Clinical Research Laboratory in Chagas Disease Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Antonio Pedro University Hospital Fluminense Federal University Niterói Brazil.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jun 20;12(12):e028810. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.028810. Epub 2023 Jun 14.
Background Chagas disease (CD) presents an ominous prognosis. The predictive value of biomarkers and new echocardiogram parameters in adjusted models have not been well studied. Methods and Results There were 361 patients with chronic CD (57.6% men, 61±11 years of age, clinical forms: indeterminate 27.1%, cardiac 56.6%, digestive 3.6%, cardiodigestive 12.7%) included in this single-center, observational, prospective longitudinal study. Echocardiographic evaluation included strain analyses of left atrial, left ventricular (LV), and right ventricular and 3-dimensional analyses of left atrial and LV volumes. Biomarkers included cardiac troponin I, brain natriuretic peptide, transforming growth factor β1, tumor necrosis factor, matrix metalloproteinases, and polymerase chain reaction. The studied end point was a composite of CD-related mortality, heart transplant, hospital admission due to worsening heart failure, or new cardiac device insertion. Event-free survival was analyzed by multivariable regression analyses adjusted for competing risks. values <0.05 were considered significant. The composite event occurred in 79 patients after 4.9±2.0 years follow-up. LV end-diastolic volume (hazard ratio [HR], 1.01 [95% CI, 1.00-1.02]; =0.02), peak negative global atrial strain (HR, 1.08 [95% CI, 1.00-1.17]; =0.04), LV global circumferential strain (HR, 1.12 [95% CI, 1.04-1.21]; =0.003), LV torsion (HR, 0.55 [95% CI, 0.35-0.81]; =0.003), brain natriuretic peptide (HR, 2.03 [95% CI, 1.23-3.34]; =0.005), and positive polymerase chain reaction (HR, 1.80 [95% CI, 1.12-2.91]; =0.01) were end point predictors independent from age, sex, 2-dimensional echocardiographic indexes, hypertension, previous cardiac device, and CD cardiac form. Conclusions Two-dimensional strain- and 3-dimensional-derived parameters, brain natriuretic peptide, and positive polymerase chain reaction can be useful for prediction of CD cardiovascular events.
恰加斯病(CD)预后凶险。生物标志物和新超声心动图参数在调整模型中的预测价值尚未得到充分研究。
这项单中心、观察性、前瞻性纵向研究纳入了 361 例慢性 CD 患者(57.6%为男性,61±11 岁,临床类型:不确定型 27.1%,心脏型 56.6%,消化型 3.6%,心消化型 12.7%)。超声心动图评估包括左心房、左心室(LV)应变分析和左心房、LV 容积的 3 维分析。生物标志物包括心脏肌钙蛋白 I、脑钠肽、转化生长因子β1、肿瘤坏死因子、基质金属蛋白酶和聚合酶链反应。研究终点为 CD 相关死亡率、心脏移植、因心力衰竭恶化而住院或新植入心脏设备的复合终点。通过多变量回归分析调整竞争风险后分析无事件生存情况。 <0.05 被认为有统计学意义。79 例患者在 4.9±2.0 年的随访后发生复合事件。LV 舒张末期容积(危险比 [HR],1.01 [95%CI,1.00-1.02];=0.02)、峰值负性整体心房应变(HR,1.08 [95%CI,1.00-1.17];=0.04)、LV 整体环向应变(HR,1.12 [95%CI,1.04-1.21];=0.003)、LV 扭转(HR,0.55 [95%CI,0.35-0.81];=0.003)、脑钠肽(HR,2.03 [95%CI,1.23-3.34];=0.005)和阳性聚合酶链反应(HR,1.80 [95%CI,1.12-2.91];=0.01)是独立于年龄、性别、二维超声心动图指标、高血压、既往心脏设备和 CD 心脏形式的终点预测因素。
二维应变和 3 维衍生参数、脑钠肽和阳性聚合酶链反应可用于预测 CD 心血管事件。