PMID- 29327276 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180831 LR - 20181113 IS - 1615-2573 (Electronic) IS - 0910-8327 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 7 DP - 2018 Jul TI - Portal congestion and intestinal edema in hospitalized patients with heart failure. PG - 740-751 LID - 10.1007/s00380-018-1117-5 [doi] AB - An interaction between the intestine and cardiovascular disease has been suggested. We thought to clarify the association between intestinal conditions and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). Hemodynamic parameters in intestinal vessels [superior mesenteric artery (SMA), inferior mesenteric artery (IMA), and portal vein (PV)] and average colon wall thickness (aCWT) from the ascending colon to sigmoid colon were evaluated in 224 hospitalized HF patients. Echocardiographic parameters and composite event rates (all-cause mortality, readmission for HF deterioration, major ventricular arrhythmias) were also examined. Higher PV congestion index (CI) and aCWT were observed in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III/IV. Higher PVCI [hazard ratio (HR) per + 1 standard deviation (SD) 1.50, p < 0.01] and aCWT (HR per + 1 SD 1.45, p < 0.01) were independently associated with higher composite event rates during the follow-up of 122 +/- 68 days. None of SMA/IMA hemodynamic parameters were associated with NYHA class or composite event rates. Higher right ventricular end-diastolic dimension (38 +/- 7 vs 34 +/- 9 mm, p < 0.01) and lower tricuspid annual plane systolic excursion (15 +/- 5 vs 19 +/- 5 mm, p < 0.001) were observed in patients with higher PVCI (> 0.031 cm s) and aCWT (> 2.8 mm) relative to those in others. In conclusion, increased portal congestion and intestinal edema were associated with severe HF symptoms and poor outcomes in hospitalized HF patients, in addition to being associated with impaired right-sided cardiac function. FAU - Ikeda, Yuki AU - Ikeda Y AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. y_ikeda@med.kitasato-u.ac.jp. FAU - Ishii, Shunsuke AU - Ishii S AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. FAU - Yazaki, Mayu AU - Yazaki M AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. FAU - Fujita, Teppei AU - Fujita T AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. FAU - Iida, Yuichiro AU - Iida Y AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. FAU - Kaida, Toyoji AU - Kaida T AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. FAU - Nabeta, Takeru AU - Nabeta T AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. FAU - Nakatani, Eiji AU - Nakatani E AD - Translational Research Informatics Center, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Kobe, Japan. FAU - Maekawa, Emi AU - Maekawa E AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. FAU - Yanagisawa, Tomoyoshi AU - Yanagisawa T AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. FAU - Koitabashi, Toshimi AU - Koitabashi T AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. FAU - Inomata, Takayuki AU - Inomata T AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. FAU - Ako, Junya AU - Ako J AD - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Observational Study DEP - 20180111 PL - Japan TA - Heart Vessels JT - Heart and vessels JID - 8511258 SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Echocardiography MH - Edema/diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology MH - Female MH - Heart Failure/*complications/physiopathology/therapy MH - Humans MH - Hypertension, Portal/*etiology/physiopathology MH - *Inpatients MH - Intestinal Diseases/diagnosis/*etiology/physiopathology MH - Male MH - Portal Vein/*physiopathology MH - Prognosis MH - Prospective Studies MH - Stroke Volume MH - Ultrasonography MH - Ventricular Function, Left OTO - NOTNLM OT - Congestion OT - Heart failure OT - Intestinal dysbiosis OT - Right ventricular function EDAT- 2018/01/13 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/01 06:00 CRDT- 2018/01/13 06:00 PHST- 2017/08/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/01/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/01/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/13 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00380-018-1117-5 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00380-018-1117-5 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Heart Vessels. 2018 Jul;33(7):740-751. doi: 10.1007/s00380-018-1117-5. Epub 2018 Jan 11.