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A systems BIOlogy Study to TAilored Treatment in Chronic Heart Failure: rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of BIOSTAT‐CHF
Author(s) -
Voors Adriaan A.,
Anker Stefan D.,
Cleland John G.,
Dickstein Kenneth,
Filippatos Gerasimos,
van der Harst Pim,
Hillege Hans L.,
Lang Chim C.,
ter Maaten Jozine M.,
Ng Leong,
Ponikowski Piotr,
Samani Nilesh J.,
Veldhuisen Dirk J.,
Zannad Faiz,
Zwinderman Aeilko H.,
Metra Marco
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.149
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1879-0844
pISSN - 1388-9842
DOI - 10.1002/ejhf.531
Subject(s) - heart failure , medicine , cohort , ejection fraction , intensive care medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , heart failure with preserved ejection fraction , cohort study , nursing
Aims Despite major improvements in pharmacological and device treatments, heart failure remains a syndrome with high morbidity and mortality, poor quality of life, and high health‐care costs. Given the extensive heterogeneity among patients with heart failure, substantial differences in the response to therapy can be expected. We hypothesize that individualized therapy is an essential next step to improve outcomes in patients with heart failure. Methods The BIOlogy Study to TAilored Treatment in Chronic Heart Failure ( BIOSTAT‐CHF ) included 2516 patients with worsening signs and/or symptoms of heart failure from 11 European countries, who were considered to be on suboptimal medical treatment. Another 1738 patients from Scotland were included in a validation cohort. Overall, both patient cohorts were well matched. The majority of patients were hospitalized for acute heart failure, and the remainder presented with worsening signs and/or symptoms of heart failure at outpatient clinics. Approximately half of the patients were in New York Heart Association class III , and 7% vs 34% of patients of the index vs validation cohort had heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. According to study design, all patients used diuretics, but owing to the inclusion criteria of both cohorts, patients were not on optimal, evidence‐based medical therapy. In the follow‐up phase, uptitration to guideline‐recommended doses was encouraged. Conclusion By using a novel systems biology approach, incorporating demographics, biomarkers, genome‐wide analysis, and proteomics, a model that predicts response to therapy will be developed, which should be instrumental in developing alternative therapies for patients with suboptimal response to currently recommended therapies and thus further improve care for patients with heart failure.