Angina patients with diastolic versus systolic heart failure demonstrate comparable immediate and one-year benefit from enhanced external counterpulsation.
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| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is effective in treating angina in coronary artery disease patients. Whether EECP produces similar immediate and sustained benefits and freedom from adverse events (MACE) at 1 year in patients with severe systolic dysfunction versus diastolic dysfunction is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data of 746 angina patients with a history of heart failure enrolled in the International EECP Registry were divided into 2 groups: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < or =35% (S) and LVEF >35% (D). Mean LVEF was 51.0 +/- 10.2% in diastolic dysfunction (n=391) versus 26.3 +/- 6.9% in systolic dysfunction (n=355). At baseline, 92.0% of diastolic dysfunction and 90.9% of systolic had Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class III/IV angina with similar number of anginal episodes and nitroglycerin use. After 32 hours of EECP, angina was reduced by > or =1 class in 71.9% of diastolic versus 72.2% of systolic with similar decreases in anginal episodes and nitroglycerin use. At 1-year 78.1% of diastolic and 75.8% of systolic have less angina than pre-EECP. MACE at 1 year was also comparable (24.4 versus 23.8%). CONCLUSIONS: The benefits of EECP in heart failure patients were similar regardless of diastolic or systolic dysfunction. The improvement was sustained at 1 year with similar MACE.
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| Authors | William E Lawson, Marc A Silver, John C K Hui, Elizabeth D Kennard, Sheryl F Kelsey |
| Journal | Journal of cardiac failure (J Card Fail) Vol. 11 Issue 1 Pg. 61-6 (Feb 2005) ISSN: 1071-9164 [Print] United States |
| PMID | 15704066 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
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