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Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Risk for Adverse Events in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction.
Pubmed ID: 30201107
Pubmed Central ID: PMC6225999
Journal: The American journal of cardiology
Publication Date: Aug. 1, 2018
MeSH Terms: Humans, Male, Female, Aged, Risk Factors, United States, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, Heart Failure, Cause of Death, Prognosis, Follow-Up Studies, Survival Rate, Stroke Volume, Double-Blind Method, Time Factors, Smoking Cessation, Cigarette Smoking, Georgia (Republic), Russia
Grants: F32 HL134290
Authors: O'Neal WT, Venkatesh S, Samman-Tahhan A, Sandesara PB, Topel M
Cite As: Sandesara PB, Samman-Tahhan A, Topel M, Venkatesh S, O'Neal WT. Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Risk for Adverse Events in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction. Am J Cardiol 2018 Aug 1;122(3):400-404. Epub 2018 May 1.
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Abstract
Smoking is an important risk factor in the development of heart failure with preserved ejection (HFpEF), and previous reports have identified smoking as a significant predictor of death in this population. However, the relation between smoking and heart failure-specific outcomes has not been examined in patients with HFpEF. This analysis included 1,717 patients (mean age = 71 ± 10 years; 50% men; 78% white) with HFpEF enrolled in the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist Trial from the Americas. Smoking was ascertained by self-reported history and categorized as never, former, or current. Multivariable Cox regression was used to examine the risk of hospitalization for heart failure, death, and cardiovascular death across smoking categories. There were 116 current smokers (7%), 871 former smokers (51%), and 729 never smokers (42%) in this analysis. Current smoking was associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure (never: hazard ratio [HR] 1.0; former: HR 1.25, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.99 to 1.57; current: HR 1.68, 95% CI 1.08 to 2.61), death (never: HR 1.0; former: HR 1.02, 95% CI 0.81 to 1.29; current: HR 1.82, 95% CI 1.19 to 2.78), and cardiovascular death (never: HR 1.0; former: HR 1.00, 95% CI 0.74 to 1.35; current: HR 1.85, 95% CI 1.09 to 3.24) compared with former or never smokers in a multivariable model adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors. A similar increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure (former: HR 1.0; current: HR 1.54, 95% CI 1.01, 2.36), death (former: HR 1.0; current: HR 1.81, 95% CI 1.19, 2.75), and cardiovascular death (former: HR 1.0; current: HR 1.76, 95% CI 1.04, 2.98) was observed for current smokers when we limited the analysis to those with a history of smoking. In conclusion, current smoking is associated with an increased risk for adverse outcomes in HFpEF, including hospitalization for heart failure. Smoking cessation strategies possibly have a role to reduce the risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with HFpEF.