TY - JOUR
T1 - The risk of major cardiovascular events for adults with transfemoral amputation
AU - Mundell, Benjamin F.
AU - Luetmer, Marianne T.
AU - Kremers, Hilal Maradit
AU - Visscher, Sue
AU - Hoppe, Kurtis M.
AU - Kaufman, Kenton R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The publication costs of this article were funded by the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association and the Rochester Epidemiology Project, which is supported by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01AG034676. It was also made possible in part by the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science for Health Care Delivery. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health, Rochester Epidemiology Project, Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, or the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association.
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PY - 2018/9/5
Y1 - 2018/9/5
N2 - Background: It is well-known that the risk of cardiac disease is increased for those with lower-limb amputations, likely as a result of the etiology of the amputation. Using a longitudinal population-based dataset, we examined the association between transfemoral amputation (TFA) status and the risk of experiencing a major cardiac event for those undergoing either dysvascular or traumatic amputations. The association of receiving a prosthesis with the risk of experiencing a major cardiac event was also examined. Methods: Study Population: All individuals with TFA (N 162), i.e. knee disarticulation and transfemoral amputation, residing in Olmsted County, MN, between 1987 and 2014. Each was matched (1:10 ratio) with non-TFA adults on age, sex, and duration of residency. Data Analysis: A competing risk Cox proportional hazard model was used to estimate the relative likelihood of an individual with a TFA experiencing a major cardiac event in a given time period as compared to the matched controls. The cohort was divided by amputation etiology: dysvascular vs trauma/cancer. Additional analysis was performed by combining all individuals with a TFA to look at the relationship between prosthesis receipt and major cardiac events. Results: Individuals with a dysvascular TFA had an approximately four-fold increased risk of a cardiac event after undergoing an amputation (HR 3.78, 95%CI: 3.07-4.49). These individuals also had an increased risk for non-cardiac mortality (HR 6.27, 95%CI: 6.11-6.58). The risk of a cardiac event was no higher for those with a trauma/cancer TFA relative to the able-bodied controls (HR 1.30, 95%CI: 0.30-5.85). Finally, there was no difference in risk of experiencing a cardiac event for those with or without prosthesis (HR 1.20, 95%CI: 0.55-2.62). Conclusion: The high risk of initial mortality stemming from an amputation event may preclude many amputees from cardiovascular disease progression. Amputation etiology is also an important factor: cardiac events appear to be more likely among patients with a dysvascular TFA. Providing a prosthesis does not appear to be associated with a reduced risk of a major cardiac event following amputation.
AB - Background: It is well-known that the risk of cardiac disease is increased for those with lower-limb amputations, likely as a result of the etiology of the amputation. Using a longitudinal population-based dataset, we examined the association between transfemoral amputation (TFA) status and the risk of experiencing a major cardiac event for those undergoing either dysvascular or traumatic amputations. The association of receiving a prosthesis with the risk of experiencing a major cardiac event was also examined. Methods: Study Population: All individuals with TFA (N 162), i.e. knee disarticulation and transfemoral amputation, residing in Olmsted County, MN, between 1987 and 2014. Each was matched (1:10 ratio) with non-TFA adults on age, sex, and duration of residency. Data Analysis: A competing risk Cox proportional hazard model was used to estimate the relative likelihood of an individual with a TFA experiencing a major cardiac event in a given time period as compared to the matched controls. The cohort was divided by amputation etiology: dysvascular vs trauma/cancer. Additional analysis was performed by combining all individuals with a TFA to look at the relationship between prosthesis receipt and major cardiac events. Results: Individuals with a dysvascular TFA had an approximately four-fold increased risk of a cardiac event after undergoing an amputation (HR 3.78, 95%CI: 3.07-4.49). These individuals also had an increased risk for non-cardiac mortality (HR 6.27, 95%CI: 6.11-6.58). The risk of a cardiac event was no higher for those with a trauma/cancer TFA relative to the able-bodied controls (HR 1.30, 95%CI: 0.30-5.85). Finally, there was no difference in risk of experiencing a cardiac event for those with or without prosthesis (HR 1.20, 95%CI: 0.55-2.62). Conclusion: The high risk of initial mortality stemming from an amputation event may preclude many amputees from cardiovascular disease progression. Amputation etiology is also an important factor: cardiac events appear to be more likely among patients with a dysvascular TFA. Providing a prosthesis does not appear to be associated with a reduced risk of a major cardiac event following amputation.
KW - Competing risk survival analysis
KW - Major cardiac event
KW - Transfemoral amputation
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U2 - 10.1186/s12984-018-0400-0
DO - 10.1186/s12984-018-0400-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 30255813
AN - SCOPUS:85053151953
SN - 1743-0003
VL - 15
JO - Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
JF - Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
M1 - 58
ER -