Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesDiagnostic or prognostic study

Prognostic Models for Mortality and Morbidity in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

JAMA CardiolPublished

  • Prognostic study (model derivation and validation)
  • derivation in DELIVER trial
  • external validation in PARAGON-HF and I-PRESERVE trials
  • Data analysed January 2023 to June 2023
  • Online risk calculator created

Authors' conclusion

In this prognostic study, a robust prediction model for clinical outcomes in HFpEF was developed and validated using routinely collected variables. The model performed better than NT-proBNP level alone.

Study context

Population
Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in the DELIVER (derivation), PARAGON-HF and I-PRESERVE (validation) trials6,263 derivation
Comparison
New 11-variable prediction model vs Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic (MAGGIC) risk score, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) alone and biomarker-driven model
Outcome
Composite of:
  • HF hospitalization or CV death
  • CV death
  • All-cause death
Follow-up
1 and 2 years

Performance

As reported in the abstract

Composite of HF hospitalization or CV death: discrimination · 1 year

New model

0.73

C statistic · 95% CI 0.71–0.75

MAGGIC

0.60

C statistic · 95% CI 0.58–0.63

NT-proBNP alone

0.66

C statistic · 95% CI 0.64–0.68

New model vs MAGGIC
delta C statistic 0.13 (95% CI 0.10–0.15); P < 0.001
New model vs NT-proBNP alone
delta C statistic 0.07 (95% CI 0.05–0.08); P < 0.001

Further findings

All-cause and CV death models

Models for all-cause and CV death also performed well

Original publication

Prognostic Models for Mortality and Morbidity in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. JAMA Cardiol. Published 1 May 2024. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2024.0284

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