TY - JOUR
T1 - Galectin-3 in heart failure with preservedejection fraction. A RELAX trial substudy (phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition to improve clinical status and exercise capacity in diastolic heartfailure).
AU - AbouEzzeddine, Omar F.
AU - Haines, Phillip
AU - Stevens, Susanna
AU - Nativi-Nicolau, Jose
AU - Felker, G. Michael
AU - Borlaug, Barry A.
AU - Chen, Horng H.
AU - Tracy, Russell P.
AU - Braunwald, Eugene
AU - Redfield, Margaret M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American College of Cardiology Foundation.
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - Objectives: This study hypothesized that elevated galectin-3 (Gal-3) levels would identify patients with more advanced heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) as assessed by key pathophysiological domains. Background: Gal-3 is implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiac fibrosis but is also increased with normal aging and renal dysfunction. Cardiac fibrosis may contribute to cardiac dysfunction, exercise intolerance, and congestion in HFpEF. Methods: Two hundred eight patients from the RELAX (Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition to Improve Clinical Status and Exercise Capacity in Diastolic Heart Failure) trial of sildenafil in HFpEF had Gal-3 measured at enrollment. Pathophysiological domains assessed included biomarkers of neurohumoral activation, fibrosis, inflammation and myocardial necrosis, congestion severity and quality of life, cardiac structure and function, and exercise performance. Analysis adjusted for age, sex, and/or cystatin-C levels. Potential interaction between baseline Gal-3 and treatment (sildenafil) effect on the RELAX study primary endpoint (change in peak oxygen consumption) was tested. Results: Gal-3 levels were associated with age and severity of renal dysfunction. Adjusting for age, sex, and/or cystatin-C, Gal-3 was not associated with biomarkers of neurohumoral activation, fibrosis, inflammation or myocardial necrosis, congestion or quality-of-life impairment, cardiac remodeling or dysfunction, or exercise intolerance. Gal-3 did not identify patients who responded to phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors (interaction p= 0.53). Conclusions: In overt HFpEF, Gal-3 was related to severity of renal dysfunction and accounting for this, was not independently associated with severity of pathophysiological derangements or response PDE-5 inhibition. These findings underscore the need to adjust for renal function when interpreting Gal-3 levels, and call into question the value of Gal-3 to quantify disease severity in overt HFpEF.
AB - Objectives: This study hypothesized that elevated galectin-3 (Gal-3) levels would identify patients with more advanced heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) as assessed by key pathophysiological domains. Background: Gal-3 is implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiac fibrosis but is also increased with normal aging and renal dysfunction. Cardiac fibrosis may contribute to cardiac dysfunction, exercise intolerance, and congestion in HFpEF. Methods: Two hundred eight patients from the RELAX (Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition to Improve Clinical Status and Exercise Capacity in Diastolic Heart Failure) trial of sildenafil in HFpEF had Gal-3 measured at enrollment. Pathophysiological domains assessed included biomarkers of neurohumoral activation, fibrosis, inflammation and myocardial necrosis, congestion severity and quality of life, cardiac structure and function, and exercise performance. Analysis adjusted for age, sex, and/or cystatin-C levels. Potential interaction between baseline Gal-3 and treatment (sildenafil) effect on the RELAX study primary endpoint (change in peak oxygen consumption) was tested. Results: Gal-3 levels were associated with age and severity of renal dysfunction. Adjusting for age, sex, and/or cystatin-C, Gal-3 was not associated with biomarkers of neurohumoral activation, fibrosis, inflammation or myocardial necrosis, congestion or quality-of-life impairment, cardiac remodeling or dysfunction, or exercise intolerance. Gal-3 did not identify patients who responded to phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors (interaction p= 0.53). Conclusions: In overt HFpEF, Gal-3 was related to severity of renal dysfunction and accounting for this, was not independently associated with severity of pathophysiological derangements or response PDE-5 inhibition. These findings underscore the need to adjust for renal function when interpreting Gal-3 levels, and call into question the value of Gal-3 to quantify disease severity in overt HFpEF.
KW - Biomarkers
KW - Diastole
KW - Galectin-3
KW - Heart failure
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.10.009
DO - 10.1016/j.jchf.2014.10.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 25742762
AN - SCOPUS:84924912803
SN - 2213-1779
VL - 3
SP - 245
EP - 252
JO - JACC: Heart Failure
JF - JACC: Heart Failure
IS - 3
ER -