Association of improvement in functional capacity after rehabilitation with long-term survival in heart failure.
Cardiac rehabilitation
Heart failure
Prognosis
Six-minute walking test
Journal
International journal of cardiology
ISSN: 1874-1754
Titre abrégé: Int J Cardiol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8200291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Apr 2022
01 Apr 2022
Historique:
received:
09
11
2021
revised:
05
01
2022
accepted:
19
01
2022
pubmed:
26
1
2022
medline:
15
3
2022
entrez:
25
1
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The prognostic value of change in six-minute walking distance (6MWD) after treatment to predict mortality in heart failure (HF) remains a controversial issue. We assessed the prognostic value of rehabilitation-induced improvement in 6MWD in predicting mortality in patients with HF. We studied 2257 patients admitted to six inpatient rehabilitation facilities after a hospitalization for HF (N. 912) or because of worsening functional capacity and/or deteriorating clinical status (N. 1345). A six-minute walking test was performed at admission and discharge. The primary outcome was 3-year all-cause mortality after discharge from cardiac rehabilitation. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazard modeling to assess the association of increase in 6MWD with 3-year mortality, adjusting for established predictors of mortality. 6MWD significantly increased by 61 m (p < .001) from admission to discharge and 969 patients (42.9%) achieved an increase in 6MWD >50 m. After full adjustment, an increase in 6MWD >50 m was associated with a 22% decreased risk for 3-year mortality (HR 0.78 [95% CI 0.68-0.91]; p = .002). When modeled as a continuous variable, improvement in 6MWD remained independently associated with decreased risk for 3-year mortality (HR per each 50 m increase: 0.92 [95% CI 0.88-0.96]). Rehabilitation-induced improvement in 6MWD was associated with a significantly reduced risk for 3-year mortality. Our data also suggest that an improvement in 6MWD of more than 50 m could represent a clinically meaningful endpoint of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with heart failure.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The prognostic value of change in six-minute walking distance (6MWD) after treatment to predict mortality in heart failure (HF) remains a controversial issue. We assessed the prognostic value of rehabilitation-induced improvement in 6MWD in predicting mortality in patients with HF.
METHODS
METHODS
We studied 2257 patients admitted to six inpatient rehabilitation facilities after a hospitalization for HF (N. 912) or because of worsening functional capacity and/or deteriorating clinical status (N. 1345). A six-minute walking test was performed at admission and discharge. The primary outcome was 3-year all-cause mortality after discharge from cardiac rehabilitation. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazard modeling to assess the association of increase in 6MWD with 3-year mortality, adjusting for established predictors of mortality.
RESULTS
RESULTS
6MWD significantly increased by 61 m (p < .001) from admission to discharge and 969 patients (42.9%) achieved an increase in 6MWD >50 m. After full adjustment, an increase in 6MWD >50 m was associated with a 22% decreased risk for 3-year mortality (HR 0.78 [95% CI 0.68-0.91]; p = .002). When modeled as a continuous variable, improvement in 6MWD remained independently associated with decreased risk for 3-year mortality (HR per each 50 m increase: 0.92 [95% CI 0.88-0.96]).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Rehabilitation-induced improvement in 6MWD was associated with a significantly reduced risk for 3-year mortality. Our data also suggest that an improvement in 6MWD of more than 50 m could represent a clinically meaningful endpoint of cardiac rehabilitation for patients with heart failure.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35074489
pii: S0167-5273(22)00129-2
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.01.040
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
92-97Informations de copyright
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