Valsartan Dosage on Ventriculo-Vascular Coupling Index Dose-Dependency in Heart Failure Patients
- Authors
- 안경진; 유종욱; 장영우; 김대혁; 권준; 정욱진
- Issue Date
- May-2021
- Publisher
- YONSEI UNIV COLL MEDICINE
- Keywords
- Heart failure; ventricular ejection fraction; valsartan; dosage; ventriculo-vascular coupling index
- Citation
- YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, v.62, no.5, pp.391 - 399
- Journal Title
- YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Volume
- 62
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 391
- End Page
- 399
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/81067
- DOI
- 10.3349/ymj.2021.62.5.391
- ISSN
- 0513-5796
- Abstract
- Purpose: Heart failure (HF) poses significant morbidity and mortality. Recently, the ventriculo-vascular coupling index (VVI) wasintroduced as an independent prognostic factor reflective of the overall cardiovascular performance index in HF. We aimed to determinethe effectiveness of force-titration of valsartan on VVI values in HF patients.
Materials and Methods: In this multicenter and prospective observational trial, the effect of valsartan was stratified according todosages [non-ceiling dose (NCD) vs. ceiling dose (CD)] in HF patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <55%. Biochemicalstudies, including N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), echocardiography with VVI, the treadmilltest, and the activity scale index were assessed at baseline and after 24 weeks of treatment.
Results: One-hundred thirty-eight patients were force-titrated to either a CD group (n=81) or a NCD group (n=57). The mean age ofthe study participants was 59 years and 66% were male. After 6 months of follow up, left ventricular mass index (LVMI) values hadsignificantly improved in the CD group but not in the NCD group. Intriguingly, in HF patients with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)(n=52, LVEF <40%), a significant improvement in VVI was only observed in the CD group (from 2.4±0.6 to 1.8±0.5, p<0.001).
Conclusion: CDs of valsartan for 6 months showed better improvement in VVI, as well as LVMI, in patients with HFrEF, comparedwith NCDs.
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