Additional file 3: of Predictive biomarkers for death and rehospitalization in comorbid frail elderly heart failure patients

Table S3. Cox regression analyses for 1-year HF-related hospitalization. A competing risk strategy using the Gray method was adopted, considering death as the competing risk in both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. (DOCX 27 kb)

Additional file 2: of Predictive biomarkers for death and rehospitalization in comorbid frail elderly heart failure patients

Table S2. Cox regression analyses for 30-day rehospitalization. A competing risk strategy using the Gray method was adopted, considering death as the competing risk in both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. (DOCX 27 kb)

Additional file 3: of Predictive biomarkers for death and rehospitalization in comorbid frail elderly heart failure patients

Table S3. Cox regression analyses for 1-year HF-related hospitalization. A competing risk strategy using the Gray method was adopted, considering death as the competing risk in both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. (DOCX 27 kb)

Additional file 2: of Predictive biomarkers for death and rehospitalization in comorbid frail elderly heart failure patients

Table S2. Cox regression analyses for 30-day rehospitalization. A competing risk strategy using the Gray method was adopted, considering death as the competing risk in both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. (DOCX 27 kb)

Clinical Role of CA125 in Worsening Heart Failure

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between antigen carbohydrate 125 (CA125) and the risk of 1-year clinical outcomes in patients with worsening heart failure (HF). Background CA125 is a widely available biomarker that is up-regulated in patients with acute HF and has been postulated as a useful marker of congestion and risk stratification. Methods In a large multicenter cohort of patients with worsening HF, either in-hospital or in the outpatient setting, the independent associations between CA125 and 1-year death and the composite of death/HF readmission (adjusted for outcome-specific prognostic risk score [BIOSTAT risk score]) were determined by usin…

Prognostic Value and Kinetics of Soluble Neprilysin in Acute Heart Failure

Abstract Objectives This study sought to examine the prognostic value of the soluble form of neprilysin (sNEP) in acute heart failure (AHF) and sNEP kinetics during hospital admission. Background sNEP was recently identified in chronic heart failure (HF) and was associated with cardiovascular outcomes. Methods A total of 350 patients (53% women, mean 72.6 ± 10.7 years of age) were included in the study. Primary endpoints were composites of cardiovascular death or HF hospitalizations at short-term (2 months) and long-term (mean: 1.8 ± 1.2 years) follow-up. sNEP was measured using an ad hoc–modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and its prognostic value was assessed using Cox regression …

A bio-clinical approach for prediction of sudden cardiac death in outpatients with heart failure: The ST2-SCD score

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the main modes of death in heart failure (HF) patients and its prediction remains a real challenge. Our aim was to assess the incidence of SCD at 5 years HF contemporary managed outpatients, and to find a simple prediction model for SCD.SCD was considered any unexpected death, witnessed or not, occurring in a previously stable patient with no evidence of worsening HF or any other cause of death. A competing risk strategy was adopted using the Fine-Gray method of Cox regressions analyses that considered other causes of death as the competing event.The derivation cohort included 744 consecutive outpatients (72% men, age 67.9 ± 12.2 years, left ventricular …

Predictive biomarkers for death and rehospitalization in comorbid frail elderly heart failure patients.

Background Heart failure (HF) is associated with a high rate of readmissions within 30 days post-discharge and in the following year, especially in frail elderly patients. Biomarker data are scarce in this high-risk population. This study assessed the value of early post-discharge circulating levels of ST2, NT-proBNP, CA125, and hs-TnI for predicting 30-day and 1-year outcomes in comorbid frail elderly patients with HF with mainly preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Methods Blood samples were obtained at the first visit shortly after discharge (4.9 ± 2 days). The primary endpoint was the composite of all-cause mortality or HF-related rehospitalization at 30 days and at 1 year. All-cause mo…

Additional file 1: of Predictive biomarkers for death and rehospitalization in comorbid frail elderly heart failure patients

Table S1. Correlations between studied biomarkers. Correlation between the different studied biomarkers was performed using Pearson correlation test of log-transformed values of each biomarker. (DOCX 25 kb)

Additional file 1: of Predictive biomarkers for death and rehospitalization in comorbid frail elderly heart failure patients

Table S1. Correlations between studied biomarkers. Correlation between the different studied biomarkers was performed using Pearson correlation test of log-transformed values of each biomarker. (DOCX 25 kb)

Bio-profiling and bio-prognostication of chronic heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction.

Abstract Background Recent ESC guidelines on heart failure (HF) have introduced a new phenotype based on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), called the mid-range (HFmrEF). This phenotype falls between the classical reduced (HFrEF) and preserved (HFpEF) HF phenotypes. We aimed to characterize the HFmrEF biomarker profile and outcomes. Methods 1069 consecutive ambulatory patients were included in the study (age 66.2 ± 12.8 years); 800 with HFrEF (74.8%), 134 with HFmrEF (12.5%), and 135 with HFpEF (12.5%). We measured serum concentrations of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT), soluble suppression of tumorigenicity (ST2), galectin-…

Serum neprilysin and recurrent hospitalizations after acute heart failure

Serum Neprilysin and Recurrent Admissions in Patients With Heart Failure

Background Our aim was to evaluate the association between the soluble form of neprilysin ( sNEP ) levels and long‐term all‐cause, cardiovascular, and acute heart failure ( AHF ) recurrent admissions in an ambulatory cohort of patients with heart failure. sNEP has emerged as a new biomarker with promising implications for prognosis and therapy in patients with heart failure. Reducing the recurrent admission rate of heart failure patients has become an important target of public health planning strategies. Methods and Results We measured sNEP levels in 1021 consecutive ambulatory heart failure patients. End points were the number of all‐cause, cardiovascular, and AHF hospitalizations during…