Division of Cardiology, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Division of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Int J Artif Organs. 2022 May;45(5):470-477. doi: 10.1177/03913988221082690. Epub 2022 Apr 1.
To derive and validate a risk score that accurately predicts 1-year mortality after heart transplantation (HT) in patients bridged to transplant (BTT) with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
The UNOS database was queried to identify patients BTT with an LVAD between 2008 and 2018. Patients with ⩾1-year follow up were randomly divided into derivation (70%) and validation (30%) cohorts. The primary endpoint was 1-year mortality. A simple additive risk score was developed based on the odds of 1-year mortality after HT. Risk groups were created, and survival was estimated and compared.
A total of 7759 patients were randomly assigned to derivation ( = 5431) and validation ( = 2328) cohorts. One-year post-transplant mortality was 9.8% ( = 760). A 33-point scoring was created from six recipient variables and two donor variables. Risk groups were classified as low (0-5), intermediate (6-10), and high (>10). In the validation cohort, the predicted 1-year mortality was significantly higher in the high-risk group than the intermediate and low-risk groups, 14.7% versus 9% versus 6.1% respectively (log-rank test: < 0.0001).
The BTT-LVAD Score can serve as a clinical decision tool to guide therapeutic decisions in advanced heart failure patients.
为了开发和验证一种风险评分,以准确预测心脏移植(HT)桥接左心室辅助装置(LVAD)的患者的 1 年死亡率。
UNOS 数据库被查询以确定在 2008 年至 2018 年期间使用 LVAD 桥接移植(BTT)的患者。具有 ⩾1 年随访的患者被随机分为推导(70%)和验证(30%)队列。主要终点是 1 年死亡率。根据 HT 后 1 年死亡率的几率,开发了一个简单的附加风险评分。创建了风险组,并估计和比较了生存率。
共有 7759 名患者被随机分配到推导(=5431)和验证(=2328)队列。移植后 1 年死亡率为 9.8%(=760)。从六个受体变量和两个供体变量创建了 33 分评分。风险组分为低(0-5)、中(6-10)和高(>10)。在验证队列中,高风险组的预测 1 年死亡率明显高于中风险组和低风险组,分别为 14.7%、9%和 6.1%(对数秩检验:<0.0001)。
BTT-LVAD 评分可作为临床决策工具,指导晚期心力衰竭患者的治疗决策。