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Closing the Loop: Modelling of Heart Failure Progression from Health to End-Stage Using a Meta-Analysis of Left Ventricular Pressure-Volume Loops

Warriner, D., Brown, A.G., Varma, S., Sheridan, P.J., Lawford, P., Hose, D.R. and Shi, Y. (2014) Closing the Loop: Modelling of Heart Failure Progression from Health to End-Stage Using a Meta-Analysis of Left Ventricular Pressure-Volume Loops. PLoS ONE. 9(12), pp. 1-22. 1932-6203.

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Abstract: Introduction The American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines for the classification of heart failure (HF) are descriptive but lack precise and objective measures which would assist in categorising such patients. Our aim was two fold, firstly to demonstrate quantitatively the progression of HF through each stage using a meta-analysis of existing left ventricular (LV) pressure-volume (PV) loop data and secondly use the LV PV loop data to create stage specific HF models. Methods and Results A literature search yielded 31 papers with PV data, representing over 200 patients in different stages of HF. The raw pressure and volume data were extracted from the papers using a digitising software package and the means were calculated. The data demonstrated that, as HF progressed, stroke volume (SV), ejection fraction (EF%) decreased while LV volumes increased. A 2-element lumped parameter model was employed to model the mean loops and the error was calculated between the loops, demonstrating close fit between the loops. The only parameter that was consistently and statistically different across all the stages was the elastance (Emax). Conclusions For the first time, the authors have created a visual and quantitative representation of the AHA/ACC stages of LVSD-HF, from normal to end-stage. The study demonstrates that robust, load-independent and reproducible parameters, such as elastance, can be used to categorise and model HF, complementing the existing classification. The modelled PV loops establish previously unknown physiological parameters for each AHA/ACC stage of LVSD-HF, such as LV elastance and highlight that it this parameter alone, in lumped parameter models, that determines the severity of HF. Such information will enable cardiovascular modellers with an interest in HF, to create more accurate models of the heart as it fails.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Heart Failure, Cardiology, Meta-analysis, Left Ventricular Pressure-Volume Loops
Creators: Warriner, D., Brown, A.G., Varma, S., Sheridan, P.J., Lawford, P., Hose, D.R. and Shi, Yubing
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: Faculties > Faculty of Arts, Science & Technology > Engineering
Date: 5 December 2014
Date Type: Publication
Page Range: pp. 1-22
Journal or Publication Title: PLoS ONE
Volume: 9
Number: 12
Number of Pages: 22
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114153
ISSN: 1932-6203
Status: Published / Disseminated
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/11950

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