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Prognostic Potential of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy
Miaojing Li1, Manyun Tang2,3, Changying Zhao4
1Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China.
Introduction:
Cardiovascular diseases present a great burden for survivors of hematologic malignancy (HM). However, the effect of pulmonary hypertension (PH) on the clinical outcome of patients with HM remains unknown. This study aims to evaluate the prognostic potential of PH in patients with HM and explore the related clinical determinants.
Methods:
This retrospective study included 220 patients with HM and PH and 220 controls without PH, the case-matching cohort analysis was performed based on age, sex, the year of diagnosis and disease type. The baseline characteristics and overall survival (OS) of the patients with HM with or without PH were compared. The cumulative overall survival was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier curves and the log-rank test. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were conducted to identify the predictors of OS.
Results:
PH was found in 11.98% (302/2520) of the patients with HM. The PH group had lower levels of hemoglobin, platelet, albumin, fibrinogen and B cell count; whereas the levels of lactate dehydrogenase, N terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide, D-dimer, fibrinogen degradation products and C-reactive protein were higher. Additionally, the PH group had a higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation. Survival analysis revealed that the PH group had an inferior OS compared to the non-PH group (16.9 vs. 37.6 months, p = 0.002). Further subgroup analysis revealed that the severe PH group had the worst OS, followed by the moderate and the mild PH groups (8.7 vs. 14.7 vs. 23.7 months, p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that PH was an independent predictor for unfavorable clinical outcomes.
Conclusions:
Coexisting PH was associated with inferior clinical outcomes in patients with HM, and the severe PH group had the worst prognosis. The study may provide additional risk stratification for patients with HM.
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