Electroanatomic ratios and mortality in patients with heart failure: Insights from the asian-hf registry

ASIAN‐HF (Asian Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure) Registry Investigators, Janice Y. Chyou, Wan Ting Tay, Inder S. Anand, Tiew Hwa Katherine Teng, Jonathan J.L. Yap, Michael R. Macdonald, Vijay Chopra, Seet Yoong Loh, Wataru Shimizu, Imran Zainal Abidin, Arthur Mark Richards, Javed Butler, Carolyn S.P. Lam

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: QRS duration (QRSd) is a marker of electrical remodeling in heart failure. Anthropometrics and left ventricular size may influence QRSd and, in turn, may influence the association between QRSd and heart failure outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using the prospective, multicenter, multinational ASIAN-HF (Asian Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure) registry, this study evaluated whether electroanatomic ratios (QRSd indexed for height or left ventricular end-diastole volume) are associated with 1-year mortality in individuals with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. The study included 4899 individuals (aged 60±19 years, 78% male, mean left ventricular ejection fraction: 27.3±7.1%). In the overall cohort, QRSd was not associated with all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 1.003; 95% CI, 0.999–1.006, P=0.142) or sudden cardiac death (HR, 1.006; 95% CI, 1.000–1.013, P=0.059). QRS/height was associated with all-cause mortality (HR, 1.165; 95% CI, 1.046– 1.296, P=0.005 with interaction by sex pinteraction =0.020) and sudden cardiac death (HR, 1.270; 95% CI, 1.021–1.580, P=0.032). QRS/left ventricular end-diastole volume was associated with all-cause mortality (HR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.05–1.43, P=0.011) and sudden cardiac death (HR, 1.461; 95% CI, 1.090–1.957, P=0.011) in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy but not in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (all-cause mortality: HR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.79–1.11, P=0.467; sudden cardiac death: HR, 0.734; 95% CI, 0.477–1.132, P=0.162). CONCLUSIONS: Electroanatomic ratios of QRSd indexed for body size or left ventricular size are associated with mortality in individuals with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. In particular, increased QRS/height may be a marker of high risk in individuals with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and QRS/left ventricular end-diastole volume may further risk stratify individuals with nonischemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere017932
JournalJournal of the American Heart Association
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2021

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