Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 and risk of congestive heart failure hospitalization in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

The occurrence of congestive heart failure (CHF) hospitalization among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is a poor prognostic marker.

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this study was to assess whether insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 (IGFBP-7), a marker of myocardial damage, identifies AF patients at high risk for this complication.

METHODS:

We analyzed 2 prospective multicenter observational cohort studies that included 3691 AF patients. Levels of IGFBP-7 and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were measured from frozen plasma samples at baseline. The primary endpoint was hospitalization for CHF. Multivariable adjusted Cox regression analyses were constructed.

RESULTS:

Mean patient age was 69 ± 12 years, 1028 (28%) were female, and 879 (24%) had a history of CHF. The incidence per 1000 patient-years across increasing IGFBP-7 quartiles was 7, 10, 32, and 85. The corresponding multivariable adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) (95% confidence interval [CI]) were 1.0, 1.05 (0.63-1.77), 2.38 (1.50-3.79), and 4.37 (2.72-7.04) (P for trend <.001). In a subgroup of 2812 patients without pre-existing CHF at baseline, the corresponding aHRs were 1.0, 0.90 (0.47-1.72), 1.69 (0.94-3.04), and 3.48 (1.94-6.24) (P for trend <.001). Patients with IGFBP-7 and NT-proBNP levels above the biomarker-specific median had a higher risk of incident CHF hospitalization (aHR 5.20; 3.35-8.09) compared to those with only 1 elevated marker (elevated IGFBP-7 aHR 2.17; 1.30-3.60); elevated NT-proBNP aHR 1.97; 1.17-3.33); or no elevated marker (reference).

CONCLUSION:

Higher plasma levels of IGFBP-7 were strongly and independently associated with CHF hospitalization in AF patients. The prognostic information provided by IGFBP-7 was additive to that of NT-proBNP.

• Authors: Steffen Blum, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Pascal Meyre, Michael Kühne, Nicolas Rodondi, Jürg H Beer, Peter Ammann, Giorgio Moschovitis, Leo H Bonati, Manuel R Blum, Peter Kastner, Fiona Baguley, Christian Sticherling, Stefan Osswald, David Conen, BEAT-AF and Swiss-AF Investigators
• Journal: Heart rhythm (Heart Rhythm) Vol. 18 Issue 4 Pg. 512-519 (04 2021) ISSN: 1556-3871 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 33278630 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Observational Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2020 Heart Rhythm Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Biomarkers
• Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins
• insulin-like growth factor binding protein-related protein 1

Topics

• Aged
• Atrial Fibrillation (blood, complications)
• Biomarkers (blood)
• Disease Progression
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Heart Failure (blood, complications, therapy)
• Hospitalization (statistics & numerical data)
• Humans
• Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (blood)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prognosis
• Retrospective Studies