The American Journal of Cardiology
 

Abraham - Figure 5

PAP-Guided HF Management Improves Multiple Measures of Clinical Outcome

The result of application of the simple CHAMPION trial protocol illustrated in Figure 5 was a significant reduction in HF hospitalizations.[3]  Over the entire period of the randomized, single-blind, controlled follow-up, there was a 33% reduction in the risk of HF hospitalizations.  But importantly, beyond that there was also a significant reduction in the combined endpoint of death from any cause or HF hospitalizations, and [indicated by the red outline] there were also significant reductions in all-cause hospitalizations and in the composite of all-cause death or all-cause hospitalizations.  This latter observation is important because it shows that there is no trade-off with PAP-guided HF therapy; ie, there is no increase in other types of hospitalizations associated with the reduction in HF hospitalizations.  In other words, use of PAP-guided HF therapy results in a win in terms of the effects on both HF morbidity and mortality.

Abraham WT. Am J Cardiol. 2015; 00.

References

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Adamson PB, Abraham W, Stevenson L, et al. Benefits of pulmonary artery pressure monitoring extend to reduction of all-cause rehospitalization. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;63I(12): A746.