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Physical Function, Frailty, Cognition, Depression, and Quality of Life in Hospitalized Adults ≥60 Years With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction: Insights From the REHAB-HF Trial

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Warraich, Haider J., Kitzman, Dalane W., Whellan, David J., Duncan, Pamela W., Mentz, Robert J., Pastva, Amy M., Nelson, M. Benjamin, Upadhya, Bharathi +1 more·2018·Circulation: Heart Failure

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Background: Older hospitalized acute decompensated heart failure (HF) patients have persistently poor outcomes and delayed recovery regardless of ejection fraction (EF). We hypothesized that impairments in physical function, frailty, cognition, mood, and quality of life (QoL) potentially contributing to poor clinical outcomes would be similarly severe in acute decompensated HF patients ≥60 years of age with preserved versus reduced EF (HFpEF and HFrEF). Methods and Results: In 202 consecutive older (≥60 years) hospitalized acute decompensated HF patients in a multicenter trial, we prospectively performed at baseline: short physical performance battery, 6-minute walk distance, frailty assessment, Geriatric Depression Scale, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, and QoL assessments. Older acute decompensated HFpEF (EF ≥45%, n=96) and HFrEF (EF <45%, n=106) patients had similar impairments in all physical function measures (short physical performance battery [5.9±0.3 versus 6.2±0.2]; 6-minute walk distance [184±10 versus 186±9 m]; and gait speed [0.60±0.02 versus 0.61±0.02 m/s]) and rates of frailty (55% versus 52%; P =0.70) and cognitive impairment (77% versus 81%; P =0.56) when adjusted for differences in sex, body mass index, and comorbidities. However, depression and QoL were consistently worse in HFpEF versus HFrEF. Depression was usually unrecognized clinically with 38% having Geriatric Depression Scale ≥5 and no documented history of depression. Conclusions: Patients ≥60 years hospitalized with acute decompensated HF patients have broad, marked impairments in physical function and high rates of frailty and impaired cognition: these impairments are similar in HFpEF versus HFrEF. Further, depression was common and QoL was reduced, and both were worse in HFpEF than HFrEF. Depression was usually unrecognized clinically. These findings suggest opportunities for novel interventions to improve these important patient-centered outcomes. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT02196038.

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  • Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction have an especially high burden of symptoms and physical limitations, as well as a poor quality of life.

    “Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction have an especially high burden of symptoms and physical limitations, as well as a poor quality of life. 2,19,20”

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    The Discussion and Conclusion report marked physical limitations and severely reduced quality of life among patients with HFpEF; quality of life was worse than in those with HFrEF. But the study concerns adults aged ≥60 hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure, not HFpEF patients generally, and physical impairments were similar between the two groups. The Results report more depressive symptoms in HFpEF, but do not establish an especially high overall symptom burden. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Warraich, H. J., Kitzman, D. W., Whellan, D. J., Duncan, P. W., Mentz, R. J., Pastva, A. M., Nelson, M. B., Upadhya, B., & Reeves, G. R.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
  • Thomas Jefferson University (US)
  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (US)
Venue
Circulation: Heart Failure
Published
2018-11
Volume
11
Issue
11
Pages
e005254-e005254
ISSN
  • 1941-3289 (ISSN-L)
  • 1941-3297
OpenAlex
W2900728651
Cited by
194
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 1
FWCI
11.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Circulation Heart Failure (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR001420, KL2TR001421)
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG018915, R01AG045551, P30AG021332, U24AG059624, P30AG028716)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Keywords
acute decompensated heart failure, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, older adults, physical function, frailty, cognitive impairment, depression, quality of life, hospitalized patients, Short Physical Performance Battery, 6-minute walk distance, walking speed, patient-centered outcomes
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cognition, Depression, Female, Heart Failure, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Stroke Volume, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

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