TY - JOUR
T1 - Prognosis of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Without Heart Failure Symptoms
AU - Gonzalez-Lopez, Esther
AU - Escobar-Lopez, Luis
AU - Obici, Laura
AU - Saturi, Giulia
AU - Bezard, Mélanie
AU - Saith, Sunil E.
AU - AbouEzzeddine, Omar F.
AU - Mussinelli, Roberta
AU - Gagliardi, Christian
AU - Kharoubi, Mounira
AU - Griffin, Jan M.
AU - Dispenzieri, Angela
AU - Vilches, Silvia
AU - Perlini, Stefano
AU - Longhi, Simone
AU - Oghina, Silvia
AU - Rivas, Adrian
AU - Grogan, Martha
AU - Maurer, Mathew S.
AU - Damy, Thibaud
AU - Palladini, Giovanni
AU - Rapezzi, Claudio
AU - Garcia-Pavia, Pablo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Background: Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is increasingly recognized as a treatable cause of heart failure (HF). Advances in diagnosis and therapy have increased the number of patients diagnosed at early stages, but prognostic data on patients without HF symptoms are lacking. Moreover, it is unknown whether asymptomatic patients benefit from early initiation of transthyretin (TTR) stabilizers. Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the natural history and prognosis of ATTR-CM in patients without HF symptoms. Methods: Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with ATTR-CM without HF symptoms were retrospectively collected at 6 international amyloidosis centers. Results: A total of 118 patients (78.8% men, median age 66 years [IQR: 53.8-75 years], 68 [57.6%] with variant transthyretin amyloidosis, mean left ventricular ejection fraction 60.5% ± 9.9%, mean left ventricular wall thickness 15.4 ± 3.1 mm, and 53 [45%] treated with TTR stabilizers at baseline or during follow-up) were included. During a median follow-up period of 3.7 years (IQR: 1-6 years), 38 patients developed HF symptoms (23 New York Heart Association functional class II and 14 functional class III or IV), 32 died, and 2 required cardiac transplantation. Additionally, 20 patients received pacemakers, 13 developed AF, and 1 had a stroke. Overall survival was 96.5% (95% CI: 91%-99%), 90.4% (95% CI: 82%-95%), and 82% (95% CI: 71%-89%) at 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively. Treatment with TTR stabilizers was associated with improved survival (HR: 0.31; 95% CI: 0.12-0.82; P = 0.019) and remained significant after adjusting for sex, age, ATTR-CM type, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (HR: 0.18; 95% CI: 0.06-0.55; P = 0.002). Conclusions: After a median follow-up period of 3.7 years, 1 in 3 patients with asymptomatic ATTR-CM developed HF symptoms, and nearly as many died or required cardiac transplantation. Treatment with TTR stabilizers was associated with improved prognosis.
AB - Background: Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is increasingly recognized as a treatable cause of heart failure (HF). Advances in diagnosis and therapy have increased the number of patients diagnosed at early stages, but prognostic data on patients without HF symptoms are lacking. Moreover, it is unknown whether asymptomatic patients benefit from early initiation of transthyretin (TTR) stabilizers. Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the natural history and prognosis of ATTR-CM in patients without HF symptoms. Methods: Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with ATTR-CM without HF symptoms were retrospectively collected at 6 international amyloidosis centers. Results: A total of 118 patients (78.8% men, median age 66 years [IQR: 53.8-75 years], 68 [57.6%] with variant transthyretin amyloidosis, mean left ventricular ejection fraction 60.5% ± 9.9%, mean left ventricular wall thickness 15.4 ± 3.1 mm, and 53 [45%] treated with TTR stabilizers at baseline or during follow-up) were included. During a median follow-up period of 3.7 years (IQR: 1-6 years), 38 patients developed HF symptoms (23 New York Heart Association functional class II and 14 functional class III or IV), 32 died, and 2 required cardiac transplantation. Additionally, 20 patients received pacemakers, 13 developed AF, and 1 had a stroke. Overall survival was 96.5% (95% CI: 91%-99%), 90.4% (95% CI: 82%-95%), and 82% (95% CI: 71%-89%) at 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively. Treatment with TTR stabilizers was associated with improved survival (HR: 0.31; 95% CI: 0.12-0.82; P = 0.019) and remained significant after adjusting for sex, age, ATTR-CM type, and estimated glomerular filtration rate (HR: 0.18; 95% CI: 0.06-0.55; P = 0.002). Conclusions: After a median follow-up period of 3.7 years, 1 in 3 patients with asymptomatic ATTR-CM developed HF symptoms, and nearly as many died or required cardiac transplantation. Treatment with TTR stabilizers was associated with improved prognosis.
KW - cardiac amyloidosis
KW - early stages
KW - heart failure
KW - stabilizers
KW - transthyretin
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaccao.2022.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jaccao.2022.07.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141292758
SN - 2666-0873
VL - 4
SP - 442
EP - 454
JO - JACC: CardioOncology
JF - JACC: CardioOncology
IS - 4
ER -