Leg strength and incidence of heart failure in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Eur J Prev Cardiol
; 31(7): 834-842, 2024 May 11.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
The risk of developing heart failure (HF) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains high. It is unclear whether skeletal muscle strength, in addition to existing risk factors, is a predictor for developing HF after ACS. We aimed to clarify the relationship between quadriceps isometric strength (QIS), a skeletal muscle strength indicator, and the risk of developing HF in patients with ACS. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
We included 1053 patients with ACS without a prior HF or complications of HF during hospitalization. The median (interquartile range) age was 67 (57-74) years. The patients were classified into two groups-high and low QIS-using the sex-specific median QIS. The endpoint was HF admissions. During a mean follow-up period of 4.4 ± 3.7 years, 75 (7.1%) HF admissions were observed. After multivariate adjustment, a high QIS was associated with a lower risk of HF [hazard ratio 0.52, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.32-0.87]. Hazard ratio (95% CI) per 5% body weight increment increase of QIS for HF incidents was 0.87 (0.80-0.95). Even when competing risks of death were taken into account, the results did not change. The inclusion of QIS was associated with increases in net reclassification improvement (0.26; 95% CI 0.002-0.52) and an integrated discrimination index (0.01; 95% CI 0.004-0.02) for HF.CONCLUSION:
The present study showed that a higher level of QIS was strongly associated with a lower risk of developing HF after ACS. These findings suggest that skeletal muscle strength could be one of the factors contributing to the risk of developing HF after ACS.
The risk of developing heart failure (HF) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains high. Basic attributes, coronary risk factors, and cardiac and renal function have been reported as risk factors for developing HF after ACS. However, the association between skeletal muscle strength and the development of HF after ACS is unclear. We included 1053 patients with ACS without a prior HF or complications of HF during hospitalization and used quadriceps isometric strength (QIS) as a measure of skeletal muscle strength. We found that higher QIS was associated with a lower risk of developing HF after ACS. The results of our study suggest the benefit of assessing skeletal muscle strength in addition to basic attributes, coronary risk factors, and cardiac and renal function to assess the risk of developing HF after ACS.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Force musculaire
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Syndrome coronarien aigu
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Défaillance cardiaque
Limites:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Asia
Langue:
En
Journal:
Eur J Prev Cardiol
Année:
2024
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Japon