Clinical features and prognosis of more than 75-year old patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction / 心血管康复医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyze clinical features and prognosis of more than 75-year old patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) through comparing with heart failure（HF）and reduced ejection fraction (HFREF), and provide reference for prevention and treatment of HFPEF. Methods: A total of 134 > 75 years HF inpatients admitted from Jan 2009 to Dec 2011 were selected. With left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 50% as the critical point, patients were divided into HFPER group (n=63) and HFREF group (n=71). Clinical characteristics were compared between two groups. Clinical outcomes (all-cause death and rehospitalization caused by heart failure) were compared between two groups after follow up. Results: (1) Clinical features compared with HFREF group, there were significant increase in LVEF [(36.46±6.84)% vs. (58.65±5.01)%], percentage of patients with hypertension (49.3% vs. 69.8%), left atrial diameter [(34.98±3.78) mm vs. (40.02±3.29) mm], and significant decrease in level of brain natriuretic peptide [BNP, (1005.62±458.99) pg/ml vs. (646.57±333.56) pg/ml], concentration of hemoglobin [(11.97±1.29) g/dl vs. (10.76±1.21) g/dl] and left ventricular diameter [(57.17±7.52) mm vs. (47.73±5.48) mm] in HFPEF group, P<0.01 all; (2) Patients were followed up for a mean 2.6 years. There were no significant difference in all-cause mortalities（17.5% vs. 19.7%）and mean time without heart failure event (286 d vs. 258 d) between HFPEF group and HFREF group. Conclusion: Compared with HF patients with reduced ejection fraction, hypertension and anemia are more frequent in HF patients with preserved ejection fraction, but there is no significant difference in clinical outcomes between them.