Evidence-Based Medical Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction and Chronic Kidney Disease.
Evidence-Based Medical Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction and Chronic Kidney Disease.
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DOI:
10.1161/circulationaha.121.052792
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发表时间:
2022-03
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37.8
通讯作者:
Damman, Kevin
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Beldhuis, Iris E.;Lam, Carolyn S. P.;Testani, Jeffrey M.;Voors, Adriaan A.;Van Spall, Harriette G. C.;ter Maaten, Jozine M.;Damman, Kevin
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) as identified by a reduced glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The presence of CKD is associated with more severe HF, and CKD itself a strong independent risk factor of poor cardiovascular outcome. Furthermore, the presence of CKD often influences the decision to start, uptitrate or discontinue possible life saving HFrEF therapies. Since pivotal HFrEF randomized clinical trials have historically excluded patients with stage 4 and 5 CKD (eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73m2), information on the efficacy and tolerability of HFrEF therapies in these patients is limited. However, more recent HFrEF trials with novel classes of drugs, included patients with more severe CKD. In this review on medical therapy in patients with HFrEF and CKD, we show that for both all-cause mortality and/or the combined endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death or HF hospitalization, most drug classes are safe and effective up to CKD stage 3B (eGFR minimum 30 mL/min/1.73m2). For more severe CKD (stage 4), there is evidence of safety and efficacy of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), and to a lesser extent angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), vericiguat, digoxin and omecamtiv mecarbil, although this evidence is restricted to improvement of CV death/HF Hospitalization. Data are lacking on the safety and efficacy for any HFrEF therapies in CKD stage 5 (eGFR < 15 mL/min/1.73m2 or dialysis) for either endpoint. Finally, although an initial decline in eGFR is observed upon initiation of several HFrEF drug classes (ACEi/angiotensin receptor blocker(ARB)/mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA)/angiotensin receptor blocker neprilysin inhibitor(ARNI)/SGLT2i), renal function often stabilizes over time and the drugs maintain their clinical efficacy. A decline in eGFR in the context of a stable or improving clinical condition should therefore not be cause for concern and should not lead to discontinuation of lifesaving HFrEF therapies.