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Complement activation products in acute heart failure: Potential role in pathophysiology, responses to treatment and impacts on long-term survival

Trendelenburg, Marten and Stallone, Fabio and Pershyna, Kateryna and Eisenhut, Timo and Twerenbold, Raphael and Wildi, Karin and Dubler, Denise and Schirmbeck, Lucia and Puelacher, Christian and Rubini Gimenez, Maria and Sabti, Zaid and Osswald, Luca and Breidthardt, Tobias and Müller, Christian. (2018) Complement activation products in acute heart failure: Potential role in pathophysiology, responses to treatment and impacts on long-term survival. European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care, 7 (4). pp. 348-357.

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Abstract

Previous studies have indicated a correlation between heart failure, inflammation and poorer outcome. However, the pathogenesis and role of inflammation in acute heart failure (AHF) is incompletely studied and understood. The aim of our study was to explore the potential role of innate immunity - quantified by complement activation products (CAPs) - in pathophysiology, responses to treatment and impacts on long-term survival in AHF.; In a prospective study enrolling 179 unselected patients with AHF, plasma concentrations of C4d, C3a and sC5b-9 were measured in a blinded fashion on the first day of hospitalisation and prior to discharge. The final diagnosis, including the AHF phenotype, was adjudicated by two independent cardiologists. Long-term follow-up was obtained. Findings in AHF were compared to that obtained in 75 healthy blood donors (control group).; Overall, concentrations of all three CAPs were significantly higher in patients with AHF than in healthy controls (all p < 0.001). In an age-adjusted subgroup analysis, significant differences could be confirmed for concentrations of C4d and sC5b-9, and these parameters further increased after 6 days of in-hospital treatment ( p < 0.001). In contrast, C3a levels in AHF patients did not differ from those of the control group in the age-adjusted subgroup analysis and remained constant during hospitalisation. Concentrations of C4d, C3a and sC5b-9 were significantly higher when AHF was triggered by an infection as compared to other triggers ( p < 0.001). In addition, CAP levels significantly correlated with each other ( r = 0.64-0.76), but did not predict death within 2 years.; Activation of complement with increased plasma levels of C4d and sC5b-9 at admission and increasing levels during AHF treatment seems to be associated with AHF, particularly when AHF was triggered by an infection. However, CAPs do not have a prognostic value in AHF.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Kardiologie > Klinische Outcomeforschung Kardiologie (Müller)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Kardiologie > Klinische Outcomeforschung Kardiologie (Müller)
UniBasel Contributors:Müller, Christian
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Sage
ISSN:2048-8726
e-ISSN:2048-8734
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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