Muhammad Zubair Israr1, Dennis Bernieh1, Andrea Salzano2, Shabana Cassambai1, Yoshiyuki Yazaki1, Liam M Heaney3, Donald J L Jones4, Leong L Ng1, Toru Suzuki5. 1. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom. 2. IRCCS SDN, Diagnostic and Nuclear Research Institute, Naples, Italy. 3. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom; School of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom. 4. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom; Department of Cancer Studies, University of Leicester, RKCSB, Leicester, United Kingdom. 5. Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: ts263@le.ac.uk.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a gut-related metabolite, is associated with heart failure (HF) outcomes. However, TMAO is the final product of a complex metabolic pathway (ie, choline/carnitine) that has never been entirely investigated in HF. The present study investigates a panel of metabolites involved in the TMAO-choline/carnitine metabolic pathway for their associations with outcome in acute HF patients. METHODS: In total, 806 plasma samples from acute HF patients were analyzed for TMAO, trimethyllysine, L-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine, γ-butyrobetaine, crotonobetaine, trimethylamine, betaine aldehyde, choline, and betaine using a developed liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. Associations with outcome of all-cause mortality (death) and a composite of all-cause mortality and/or rehospitalization caused by HF (death/HF) at 30 days and 1 year were investigated. RESULTS: TMAO, trimethyllysine, L-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine, and γ-butyrobetaine were associated with death and death/HF at 30 days (short term; hazard ratio 1.30-1.49, P≤ .021) and at 1 year (long term; hazard ratio 1.15-1.25, P≤ .026) when adjusted for cardiac risk factors. L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine were superior for short-term outcomes whereas TMAO was the superior metabolite for association with long-term outcomes. Furthermore, acetyl-L-carnitine and L-carnitine were superior for in-hospital mortality and improved risk stratification when combined with current clinical risk scores (ie, Acute Decompensated HEart Failure National REgistry, Organized Program To Initiate Lifesaving Treatment In Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure, and Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure; odds ratio (OR) ≥ 1.52, P≤ .020). CONCLUSIONS: Carnitine-related metabolites show associations with adverse outcomes in acute HF, in particular L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine for short-term outcomes, and TMAO for long-term outcomes. Further studies are warranted to investigate the role and implications of carnitine metabolites including intervention in the pathogenesis of HF.
BACKGROUND:Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a gut-related metabolite, is associated with heart failure (HF) outcomes. However, TMAO is the final product of a complex metabolic pathway (ie, choline/carnitine) that has never been entirely investigated in HF. The present study investigates a panel of metabolites involved in the TMAO-choline/carnitine metabolic pathway for their associations with outcome in acute HF patients. METHODS: In total, 806 plasma samples from acute HF patients were analyzed for TMAO, trimethyllysine, L-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine, γ-butyrobetaine, crotonobetaine, trimethylamine, betaine aldehyde, choline, and betaine using a developed liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. Associations with outcome of all-cause mortality (death) and a composite of all-cause mortality and/or rehospitalization caused by HF (death/HF) at 30 days and 1 year were investigated. RESULTS:TMAO, trimethyllysine, L-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine, and γ-butyrobetaine were associated with death and death/HF at 30 days (short term; hazard ratio 1.30-1.49, P≤ .021) and at 1 year (long term; hazard ratio 1.15-1.25, P≤ .026) when adjusted for cardiac risk factors. L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine were superior for short-term outcomes whereas TMAO was the superior metabolite for association with long-term outcomes. Furthermore, acetyl-L-carnitine and L-carnitine were superior for in-hospital mortality and improved risk stratification when combined with current clinical risk scores (ie, Acute Decompensated HEart Failure National REgistry, Organized Program To Initiate Lifesaving Treatment In Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure, and Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure; odds ratio (OR) ≥ 1.52, P≤ .020). CONCLUSIONS:Carnitine-related metabolites show associations with adverse outcomes in acute HF, in particular L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine for short-term outcomes, and TMAO for long-term outcomes. Further studies are warranted to investigate the role and implications of carnitine metabolites including intervention in the pathogenesis of HF.
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