Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesSecondary analysis

Right Ventricular Function, Clinical Outcomes, and Effect of Vutrisiran in Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Cardiomyopathy

JAMA CardiolPublished

  • Secondary analysis of the HELIOS-B randomised trial
  • post hoc analysis
  • Median (IQR) follow-up 36 (33-36) months

Authors' conclusion

RV dysfunction assessed by RVFWS is highly prevalent in ATTR-CM and independently predicts mortality and recurrent CV events, whereas conventional RV measures may underestimate RV dysfunction and lack independent prognostic value. This study found that, consistent with its beneficial effects on other measures of cardiac structure and function, vutrisiran stabilized RVFWS and improved RVFWS/PASP at 30 months.

Study context

Population
Patients with ATTR-CM with adequate echocardiographic images548 with adequate images
Participants
655 patients
Comparison
Vutrisiran vs placebo
Primary endpoint
Composite of:
  • All-cause mortality
  • Recurrent CV events

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

RV dysfunction prevalence and prognostic value

Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction by abnormal RV free wall strain (RVFWS) (absolute RVFWS ≤20%)

85%

RV dysfunction by RV S' (≤9.5cm/s)

56%

RV dysfunction by RV FAC (≤35%)

31%

Further findings

OutcomeEstimate
RVFWS · 30 months · RVFWS stabilizedbetween-group difference 1.6 % (95% CI 0.7–2.6)
RV FAC · 30 months · no significant effectdifference −1.6 % (95% CI −3.7% to 0.6%)
Outcomebetween-group difference (%/mm Hg) (95% CI)
RVFWS/PASP · 30 months+0.08 (0.03%/mm Hg to 0.13%/mm Hg)

Worst RVFWS quartile (<10.8%, n = 137)

Lower eGFR, lower LVEF and more advanced National Amyloidosis Centre (NAC) stage

Original publication

Right Ventricular Function, Clinical Outcomes, and Effect of Vutrisiran in Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Cardiomyopathy. JAMA Cardiol. Published 26 August 2026. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2026.3390

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it