with reduced ejection fraction [HFrEF]; and 30% with Stage 4 chronic kidney disease). Total blood volume (TBV), red blood cell volume (RBCV), and plasma volume (PV) were measured at admission by using iodine-131-labeled albumin indicator-dilution technique. Decongestion strategy targeted a TBV threshold of 6% to 8% above patient-specific normative values. Anemia was treated based on cause. Hematocrit (Hct) measurements were monitored to assess effectiveness of interventions. Control subjects derived from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data were matched 10:1 for demographics, comorbidity, and year of treatment. RESULTS: Although 66% of subjects had PV expansion, only 37% were hypervolemic (TBV >10% excess). True anemia (RBCV ≥10% deficit) was present in 62% of subjects. Treatment of true anemia without hypervolemia resulted in a rise in peripheral Hct of 2.7 ± 2.9% (p < 0.001), and diuretic treatment of hypervolemia in cases without anemia caused a 4.5 ± 3.9% (p < 0.001) increase in peripheral Hct at 11.3 ± 7.5 days after admission. Subjects had lower 30-day rates of readmission (12.2% vs. 27.7%, respectively; p < 0.001), of 30-day mortality (2.0% vs. 11.1%, respectively; p < 0.001), and of 365-day mortality (4.9% vs. 35.5%, respectively; p < 0.001) but longer lengths of stay (7.3 vs. 5.6 days, respectively; p < 0.001) than control subjects. CONCLUSIONS: Retrospective outcomes using volume-guided HF therapy versus propensity-matched controls support the benefit of BVA in guiding volume management and reducing death and rehospitalization due to HF.
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