Health-Related Quality of Life in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction The PARAGON-HF Trial

OBJECTIVES This study sought to describe baseline health-related quality of life (HRQL) in the PARAGON-HF (Prospective Comparison of ARNI with ARB Global Outcomes in HFpEF) trial, the largest heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) trial to date. BACKGROUND There are limited data characterizing HRQL in patients with HFpEF using validated metrics. METHODS The PARAGON-HF trial randomized symptomatic patients with HFpEF (>= 45%) >= 50 years of age to either sacubitril/valsartan or valsartan. The study reports comprehensive baseline HRQL using Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) administered at randomization after active run-in period. The study then compares baseline HRQL with patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) ( RESULTS In the PARAGON-HF trial, 4,735 of 4,822 patients (mean age 73 +/- 8 years; 48% men) completed baseline KCCQ at randomization. Mean KCCQ-OS score was 71. Women had worse mean KCCQ-OS score than men did. Patients in the PARAGON-HF trial reported lower KCCQ scores in nearly all domains when compared with the PARADIGM-HF trial (KCCQ-OS score 71 +/- 19 vs. 73 +/- 19; p