[Polymorbidity and its association with the unfavorable course of chronic heart failure in outpatients aged 60 years and older].

AIM: This study was carried out to evaluate polymorbidity taking into account geriatric syndromes and their relationship with the course of chronic heart failure (CHF) in outpatients aged 60 years and older. Methods. We conducted an open, prospective, non-randomized study. The main group included 80 patients with CHF, the comparison group - 40 patients without CHF. Conducted clinical examination, ECG, echocardiography, two-photon X-ray absorptiometry. The scale of assessment of clinical status in CHF,Charlson comorbidity index were used. The criteria for frailty were the presence of at least 3 signs due FRAIL scale. Mean follow-up was 24.1±13.0 months. Results. All patients with CHF (100%) and 92.5% of the comparison group had a concomitant pathology. A combination of 3 or more of any diseases was more common in CHF compared to control group (p=0.008), CKD (66%) and obesity (35%) were the most common pathology. Combinations of osteoporosis and CKD (28%), obesity and CKD (23%) were the most frequent in the CHF patients, a combination of obesity and CKD (28%), obesity and diabetes (18%) - without CHF patients. The same incidence of osteoporosis (p=0.768), falls (p=0.980), fractures (p=0.549) and frailty (p=0.828) was observed in CHF patients and different EFLV, but prevalence of frailty was observed at the age of 75 years and older. During the observation period, 24% CHF patients and 5% patients without CHF (p=0.022) died. The worst survival of patients with ischemic genesis of CHF and osteoporosis was noted. The factors associated with an increased risk of death in CHF patients were the ischemic etiology of CHF (OR 8.33; 95% CI 1.11-62.4; p=0.039), male gender (OR 7.91; 95% CI 2.3-27.2; p=0.001), LV EF <45% (OR 2.52; 95% CI 1.01-6,27; p=0.047), low bone mineral density in femoral neck region (р=0.016, ОR 4.3, 95% CI 1.3-17.2), comorbidity score (OR 1.19; 95% CI 1.04-1.37; p=0.012), a total score on the scale of assessment of clinical status in CHF (OR 1.13; 95% CI 1.03-1.24; p=0.008). Conclusion. All СHF patients had concomitant diseases, CKD and obesity were the most common pathologies. The ischemic etiology of CHF, along with the male gender, LV EF less than 45%, severe clinical statusand high score on the Charlson comorbidity index turned out to be risk factors for death in outpatients aged 60 years and older with CHF.

Bendopnea: Association With Echocardiographic Features and Clinical Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.

AIM: to assess the prevalence of bendopnea and association of this symptom with clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic features, clinical outcomes during 2 years of follow-up in ambulatory elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted an open, prospective, non-randomized study of 80 ambulatory patients aged ≥60 years admitted with heart failure II-IV NYHA class CHF. Baseline survey included physical examination, estimation of Charlson comorbidity index, echocardiography and laboratory tests. Bendopnea was considered when shortness of breath occurred within 30 sec of sitting on a chair and bending forward. Mean follow-up was 26.6±11.0 months. RESULTS: Bendopnea was present in 38.8 % patients. All these patients complained of shortness of breath during physical exertion and 45.2 % of them had orthopnea.  Bendopnea was associated with the male gender (odds ratio [OR] 11.8, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 4.04-34.8, p<0.001), severity of the clinical status (ШОКС [shocks] scale score)  (OR 1.78, 95 % CI 1.29-2.38, p<0.001), Charlson comorbidity index (OR 1.29, 95 % CI 1.07-1.52, p=0.007), coronary heart disease (OR 26.6, 95 % CI 3.34-21.3, p=0.002), history of myocardial infarction (OR 13.9, 95 % CI 4.2-46.6, p<0.001), left ventricular (LV) aneurysm (OR 13.3, 95 % CI 2.69-65.9, p=0.002), increased indexed LV end-systolic diameter (OR 8.2, 95 % CI 1.9-34.1, p=0.004), left atrial size (OR 4.3, 95 % CI 1,4-12.5, p=0.008), indexed LV end-systolic volume (OR 1.32, 95 % CI 1.07-1.64, p=0.010), pulmonary artery systolic pressure (OR 1.26, 95 % 1.03-1.45, p=0.002), high levels of NT-proBNP (OR 1.0, 95 % CI 1.0-1.002, p=0.055), creatinine (OR 1.04, 95 % CI 1.02-1.07, p=0.001), uric acid (OR 1.006, 95 % CI 1.002-1.011, p=0.004); hospitalizations (OR 7.61, 95 % 2.04-28.4, p=0.003), and patient's mortality (OR 5.63, 95 % CI 1.94-16.4, p=0.001). Multifactorial analysis confirmed association of bendopnea with severity of clinical status (OR 1.70, 95 % CI 1.04-2.8, p=0.033), increased left atrial size (OR 5.67, 95 % CI 2.75-21.32, p=0.029) and Charlson comorbidity index (OR 1.17, 95 % CI 1.04-2.80, p=0.050). During follow-up 51.6 and 12.2 % of patients died among those with and without bendopnea, respectively (OR 4.22, 95 % CI 1.85-9.9, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Bendopnea is associated with an adverse hemodynamic profile and prognosis, what allows to consider this symptom as a reliable marker of CHF severity.