Destination Therapy Strategies of Advanced Heart Failure in Elderly Non-Heart Transplant Candidates: A Propensity Matching Analysis from the LEVO-D and REGALAD Registries


Por: Dobarro, D, Raposeiras-Roubin, S, Almenar-Bonet, L, Sole-Gonzalez, E, Padilla-Lopez, M, Diez-Lopez, C, Castrodeza, J, Garcia-Cosio, MD, Cobo-Marcos, M, Tobar, J, Codina, P, Lopez-Fernandez, S, Pastor, F, Rangel-Sousa, D, Barge-Caballero, E, Diaz-Molina, B, Barrio-Rodriguez, A, Burgos-Palacios, V, alvarez-Garcia, J, Gonzalez-Fernandez, O, Grau-Sepulveda, A, Garcia-Pinilla, JM, Ruiz-Bustillo, S, Mendez-Fernandez, AB, Vaqueriza-Cubillo, D, Sagasti-Aboitiz, I, Rodriguez-Santamarta, M, Lozano-Bahamonde, A, Abecia, A, Gomez-Otero, I, Marzoa, R, Gonzalez-Babarro, E, Gomez-Bueno, M, Gonzalez-Costello, J

Publicada: 1 dic 2024
Resumen:
Heart transplantation (HT) is the gold standard therapy for advanced heart failure (ADHF), and LVADs as destination therapy are an option in non-HT candidates. Most patients with ADHF never receive HT or an LVAD, so alternative strategies are needed. Intermittent levosimendan can reduce HF hospitalizations in ADHF patients in the short term. It is uncertain whether the results of the comparison of inotropes with older-generation LVADs would have the same outcomes in the current era of ADHF patients treated with levosimendan, who are less sick but older. In this paper, we compare the use of two therapeutic strategies for end-stage HF in patients who are not candidates for HT: repetitive intermittent levosimendan vs. LVAD as destination therapy. To do so, we compare two multicenter cohorts of real-life patients from Spain: the LEVO-D registry and the REGALAD registry. In total, 715 patients coming from the two registries were found: 403 from LEVO-D and 312 from REGALAD. Non-adjusted median survival was shorter for LEVO-D patients, with the benefit for the LVADs seen only after the first year of therapy. The survival advantage for the LVAD cohort was also true after analysis of the matched cohort but, as in the non-matched analysis, the survival benefit was mainly shown after one year of follow-up. We conclude that in elderly ADHF non-HT candidates, LVAD therapy offers significantly better long-term outcomes when compared to intermittent levosimendan; thus, it should be considered in carefully selected candidates. On the other hand, in poor LVAD candidates or highly comorbid patients, intermittent inotropic support with levosimendan could be a reasonable alternative to LVAD, as 1-year outcomes are similar.

Filiaciones:
Dobarro, D:
 Univ Vigo, Alvaro Cunqueiro Hosp, Galicia Sur Hlth Res Inst IIS Galicia Sur, Dept Anesthesiol, Vigo 36312, Spain

Raposeiras-Roubin, S:
 Univ Vigo, Alvaro Cunqueiro Hosp, Galicia Sur Hlth Res Inst IIS Galicia Sur, Dept Anesthesiol, Vigo 36312, Spain

Almenar-Bonet, L:
 Hosp Univ & Politecn La Fe, Cardiol Dept, Valencia, Spain

Sole-Gonzalez, E:
 Hosp Clin I Prov, Dept Hematol, Barcelona 08036, Spain

Padilla-Lopez, M:
 Hosp St Creu i St Pau, Pharm Dept, IIB St Pau, Barcelona 08025, Spain

Diez-Lopez, C:
 Univ Barcelona, Hosp Universitari Bellvitge, Dept Dermatol, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain

Castrodeza, J:
 Hosp Gen Univ Gregorio Maranon, Madrid 28007, Spain

Garcia-Cosio, MD:
 Univ Madrid, Hosp 12 Octubre, Dept Pathol, Madrid 28041, Spain

Cobo-Marcos, M:
 Hosp Univ Puerta Hierro Majadahonda, Med Oncol Dept, Madrid 28222, Spain

Tobar, J:
 Hosp Clin Univ Valladolid, Valladolid 47003, Spain

Codina, P:
 Hosp Germans Trias I Pujol, Neurosurg, Badalona, Spain

Lopez-Fernandez, S:
 Hosp Univ Virgen Nieves, Dermatol Dept, Granada, Spain

Pastor, F:
 Hosp Univ Virgen Arrixaca, Murcia 30120, Spain

Rangel-Sousa, D:
 Univ Seville, Hosp Virgen Rocio, Serv Gastroenterol, Seville 41013, Spain

Barge-Caballero, E:
 Complexo Hospitalario Univ A Coruna, Dept Urol, La Coruna, Spain

Diaz-Molina, B:
 Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Oviedo 33011, Spain

Barrio-Rodriguez, A:
 Complejo Asistencial Univ Salamanca, Microbiol Serv, Salamanca 37007, Spain

Burgos-Palacios, V:
 Hosp Univ Marques Valdecilla, Serv Nefrol, Santander 39008, Spain

alvarez-Garcia, J:
 Hosp Univ Ramon y Cajal, CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain

Gonzalez-Fernandez, O:
 Hosp Univ La Paz Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Grau-Sepulveda, A:
 Hosp Univ Son Espases, Microbiol, Palma De Mallorca, Spain

Garcia-Pinilla, JM:
 Virgen Victoria Univ Hosp, Malaga 29010, Spain

Ruiz-Bustillo, S:
 Hosp Mar, Dept Rheumatol, Barcelona 08003, Spain

Mendez-Fernandez, AB:
 Hosp Universitari Vall dHebron, Serv Neonatol, Barcelona, Spain

Vaqueriza-Cubillo, D:
 Univ Hosp Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain

Sagasti-Aboitiz, I:
 Hosp Univ Cruces, Baracaldo 48903, Bizkaia, Spain

Rodriguez-Santamarta, M:
 Complejo Asistencial Univ Leon, Immunol Dept, Leon 24008, Spain

Lozano-Bahamonde, A:
 Hosp Basurto, Bilbao 48013, Spain

Abecia, A:
 Hosp Navarra, Pamplona 31008, Spain

Gomez-Otero, I:
 Univ Santiago de Compostela, IGFAE, Santiago De Compostela 15706, Spain

Marzoa, R:
 Hosp Arquitecto Marcide, Ferrol 15405, Spain

Gonzalez-Babarro, E:
 Complejo Hosp Univ Pontevedra, Hosp Montecelo, Pontevedra, Spain

Gomez-Bueno, M:
 Hosp Univ Puerta Hierro Majadahonda, Med Oncol Dept, Madrid 28222, Spain

Gonzalez-Costello, J:
 Univ Barcelona, Hosp Universitari Bellvitge, Dept Dermatol, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 20751729
Editorial
MDPI, ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Suiza
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 14 Número: 12
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WOS Id: 001387676600001
ID de PubMed: 39768278
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