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Effect of Ferric Carboxymaltose on Exercise Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency

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van Veldhuisen, Dirk J., Ponikowski, Piotr, van der Meer, Peter, Metra, Marco, Böhm, Michael, Doletsky, Artem, Voors, Adriaan A., Macdougall, Iain C., Anker, Stefan D., Roubert, Bernard, Zakin, Lorraine, Cohen-Solal, Alain·2017·Circulation

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Background: Iron deficiency is common in patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with reduced exercise capacity and poor outcomes. Whether correction of iron deficiency with (intravenous) ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) affects peak oxygen consumption [peak V O 2 ], an objective measure of exercise intolerance in HF, has not been examined. Methods: We studied patients with systolic HF (left ventricular ejection fraction ≤45%) and mild to moderate symptoms despite optimal HF medication. Patients were randomized 1:1 to treatment with FCM for 24 weeks or standard of care. The primary end point was the change in peak V O 2 from baseline to 24 weeks. Secondary end points included the effect on hematinic and cardiac biomarkers, quality of life, and safety. For the primary analysis, patients who died had a value of 0 imputed for 24-week peak V O 2 . Additional sensitivity analyses were performed to determine the impact of imputation of missing peak V O 2 data. Results: A total of 172 patients with HF were studied and received FCM (n=86) or standard of care (control group, n=86). At baseline, the groups were well matched; mean age was 64 years, 75% were male, mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 32%, and peak V O 2 was 13.5 mL/min/kg. FCM significantly increased serum ferritin and transferrin saturation. At 24 weeks, peak V O 2 had decreased in the control group (least square means −1.19±0.389 mL/min/kg) but was maintained on FCM (−0.16±0.387 mL/min/kg; P =0.020 between groups). In a sensitivity analysis, in which missing data were not imputed, peak V O 2 at 24 weeks decreased by −0.63±0.375 mL/min/kg in the control group and by −0.16±0.373 mL/min/kg in the FCM group; P =0.23 between groups). Patients’ global assessment and functional class as assessed by the New York Heart Association improved on FCM versus standard of care. Conclusions: Treatment with intravenous FCM in patients with HF and iron deficiency improves iron stores. Although a favorable effect on peak V O 2 was observed on FCM, compared with standard of care in the primary analysis, this effect was highly sensitive to the imputation strategy for peak V O 2 among patients who died. Whether FCM is associated with an improved outcome in these high-risk patients needs further study. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT01394562.

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van Veldhuisen, D. J., Ponikowski, P., van der Meer, P., Metra, M., Böhm, M., Doletsky, A., Voors, A. A., Macdougall, I. C., Anker, S. D., Roubert, B., Zakin, L., & Cohen-Solal, A.
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Circulation
Published
2017-10-10
Volume
136
Issue
15
Pages
1374-1383
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  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
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van Veldhuisen, D. J., Ponikowski, P., van der Meer, P., Metra, M., Böhm, M., Doletsky, A., Voors, A. A., Macdougall, I. C., Anker, S. D., Roubert, B., Zakin, L., & Cohen-Solal, A. (2017). Effect of Ferric Carboxymaltose on Exercise Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency. Circulation. https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.117.027497

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