(Circulation. 1997;96:1165-1172.)
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Sustained Hemodynamic Efficacy of Therapy Tailored to Reduce Filling Pressures in Survivors With Advanced Heart Failure
From the Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif, and the Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass (L.W.S., A.S.).
Correspondence to Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115.
Background During therapy to relieve congestion in advanced heart failure, cardiac filling pressures can frequently be reduced to near-normal levels with improved cardiac output. It is not known whether the early hemodynamic improvement and drug response can be maintained long term.
Methods and Results After referral for cardiac transplantation with initially severe hemodynamic decompensation, 25 patients survived without transplantation to undergo hemodynamic reassessment after 8±6 months of treatment tailored to early hemodynamic response. Initial changes included net diuresis, increased ACE inhibitor doses, and frequent addition of nitrates. After 8 months of therapy, early reductions were sustained for pulmonary wedge pressure (24±9 to 15±5 mm Hg early; 12±6 mm Hg late) and systemic vascular resistance (1651±369 to 1207±281 dynes·s-1·cm-5 early; 1003±193 dynes·s-1·cm-5 late). Acute response to doses persisted at reevaluation. Sustained reduction in filling pressures was accompanied by a progressive increase in stroke volume (42±10 to 56±13 mL early; 79±20 mL late), improved functional class, and freedom from resting symptoms. Study design did not control for amiodarone, which was initiated for arrhythmias in 12 patients and associated with greater improvement in cardiac index (1.8 to 3.2 L·min-1·m-2 late on amiodarone versus 2.0 to 2.6 L·min-1·m-2, P<.05).
Conclusions During chronic therapy tailored to early hemodynamic response in advanced heart failure, acute vasodilator response persists, and near-normal filling pressures can be maintained in patients who survive without transplantation. Stroke volumes at low filling pressures increase further over time. Chronic hemodynamic improvement was accompanied by symptomatic improvement, but the contributions of the monitored hemodynamic approach, increased vasodilator doses, and comprehensive outpatient management have not yet been established.
Key Words: heart failure • cardiomyopathy • diuretics • hemodynamics • vasodilation
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