Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension phenotypes determined by cluster analysis from the COMPERA registry.

Abstract

The term idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is used to categorize patients with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension of unknown origin. There is considerable variability in the clinical presentation of these patients. Using data from the Comparative, Prospective Registry of Newly Initiated Therapies for Pulmonary Hypertension, we performed a cluster analysis of 841 patients with IPAH based on age, sex, diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO; <45% vs ≥45% predicted), smoking status, and presence of comorbidities (obesity, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and diabetes mellitus). A hierarchical agglomerative clustering algorithm was performed using Ward's minimum variance method. The clusters were analyzed in terms of baseline characteristics; survival; and response to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapy, expressed as changes from baseline to follow-up in functional class, 6-minute walking distance, cardiac biomarkers, and risk. Three clusters were identified: Cluster 1 (n = 106; 12.6%): median age 45 years, 76% females, no comorbidities, mostly never smokers, DLCO ≥45%; Cluster 2 (n = 301; 35.8%): median age 75 years, 98% females, frequent comorbidities, no smoking history, DLCO mostly ≥45%; and Cluster 3 (n = 434; 51.6%): median age 72 years, 72% males, frequent comorbidities, history of smoking, and low DLCO. Patients in Cluster 1 had a better response to PAH treatment than patients in the 2 other clusters. Survival over 5 years was 84.6% in Cluster 1, 59.2% in Cluster 2, and 42.2% in Cluster 3 (unadjusted p < 0.001 for comparison between all groups). The population of patients diagnosed with IPAH is heterogenous. This cluster analysis identified distinct phenotypes, which differed in clinical presentation, response to therapy, and survival.

• Authors: Marius M Hoeper, Christine Pausch, Ekkehard Grünig, Hans Klose, Gerd Staehler, Doerte Huscher, David Pittrow, Karen M Olsson, Carmine Dario Vizza, Henning Gall, Nicola Benjamin, Oliver Distler, Christian Opitz, J Simon R Gibbs, Marion Delcroix, H Ardeschir Ghofrani, Stephan Rosenkranz, Ralf Ewert, Harald Kaemmerer, Tobias J Lange, Hans-Joachim Kabitz, Dirk Skowasch, Andris Skride, Elena Jureviciene, Egle Paleviciute, Skaidrius Miliauskas, Martin Claussen, Juergen Behr, Katrin Milger, Michael Halank, Heinrike Wilkens, Hubert Wirtz, Elena Pfeuffer-Jovic, Lars Harbaum, Werner Scholtz, Daniel Dumitrescu, Leonhard Bruch, Gerry Coghlan, Claus Neurohr, Iraklis Tsangaris, Matthias Gorenflo, Laura Scelsi, Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf, Silvia Ulrich, Matthias Held
• Journal: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation (J Heart Lung Transplant) Vol. 39 Issue 12 Pg. 1435-1444 (12 2020) ISSN: 1557-3117 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 33082079 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Cluster Analysis
• Europe (epidemiology)
• Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (mortality, physiopathology)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Lung (physiopathology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Phenotype
• Prognosis
• Prospective Studies
• Pulmonary Wedge Pressure (physiology)
• Registries
• Survival Rate (trends)