Afro-Caribbean Heart Failure in the United Kingdom

Author:

Dungu Jason N.1,Papadopoulou Sofia A.1,Wykes Katharine1,Mahmood Ihtisham1,Marshall Joseph1,Valencia Oswaldo1,Fontana Marianna1,Whelan Carol J.1,Gillmore Julian D.1,Hawkins Philip N.1,Anderson Lisa J.1

Affiliation:

1. From the Cardiovascular Sciences, St George’s University of London, United Kingdom (J.N.D., S.A.P., K.W., I.M., J.M., O.V., L.J.A.); and National Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free Campus, University College London, United Kingdom (J.N.D., M.F., C.J.W., J.D.G., P.N.H.).

Abstract

Background— It has been reported that subjects of African descent present with heart failure at a younger age and because of different causes than whites. We present contemporary data from UK Afro-Caribbean patients in London. Methods and Results— All patients with heart failure presenting to St George’s Hospital Heart Failure clinic between 2005 and 2012 were included (n=1392). Patients were predominantly white (71%) and male (67%), and median age at presentation was 73 years (range, 18–100 years). In 211 Afro-Caribbean patients, the most common cause of heart failure was nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy in 27.5% (whites, 19.9%; P <0.001). Lower rates of ischemic cardiomyopathy were observed (13% versus 41%; P <0.001). The fourth most common cause of heart failure in Afro-Caribbeans was cardiac amyloidosis (11.4%). The prevalence may have been even higher as not all patients were tested for amyloidosis. Patients with ATTR V122I had the worst prognosis compared with other causes of Afro-Caribbean heart failure and white patients. To better understand this condition, we analyzed data from the largest international cohort of ATTR V122I patients, followed up at the UK National Amyloidosis Center (n=72). Patients presented with cardiac failure (median age, 75 [range, 59–90] years). Median survival was 2.6 years from diagnosis. Conclusions— In London, the cause of heart failure varies depending on ethnicity and affects age of presentation and outcomes. In Afro-Caribbean patients, ATTR V122I is an underappreciated cause of heart failure, and cardiomyopathy is often misattributed to hypertension. As promising TTR therapies are in development, increased awareness and proactive detection are needed.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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