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. 2024 Nov 15;3(12):101405. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101405

Table 1.

Comparison of Baseline Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes Before and After PSM

Before PSM
After Propensity Score Matching PSM
Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy With SGLT2i (n = 2,417) Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Without SGLT2i (n = 32,860) P Value Std. Diff. Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy With SGLT2i (n = 2,153) Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Without SGLT2i (n = 2,153) P Value Std. Diff
Age, y 73.8 ± 11.1 75.3 ± 12.6 <0.001 0.130 74.2 ± 10.8 74.4 ± 14.1 0.569 0.017
Age at index, y 72.0 ± 11.4 70.8 ± 13.0 <0.001 0.097 72.4 ± 11.1 72.6 ± 14.6 0.574 0.017
Sex
 Male 1,584 17,577 <0.001 0.247 1,392 1,401 0.774 0.009
 Female 727 14,025 <0.001 0.264 664 657 0.817 0.007
Race
 White 1,303 19,555 <0.001 0.113 1,171 1,159 0.714 0.011
 African American 590 4,947 <0.001 0.237 513 512 0.971 0.001
 Asian 88 1,490 <0.001 0.045 80 88 0.529 0.019
Comorbidity
 Hypertension 2,123 17,227 <0.001 0.839 1,872 1,901 0.180 0.041
 Diabetes mellitus 1,355 6,717 <0.001 0.788 1,149 1,172 0.482 0.021
 Chronic kidney disease 1,252 7,337 <0.001 0.641 1,074 1,074 1.000 <0.001
 Smoking 783 4,676 <0.001 0.440 661 641 0.507 0.020
 Body mass index, kg/m2 29.3 ± 6.8 27.5 ± 6.5 <0.001 0.272 29.2 ± 6.7 28.6 ± 7.1 0.016 0.082
Medications
 Beta-blockers 1,910 12,892 <0.001 0.885 1,673 1,676 0.912 0.003
 ARBs 1,270 5,631 <0.001 0.800 1,077 1,067 0.761 0.009
 ACEi 1,132 7,489 <0.001 0.522 982 978 0.903 0.004
 ARNI 407 421 <0.001 0.545 236 229 0.731 0.010
 Statin 1,226 7,328 <0.001 0.635 1,040 1,060 0.801 0.007
 Diuretics 2,143 12,543 <0.001 1.231 1,880 1,916 0.090 0.052
 Spironolactone 1,216 2,822 <0.001 0.940 754 753 0.533 0.020
 Eplerenone 163 196 <0.001 0.315 65 67 0.859 0.006
 Tafamidis 642 419 <0.001 0.720 281 241 0.062 0.057
Heart function
 LVEF, % 49.2 ± 16.5 54.4 ± 14.8 <0.001 0.332 50.5 ± 16.0 51.5 ± 16.3 0.257 0.067
 ≥50% 565 2,703 <0.001 0.425 465 469 0.882 0.005
 41%-50% 265 680 <0.001 0.366 189 192 0.872 0.005
 ≤40% 252 620 <0.001 0.361 180 177 0.868 0.005
 NYHA functional class 2.5 ± 0.6 2.7 ± 0.8 0.125 0.215 2.5 ± 0.6 2.5 ± 0.8 0.894 0.027
Clinical Outcomes Before and After PSM After 1-Month, 1-and 3-Year Follow-Ups
After 1-Month Follow-Up
RR Before PSM P Value RR After PSM P Value
All-cause mortality 0.27 (95% CI: 0.19-0.38), (34 vs 1,537) <0.001 0.29 (95% CI: 0.19-0.44),
(27 vs 93)
<0.001
MACE 0.56 (95% CI: 0.37-0.84), (24 vs 537) 0.005 0.36 (95% CI: 0.20-0.67),
(15 vs 35)
0.001
Ischemic stroke 0.32 (95% CI: 0.19-0.53), (15 vs 588) <0.001 0.44 (95% CI: 0.21-0.95),
(10 vs 21)
0.031
Heart failure 1.25 (95% CI: 0.77-2.00), (17 vs 634) 0.355 0.84 (95% CI: 0.45-1.58),
(15 vs 26)
0.605
Atrial fibrillation 1.04 (95% CI: 0.68-1.59), (22 vs 421) 0.839 0.83 (95% CI: 0.45-1.54),
(18 vs 23)
0.566
Ventricular tachycardia 1.15 (95% CI: 0.68-1.95), (15 vs 195) 0.586 0.98 (95% CI: 0.43-2.21),
(11 vs 12)
0.961
After 1-y follow-up
 All-cause mortality 0.62 (95% CI: 0.55-0.70),
(254 vs 5,004)
<0.001 0.51 (95% CI: 0.43-0.60),
(191 vs 371)
<0.001
 MACE 0.77 (95% CI: 0.64-0.93),
(106 vs 1726)
0.008 0.55 (95% CI: 0.42-0.74),
(74 vs 114)
<0.001
 Ischemic stroke 0.63 (95% CI: 0.50-0.79),
(74 vs 1,471)
<0.001 0.64 (95% CI: 0.44-0.92),
(47 vs 69)
0.016
 Heart failure 1.40 (95% CI: 1.09-1.80),
(57 vs 1890)
0.008 0.89 (95% CI: 0.64-1.23),
(51 vs 84)
0.494
 Atrial fibrillation 1.46 (95% CI: 1.21-1.70),
(108 vs 1,478)
<0.001 0.91 (95% CI: 0.68-1.22),
(77 vs 90)
0.547
 Ventricular tachycardia 1.77 (95% CI: 1.40-2.19), (93 vs 787) <0.001 1.10 (95% CI: 0.78-1.54),
(65 vs 63)
0.572
After 3-y follow-up
 All-cause mortality 0.63 (95% CI: 0.56-0.67),
(409 vs 7,906)
<0.001 0.53 (95% CI: 0.46-0.60),
(289 vs 540)
<0.001
 MACE 0.78 (95% CI: 0.67-0.90),
(163 vs 2,584)
0.001 0.64 (95% CI: 0.51-0.81),
(113 vs 148)
<0.001
 Ischemic stroke 0.56 (95% CI: 0.46-0.69),
(96 vs 2078)
<0.001 0.51 (95% CI: 0.37-0.69),
(60 vs 108)
<0.001
 Heart failure 1.27 (95% CI: 1.02-1.57),
(73 vs 2,677)
0.031 0.91 (95% CI: 0.68-1.22),
(61 vs 101)
0.531
 Atrial fibrillation 1.35 (95% CI: 1.16-1.56),
(160 vs 2,325)
<0.001 0.91 (95% CI: 0.72-1.14),
(115 vs 137)
0.434
 Ventricular tachycardia 1.59 (95% CI: 1.33-1.89),
(134 vs 1,234)
<0.001 0.86 (95% CI: 0.65-1.13),
(87 vs 108)
0.303

Values are mean ± SD or % unless otherwise indicated. The bold values show significant association.

ACEi = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker; ARNI = angiotensin receptor/neprilysin inhibitor; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; MACE = major adverse cardiovascular events; PSM = propensity score matching; SGLT2i = sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor.