Shuhei Yamamoto1, Takayoshi Yamaga2, Kenichi Nishie3, Yasunari Sakai4, Takaaki Ishida4, Keiko Oka5, Shota Ikegami4, Hiroshi Horiuchi4. 1. Department of Rehabilitation, Shinshu University Hospital, Nagano, Japan. Electronic address: syamamoto@shinshu-u.ac.jp. 2. Department of Occupational Therapy, Health Science University, Yamanashi, Japan. 3. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Iida Municipal Hospital, Nagano, Japan. 4. Department of Rehabilitation, Shinshu University Hospital, Nagano, Japan. 5. Clinical Research Support Team, Liège, Belgium.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to clarify the relationship between physical performance and prognosis of patients with heart failure using a meta-analysis given the inconsistencies in published studies regarding the same. METHODS: A total of 22 studies with 10,368 patients were included in this review. Hazard ratios were used for analysis, while meta-analysis was performed using the inverse-variance method. Among all physical performance tests reported in the literature, the six-minute walk distance (6MD) test was most frequently used. However, short physical performance battery (SPPB) and walking speed were more frequently used as outcomes among studies investigating patients with a higher mean age. RESULTS: The results of our meta-analysis showed that 6MD cut-off values were significantly associated with mortality [hazard ratio (HR), 2.04; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.48-2.83; p<0.001] and cardiovascular disease (HR, 2.18; 95% CI, 1.68-2.83; p<0.001). Although a number of studies have also reported on the relationship between other physical performance tests and prognosis, meta-analysis could not be performed. Our results revealed that physical performance was strongly correlated with prognosis among patients with heart failure. CONCLUSIONS: Our meta-analysis showed a strong relationship between 6MD and prognosis. However, studies investigating more elderly patients have tended to more frequently utilize walking speed and SPPB as outcomes.
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to clarify the relationship between physical performance and prognosis of patients with heart failure using a meta-analysis given the inconsistencies in published studies regarding the same. METHODS: A total of 22 studies with 10,368 patients were included in this review. Hazard ratios were used for analysis, while meta-analysis was performed using the inverse-variance method. Among all physical performance tests reported in the literature, the six-minute walk distance (6MD) test was most frequently used. However, short physical performance battery (SPPB) and walking speed were more frequently used as outcomes among studies investigating patients with a higher mean age. RESULTS: The results of our meta-analysis showed that 6MD cut-off values were significantly associated with mortality [hazard ratio (HR), 2.04; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.48-2.83; p<0.001] and cardiovascular disease (HR, 2.18; 95% CI, 1.68-2.83; p<0.001). Although a number of studies have also reported on the relationship between other physical performance tests and prognosis, meta-analysis could not be performed. Our results revealed that physical performance was strongly correlated with prognosis among patients with heart failure. CONCLUSIONS: Our meta-analysis showed a strong relationship between 6MD and prognosis. However, studies investigating more elderly patients have tended to more frequently utilize walking speed and SPPB as outcomes.
Authors: Iván José Fuentes-Abolafio; Brendon Stubbs; Luis Miguel Pérez-Belmonte; María Rosa Bernal-López; Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas; Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas Journal: BMC Cardiovasc Disord Date: 2020-12-09 Impact factor: 2.298