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End Stage Heart Failure

MedGen UID:
1826980
•Concept ID:
C1868938
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Disease or Syndrome

Definition

The terminal phase of heart failure in patients. The disease course may have progressed despite intervention and may be characterized by dyspnea, fatigue, and weakness. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current treatment outcomes of congenital heart disease and future perspectives.
Ma K, He Q, Dou Z, Hou X, Li X, Zhao J, Rao C, Feng Z, Sun K, Chen X, He Y, Zhang H, Li S
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023 Jul;7(7):490-501. Epub 2023 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00076-7. PMID: 37301213
Blood pressure variability: methodological aspects, clinical relevance and practical indications for management - a European Society of Hypertension position paper ∗.
Parati G, Bilo G, Kollias A, Pengo M, Ochoa JE, Castiglioni P, Stergiou GS, Mancia G, Asayama K, Asmar R, Avolio A, Caiani EG, De La Sierra A, Dolan E, Grillo A, Guzik P, Hoshide S, Head GA, Imai Y, Juhanoja E, Kahan T, Kario K, Kotsis V, Kreutz R, Kyriakoulis KG, Li Y, Manios E, Mihailidou AS, Modesti PA, Omboni S, Palatini P, Persu A, Protogerou AD, Saladini F, Salvi P, Sarafidis P, Torlasco C, Veglio F, Vlachopoulos C, Zhang Y
J Hypertens 2023 Apr 1;41(4):527-544. Epub 2023 Feb 15 doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003363. PMID: 36723481
Long-term management of end-stage heart failure.
Habal MV, Garan AR
Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2017 Jun;31(2):153-166. Epub 2017 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2017.07.003. PMID: 29110789Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Catheter Ablation in End-Stage Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillation.
Sohns C, Fox H, Marrouche NF, Crijns HJGM, Costard-Jaeckle A, Bergau L, Hindricks G, Dagres N, Sossalla S, Schramm R, Fink T, El Hamriti M, Moersdorf M, Sciacca V, Konietschke F, Rudolph V, Gummert J, Tijssen JGP, Sommer P; CASTLE HTx Investigators
N Engl J Med 2023 Oct 12;389(15):1380-1389. Epub 2023 Aug 27 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2306037. PMID: 37634135
Heart Transplantation: Indications, Surgical Techniques, and Complications.
Wu MY, Ali Khawaja RD, Vargas D
Radiol Clin North Am 2023 Sep;61(5):847-859. Epub 2023 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2023.04.011. PMID: 37495292
Long-Term Outcomes After Atrial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries.
Broberg CS, van Dissel A, Minnier J, Aboulhosn J, Kauling RM, Ginde S, Krieger EV, Rodriguez F 3rd, Gupta T, Shah S, John AS, Cotts T, Kay WA, Kuo M, Dwight C, Woods P, Nicolarsen J, Sarubbi B, Fusco F, Antonova P, Fernandes S, Grewal J, Cramer J, Khairy P, Gallego P, O'Donnell C, Hannah J, Dellborg M, Rodriguez-Monserrate CP, Muhll IV, Pylypchuk S, Magalski A, Han F, Lubert AM, Kay J, Yeung E, Roos-Hesselink J, Baker D, Celermajer DS, Burchill LJ, Wilson WM, Wong J, Kutty S, Opotowsky AR
J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 Sep 6;80(10):951-963. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.06.020. PMID: 36049802
Cardiorenal Syndrome.
Ricci Z, Romagnoli S, Ronco C
Crit Care Clin 2021 Apr;37(2):335-347. Epub 2021 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2020.11.003. PMID: 33752859
Updates on Heart Transplantation.
Shah KS, Kittleson MM, Kobashigawa JA
Curr Heart Fail Rep 2019 Oct;16(5):150-156. doi: 10.1007/s11897-019-00432-3. PMID: 31240638

Diagnosis

Updates on Heart Transplantation.
Shah KS, Kittleson MM, Kobashigawa JA
Curr Heart Fail Rep 2019 Oct;16(5):150-156. doi: 10.1007/s11897-019-00432-3. PMID: 31240638
Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy.
Buggey J, ElAmm CA
Curr Opin Cardiol 2018 May;33(3):341-346. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000514. PMID: 29528905
Takotsubo is not a cardiomyopathy.
Pelliccia F, Sinagra G, Elliott P, Parodi G, Basso C, Camici PG
Int J Cardiol 2018 Mar 1;254:250-253. Epub 2017 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.12.009. PMID: 29242100
Hemodynamics of Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Burkhoff D, Sayer G, Doshi D, Uriel N
J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 Dec 15;66(23):2663-2674. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.017. PMID: 26670067
Heart failure.
McMurray JJ, Pfeffer MA
Lancet 2005 May 28-Jun 3;365(9474):1877-89. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66621-4. PMID: 15924986

Therapy

Catheter Ablation in End-Stage Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillation.
Sohns C, Fox H, Marrouche NF, Crijns HJGM, Costard-Jaeckle A, Bergau L, Hindricks G, Dagres N, Sossalla S, Schramm R, Fink T, El Hamriti M, Moersdorf M, Sciacca V, Konietschke F, Rudolph V, Gummert J, Tijssen JGP, Sommer P; CASTLE HTx Investigators
N Engl J Med 2023 Oct 12;389(15):1380-1389. Epub 2023 Aug 27 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2306037. PMID: 37634135
Heart Transplantation: Indications, Surgical Techniques, and Complications.
Wu MY, Ali Khawaja RD, Vargas D
Radiol Clin North Am 2023 Sep;61(5):847-859. Epub 2023 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2023.04.011. PMID: 37495292
Long-Term Outcomes After Atrial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries.
Broberg CS, van Dissel A, Minnier J, Aboulhosn J, Kauling RM, Ginde S, Krieger EV, Rodriguez F 3rd, Gupta T, Shah S, John AS, Cotts T, Kay WA, Kuo M, Dwight C, Woods P, Nicolarsen J, Sarubbi B, Fusco F, Antonova P, Fernandes S, Grewal J, Cramer J, Khairy P, Gallego P, O'Donnell C, Hannah J, Dellborg M, Rodriguez-Monserrate CP, Muhll IV, Pylypchuk S, Magalski A, Han F, Lubert AM, Kay J, Yeung E, Roos-Hesselink J, Baker D, Celermajer DS, Burchill LJ, Wilson WM, Wong J, Kutty S, Opotowsky AR
J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 Sep 6;80(10):951-963. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.06.020. PMID: 36049802
Current status and outcomes in heart transplantation: a narrative review.
Awad MA, Shah A, Griffith BP
Rev Cardiovasc Med 2022 Jan 11;23(1):11. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2301011. PMID: 35092203
Updates on Heart Transplantation.
Shah KS, Kittleson MM, Kobashigawa JA
Curr Heart Fail Rep 2019 Oct;16(5):150-156. doi: 10.1007/s11897-019-00432-3. PMID: 31240638

Prognosis

Long-Term Outcomes After Atrial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries.
Broberg CS, van Dissel A, Minnier J, Aboulhosn J, Kauling RM, Ginde S, Krieger EV, Rodriguez F 3rd, Gupta T, Shah S, John AS, Cotts T, Kay WA, Kuo M, Dwight C, Woods P, Nicolarsen J, Sarubbi B, Fusco F, Antonova P, Fernandes S, Grewal J, Cramer J, Khairy P, Gallego P, O'Donnell C, Hannah J, Dellborg M, Rodriguez-Monserrate CP, Muhll IV, Pylypchuk S, Magalski A, Han F, Lubert AM, Kay J, Yeung E, Roos-Hesselink J, Baker D, Celermajer DS, Burchill LJ, Wilson WM, Wong J, Kutty S, Opotowsky AR
J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 Sep 6;80(10):951-963. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.06.020. PMID: 36049802
Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy.
Buggey J, ElAmm CA
Curr Opin Cardiol 2018 May;33(3):341-346. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000514. PMID: 29528905
Heart Failure Therapies for End-Stage Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy.
Mukku RB, Fonarow GC, Watson KE, Ajijola OA, Depasquale EC, Nsair A, Baas AS, Deng MC, Yang EH
J Card Fail 2016 Jun;22(6):439-48. Epub 2016 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.04.009. PMID: 27109619
Heart.
Colvin M, Smith JM, Skeans MA, Edwards LB, Callahan ER, Snyder JJ, Israni AK, Kasiske BL
Am J Transplant 2016 Jan;16 Suppl 2:115-40. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13670. PMID: 26755266
Long-term use of a left ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure.
Rose EA, Gelijns AC, Moskowitz AJ, Heitjan DF, Stevenson LW, Dembitsky W, Long JW, Ascheim DD, Tierney AR, Levitan RG, Watson JT, Meier P, Ronan NS, Shapiro PA, Lazar RM, Miller LW, Gupta L, Frazier OH, Desvigne-Nickens P, Oz MC, Poirier VL; Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure (REMATCH) Study Group
N Engl J Med 2001 Nov 15;345(20):1435-43. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa012175. PMID: 11794191

Clinical prediction guides

Acute complication posttransplant: primary allograft dysfunction.
Brahmbhatt DH, Blitzer D, Billia F, Copeland H
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2023 Oct 1;28(5):376-383. Epub 2023 Aug 9 doi: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000001091. PMID: 37678172
End-stage heart failure in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: a multicentre study.
van Dissel AC, Opotowsky AR, Burchill LJ, Aboulhosn J, Grewal J, Lubert AM, Antonova P, Shah S, Cotts T, John AS, Kay WA, DeZorzi C, Magalski A, Han F, Baker D, Kay J, Yeung E, Vonder Muhll I, Pylypchuk S, Kuo MC, Nicolarsen J, Sarubbi B, Fusco F, Jameson SM, Cramer J, Gupta T, Gallego P, O'Donnell C, Hannah J, Dellborg M, Kauling RM, Ginde S, Krieger EV, Rodriguez F, Dehghani P, Kutty S, Wong J, Wilson WM, Rodriguez-Monserrate CP, Roos-Hesselink J, Celermajer DS, Khairy P, Broberg CS
Eur Heart J 2023 Sep 7;44(34):3278-3291. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad511. PMID: 37592821Free PMC Article
Long-Term Outcomes After Atrial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries.
Broberg CS, van Dissel A, Minnier J, Aboulhosn J, Kauling RM, Ginde S, Krieger EV, Rodriguez F 3rd, Gupta T, Shah S, John AS, Cotts T, Kay WA, Kuo M, Dwight C, Woods P, Nicolarsen J, Sarubbi B, Fusco F, Antonova P, Fernandes S, Grewal J, Cramer J, Khairy P, Gallego P, O'Donnell C, Hannah J, Dellborg M, Rodriguez-Monserrate CP, Muhll IV, Pylypchuk S, Magalski A, Han F, Lubert AM, Kay J, Yeung E, Roos-Hesselink J, Baker D, Celermajer DS, Burchill LJ, Wilson WM, Wong J, Kutty S, Opotowsky AR
J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 Sep 6;80(10):951-963. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.06.020. PMID: 36049802
Imaging in Heart Transplant Patients.
Olymbios M, Kwiecinski J, Berman DS, Kobashigawa JA
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2018 Oct;11(10):1514-1530. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.06.019. PMID: 30286911
Heart Failure Therapies for End-Stage Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy.
Mukku RB, Fonarow GC, Watson KE, Ajijola OA, Depasquale EC, Nsair A, Baas AS, Deng MC, Yang EH
J Card Fail 2016 Jun;22(6):439-48. Epub 2016 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.04.009. PMID: 27109619

Recent systematic reviews

Bariatric surgery and left ventricular assist device in patients with heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sharma I, Nakanishi H, Hage K, Marrero K, Diwan TS, daSilva-deAbreu A, Davis SS Jr, Clapp B, Ghanem OM
Am J Surg 2023 Sep;226(3):340-349. Epub 2023 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.06.014. PMID: 37355375
Heart transplantation in end-stage heart failure secondary to cardiac sarcoidosis: an updated systematic review.
Buttar C, Lakhdar S, Pavankumar T, Guzman-Perez L, Mahmood K, Collura G
Heart Fail Rev 2023 Jul;28(4):961-966. Epub 2022 Nov 10 doi: 10.1007/s10741-022-10284-0. PMID: 36355274
Intermittent levosimendan infusion in ambulatory patients with end-stage heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 984 patients.
Elsherbini H, Soliman O, Zijderhand C, Lenzen M, Hoeks SE, Kaddoura R, Izham M, Alkhulaifi A, Omar AS, Caliskan K
Heart Fail Rev 2022 Mar;27(2):493-505. Epub 2021 Apr 11 doi: 10.1007/s10741-021-10101-0. PMID: 33839989Free PMC Article
High-Intensity Interval Training in Heart Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
Perrier-Melo RJ, Figueira FAMDS, Guimarães GV, Costa MDC
Arq Bras Cardiol 2018 Feb;110(2):188-194. Epub 2018 Feb 19 doi: 10.5935/abc.20180017. PMID: 29466487Free PMC Article
A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Nunes AJ, MacArthur RG, Kim D, Singh G, Buchholz H, Chatterley P, Klarenbach SW
Value Health 2016 Jun;19(4):494-504. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.12.020. PMID: 27325342

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