A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan

Abstract Aims It has been reported that a staging system combining N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide and high‐sensitivity troponin T (hs‐cTnT) or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is useful in patients with wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt‐CM). However, these...

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Main Authors: Naoya Nakashima, Seiji Takashio, Mami Morioka, Masato Nishi, Toshihiro Yamada, Kyoko Hirakawa, Masanobu Ishii, Noriaki Tabata, Kenshi Yamanaga, Koichiro Fujisue, Daisuke Sueta, Hisanori Kanazawa, Tadashi Hoshiyama, Shinsuke Hanatani, Satoshi Araki, Hiroki Usuku, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Mitsuharu Ueda, Kenichi Matsushita, Kenichi Tsujita
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author Naoya Nakashima
Seiji Takashio
Mami Morioka
Masato Nishi
Toshihiro Yamada
Kyoko Hirakawa
Masanobu Ishii
Noriaki Tabata
Kenshi Yamanaga
Koichiro Fujisue
Daisuke Sueta
Hisanori Kanazawa
Tadashi Hoshiyama
Shinsuke Hanatani
Satoshi Araki
Hiroki Usuku
Eiichiro Yamamoto
Mitsuharu Ueda
Kenichi Matsushita
Kenichi Tsujita
author_facet Naoya Nakashima
Seiji Takashio
Mami Morioka
Masato Nishi
Toshihiro Yamada
Kyoko Hirakawa
Masanobu Ishii
Noriaki Tabata
Kenshi Yamanaga
Koichiro Fujisue
Daisuke Sueta
Hisanori Kanazawa
Tadashi Hoshiyama
Shinsuke Hanatani
Satoshi Araki
Hiroki Usuku
Eiichiro Yamamoto
Mitsuharu Ueda
Kenichi Matsushita
Kenichi Tsujita
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description Abstract Aims It has been reported that a staging system combining N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide and high‐sensitivity troponin T (hs‐cTnT) or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is useful in patients with wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt‐CM). However, these studies were mainly conducted in Western countries, and their usefulness for the Japanese population is unclear. We examined and validated the staging system using hs‐cTnT, eGFR, and B‐type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in Japanese patients with ATTRwt‐CM. Methods and results We retrospectively evaluated 176 patients with ATTRwt‐CM. The cut‐off values of hs‐cTnT and eGFR were selected as 0.05 ng/mL and 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, respectively, based on a previous report. The optimal cut‐off value of BNP was 255.6 pg/mL to predict all‐cause mortality (sensitivity, 75%; specificity, 58%; area under the curve, 0.69; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.61–0.78; P < 0.001) based on a receiver operating characteristic curve. We defined the cut‐off value of BNP as 250 pg/mL. Increased hs‐cTnT (>0.05 ng/mL) and BNP (>250 pg/mL) and decreased eGFR (<45 mL/min/1.73 m2) were significant predictors of poor prognosis (P < 0.05). We calculated the score by adding 1 point if hs‐cTnT and BNP levels increased or eGFR decreased by more than the cut‐off value. The hazard ratio of all‐cause death adjusted by age and sex, using score 0 as a reference, was 0.44 (95% CI 0.08–2.49, P = 0.44) for score 1, 3.69 (95% CI 1.21–11.21, P = 0.02) for score 2, and 5.40 (95% CI 1.57–18.54, P = 0.007) for score 3. We divided patients into a low score group (0–1 point) and high score group (2–3 points). Kaplan–Meier analyses revealed significant differences in all‐cause death and rehospitalization for heart failure (log rank test; P < 0.001), and after adjusting for sex and age, the hazard ratio of all‐cause death was 6.96 (95% Cl 2.88–16.83, P < 0.001) and that for rehospitalization for heart failure was 4.27 (95% Cl 2.26–8.07, P < 0.001) in the high‐risk group, compared with those in the low‐risk group. The median survival period was 32.0 months in the high‐risk group. Conclusions This simple staging system, which combines hs‐cTnT, BNP, and eGFR, was useful for predicting prognosis in Japanese patients with ATTRwt‐CM. This system can objectively evaluate the disease progression of ATTRwt‐CM and may be useful for patient selection for disease‐modifying therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-6a9bebb62b1a4a5fbfa1fd3d46a14b822025-02-05T05:22:10ZengWileyESC Heart Failure2055-58222022-06-01931731173910.1002/ehf2.13847A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in JapanNaoya Nakashima0Seiji Takashio1Mami Morioka2Masato Nishi3Toshihiro Yamada4Kyoko Hirakawa5Masanobu Ishii6Noriaki Tabata7Kenshi Yamanaga8Koichiro Fujisue9Daisuke Sueta10Hisanori Kanazawa11Tadashi Hoshiyama12Shinsuke Hanatani13Satoshi Araki14Hiroki Usuku15Eiichiro Yamamoto16Mitsuharu Ueda17Kenichi Matsushita18Kenichi Tsujita19Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University 1‐1‐1 Honjo, Chou‐ku Kumamoto 860‐8556 JapanAbstract Aims It has been reported that a staging system combining N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide and high‐sensitivity troponin T (hs‐cTnT) or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is useful in patients with wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt‐CM). However, these studies were mainly conducted in Western countries, and their usefulness for the Japanese population is unclear. We examined and validated the staging system using hs‐cTnT, eGFR, and B‐type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in Japanese patients with ATTRwt‐CM. Methods and results We retrospectively evaluated 176 patients with ATTRwt‐CM. The cut‐off values of hs‐cTnT and eGFR were selected as 0.05 ng/mL and 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, respectively, based on a previous report. The optimal cut‐off value of BNP was 255.6 pg/mL to predict all‐cause mortality (sensitivity, 75%; specificity, 58%; area under the curve, 0.69; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.61–0.78; P < 0.001) based on a receiver operating characteristic curve. We defined the cut‐off value of BNP as 250 pg/mL. Increased hs‐cTnT (>0.05 ng/mL) and BNP (>250 pg/mL) and decreased eGFR (<45 mL/min/1.73 m2) were significant predictors of poor prognosis (P < 0.05). We calculated the score by adding 1 point if hs‐cTnT and BNP levels increased or eGFR decreased by more than the cut‐off value. The hazard ratio of all‐cause death adjusted by age and sex, using score 0 as a reference, was 0.44 (95% CI 0.08–2.49, P = 0.44) for score 1, 3.69 (95% CI 1.21–11.21, P = 0.02) for score 2, and 5.40 (95% CI 1.57–18.54, P = 0.007) for score 3. We divided patients into a low score group (0–1 point) and high score group (2–3 points). Kaplan–Meier analyses revealed significant differences in all‐cause death and rehospitalization for heart failure (log rank test; P < 0.001), and after adjusting for sex and age, the hazard ratio of all‐cause death was 6.96 (95% Cl 2.88–16.83, P < 0.001) and that for rehospitalization for heart failure was 4.27 (95% Cl 2.26–8.07, P < 0.001) in the high‐risk group, compared with those in the low‐risk group. The median survival period was 32.0 months in the high‐risk group. Conclusions This simple staging system, which combines hs‐cTnT, BNP, and eGFR, was useful for predicting prognosis in Japanese patients with ATTRwt‐CM. This system can objectively evaluate the disease progression of ATTRwt‐CM and may be useful for patient selection for disease‐modifying therapy.https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13847TransthyretinAmyloid cardiomyopathyStagingBiomarker
spellingShingle Naoya Nakashima
Seiji Takashio
Mami Morioka
Masato Nishi
Toshihiro Yamada
Kyoko Hirakawa
Masanobu Ishii
Noriaki Tabata
Kenshi Yamanaga
Koichiro Fujisue
Daisuke Sueta
Hisanori Kanazawa
Tadashi Hoshiyama
Shinsuke Hanatani
Satoshi Araki
Hiroki Usuku
Eiichiro Yamamoto
Mitsuharu Ueda
Kenichi Matsushita
Kenichi Tsujita
A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan
ESC Heart Failure
Transthyretin
Amyloid cardiomyopathy
Staging
Biomarker
title A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan
title_full A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan
title_fullStr A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan
title_full_unstemmed A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan
title_short A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan
title_sort simple staging system using biomarkers for wild type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in japan
topic Transthyretin
Amyloid cardiomyopathy
Staging
Biomarker
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13847
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