Association between haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets and mortality in patients with heart failure

Abstract Aims The combination of haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets (HALP) is a new metric used to assess patient prognosis in many diseases. This study aimed to assess the relationship between HALP and short‐ and long‐term mortality in patients with heart failure. Methods and results...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ling Liu, Benbingdi Gong, Wei Wang, Kai Xu, Kaoshan Wang, Guixian Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-04-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14662
_version_ 1797242850446934016
author Ling Liu
Benbingdi Gong
Wei Wang
Kai Xu
Kaoshan Wang
Guixian Song
author_facet Ling Liu
Benbingdi Gong
Wei Wang
Kai Xu
Kaoshan Wang
Guixian Song
author_sort Ling Liu
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Aims The combination of haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets (HALP) is a new metric used to assess patient prognosis in many diseases. This study aimed to assess the relationship between HALP and short‐ and long‐term mortality in patients with heart failure. Methods and results This retrospective cohort study included adult patients with heart failure who were hospitalized between 2019 and 2021. The primary outcomes were 1‐month mortality and 1‐year mortality. The multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between HALP and the risk of mortality. Stratified analyses were conducted based on New York Heart Association functional classification (NYHA) stage (II/III, IV) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF, <50%, ≥50%). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the ability of HALP, prognostic nutritional index (PNI), C‐reactive protein (CRP), and the Meta‐Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC‐HF) risk score in predicting mortality in patients with heart failure. A total of 730 patients with heart failure were included, of whom 61 (8.36%) died within 1 month and 77 (10.55%) died within 1 year. High HALP scores were associated with a reduced risk of 1‐month mortality (odds ratio (OR) = 0.978, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.963–0.992, P = 0.003) and 1‐year mortality (OR = 0.987, 95% CI: 0.977–0.997, P = 0.009) in patients with heart failure. In patients with different NYHA stages or LVEF levels, high HALP scores were correlated with a reduced risk of 1‐year mortality in patients with NYHA stage II/III (OR = 0.978, 95% CI: 0.957–1.000, P = 0.045) or LVEF ≥50% (OR = 0.970, 95% CI: 0.945–0.996, P = 0.024). The AUC for HALP, PNI, CRP, and MAGGIC‐HF to predict 1‐year mortality in patients with heart failure were 0.677 (95% CI: 0.619–0.735), 0.666 (95% CI: 0.608–0.723), 0.638 (95% CI: 0.572–0.704), and 0.654 (95% CI: 0.591–0.717), respectively. Conclusions HALP may be a potential marker for predicting mortality in patients with heart failure. Further exploration based on HALP may yield better clinical predictors of prognosis in patients with heart failure.
first_indexed 2024-04-24T18:45:46Z
format Article
id doaj.art-d9ca7edb8b3e4fa8ba78d0bf60b1ec6e
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2055-5822
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-24T18:45:46Z
publishDate 2024-04-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series ESC Heart Failure
spelling doaj.art-d9ca7edb8b3e4fa8ba78d0bf60b1ec6e2024-03-27T06:48:04ZengWileyESC Heart Failure2055-58222024-04-011121051106010.1002/ehf2.14662Association between haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets and mortality in patients with heart failureLing Liu0Benbingdi Gong1Wei Wang2Kai Xu3Kaoshan Wang4Guixian Song5Department of Cardiology The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Taizhou ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Taizhou ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Taizhou ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Taizhou ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Taizhou ChinaDepartment of Cardiology The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Taizhou ChinaAbstract Aims The combination of haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets (HALP) is a new metric used to assess patient prognosis in many diseases. This study aimed to assess the relationship between HALP and short‐ and long‐term mortality in patients with heart failure. Methods and results This retrospective cohort study included adult patients with heart failure who were hospitalized between 2019 and 2021. The primary outcomes were 1‐month mortality and 1‐year mortality. The multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between HALP and the risk of mortality. Stratified analyses were conducted based on New York Heart Association functional classification (NYHA) stage (II/III, IV) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF, <50%, ≥50%). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the ability of HALP, prognostic nutritional index (PNI), C‐reactive protein (CRP), and the Meta‐Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC‐HF) risk score in predicting mortality in patients with heart failure. A total of 730 patients with heart failure were included, of whom 61 (8.36%) died within 1 month and 77 (10.55%) died within 1 year. High HALP scores were associated with a reduced risk of 1‐month mortality (odds ratio (OR) = 0.978, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.963–0.992, P = 0.003) and 1‐year mortality (OR = 0.987, 95% CI: 0.977–0.997, P = 0.009) in patients with heart failure. In patients with different NYHA stages or LVEF levels, high HALP scores were correlated with a reduced risk of 1‐year mortality in patients with NYHA stage II/III (OR = 0.978, 95% CI: 0.957–1.000, P = 0.045) or LVEF ≥50% (OR = 0.970, 95% CI: 0.945–0.996, P = 0.024). The AUC for HALP, PNI, CRP, and MAGGIC‐HF to predict 1‐year mortality in patients with heart failure were 0.677 (95% CI: 0.619–0.735), 0.666 (95% CI: 0.608–0.723), 0.638 (95% CI: 0.572–0.704), and 0.654 (95% CI: 0.591–0.717), respectively. Conclusions HALP may be a potential marker for predicting mortality in patients with heart failure. Further exploration based on HALP may yield better clinical predictors of prognosis in patients with heart failure.https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14662Haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets (HALP)Heart failureInflammationMortalityNutrition
spellingShingle Ling Liu
Benbingdi Gong
Wei Wang
Kai Xu
Kaoshan Wang
Guixian Song
Association between haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets and mortality in patients with heart failure
ESC Heart Failure
Haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets (HALP)
Heart failure
Inflammation
Mortality
Nutrition
title Association between haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets and mortality in patients with heart failure
title_full Association between haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets and mortality in patients with heart failure
title_fullStr Association between haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets and mortality in patients with heart failure
title_full_unstemmed Association between haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets and mortality in patients with heart failure
title_short Association between haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets and mortality in patients with heart failure
title_sort association between haemoglobin albumin lymphocytes and platelets and mortality in patients with heart failure
topic Haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets (HALP)
Heart failure
Inflammation
Mortality
Nutrition
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14662
work_keys_str_mv AT lingliu associationbetweenhaemoglobinalbuminlymphocytesandplateletsandmortalityinpatientswithheartfailure
AT benbingdigong associationbetweenhaemoglobinalbuminlymphocytesandplateletsandmortalityinpatientswithheartfailure
AT weiwang associationbetweenhaemoglobinalbuminlymphocytesandplateletsandmortalityinpatientswithheartfailure
AT kaixu associationbetweenhaemoglobinalbuminlymphocytesandplateletsandmortalityinpatientswithheartfailure
AT kaoshanwang associationbetweenhaemoglobinalbuminlymphocytesandplateletsandmortalityinpatientswithheartfailure
AT guixiansong associationbetweenhaemoglobinalbuminlymphocytesandplateletsandmortalityinpatientswithheartfailure