ECM | Study ID | Baseline | Model | Predicting response |
PINP | Umar et al10~ | TC: 35.4±5.0 ug/l; R: 32.9±2.2 ug/L; NR: 41.9±4.3 ug/L, p=0.04 | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression‡ | Univariate: OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.93 to1.00, p=0.05 Multivariable: OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.93 to 0.99, p=0.03 |
Lopez-Andres et al8* | CRT-p: 33.0 ug/L (24.6–49.4); OMT: 33.1 ug/L (23.0–49.3), p=NS | (Stepwise) Multiple logistic regression† | No association with response | |
PICP | Garcia-Bolao et al9 | TC: 74.3±29.9 ug/l; R: 85.6±29.4 ug/L; NR: 57.8±22.2 ug/L, p≤0.001 | ROC:PICP:CITP | AUC 0.71, 95% CI 0.57 to 0.85; Cut-off 14.4, 95% CI 9.8 to 17.7; Sensitivity 63% (51–80); Specificity 70% (50–85); OR 2.07, 95% CI 0.98 to 4.39 |
PIIINP | Dong et al26≠ | TC: 0.88±0.21 ug/l; R: 0.80±0.20 ug/L; NR: 0.96±0.19 ug/L, p=0.03 | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression‡ | Univariate: OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.62 to 0.97, p=0.03 Multivariable: OR 0.20, 95% CI 0.03 to 1.17, p=0.07 |
Umar et al10~ | R: 4.59±0.24 ug/L; NR: <responders, p=NS | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression‡ | Univariate: OR 1.23, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.76, p=0.23 Multivariable: OR 1.35, 95% CI 0.94 to 1.93, p=0.1 | |
Lopez-Andres et al8* | CRT-p: 4.6 ug/L (3.8–6.8); OMT: 4.7 ug/L (3.8–6.5), p=NS | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression† | No association with response | |
ICTP | Umar et al10~ | TC: 3.1±0.8 ug/l; R: 3.5±0.6 ug/L; NR: 2.1±0.4 ug/L, p=ns | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression‡ | Univariate: OR 1.24, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.66, p=0.13 Multivariable: No association with response |
Lopez-Andres et al8* | CRT-p: 4.1 ug/L (2.6–6.0); OMT: 3.4 ug/L (2.7–5.0), p=NS | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression† | No association with response | |
CITP | Garcia-Bolao et al9 | TC: 5.1±2.5 ug/l; R: 4.90±2.5 ug/L; NR: 5.3±2.5 ug/L, p=0.51 | ROC:PICP:CITP | AUC 0.71, 95% CI 0.57 to 0.85; Cut-off value 14.4, 95% CI 9.8 to 17.7; Sensitivity 63% (51–80); Specificity 70% (50–85); OR 2.07, 95% CI 0.98to 4.39 |
ProMMP-1 | Umar et al10~ | TC: 7.7±0.8 ug/l; R: 7.6±0.7 ug/L; NR: 8.0±1.1 ug/L, p=0.71 | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression‡ | Univariate: OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.09, p=0.71 Multivariable: No association demonstrated |
MMP-1 | Garcia-Bolao et al9 | TC: 8.9±11.4 ug/l; R: 7.3±10.5 ug/L; NR: 11.3±12.5 ug/L, p=0.17 | ROC | Not performed as no difference Baseline MMP-1:TIMP-1 ratio: 0.005±0.001, R: 0.004±0.0007 versus NR: 0.0063±0.0008, p=0.297 |
Lopez-Andres et al8* | CRT-p: 2.7 ug/L (2.1–3.5); OMT: 2.7 ug/L (2.0–3.9), p=NS | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression† | Univariate ≤3 ug/L: OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.23 to 4.76, p=0.011 Multivariable ≤3 ug/L: OR 3.04, 95% CI 1.37 to 6.71, p<0.01 | |
MMP-2 | Tolosana et al24 | TC:295±70 ug/L; R:258±56 ug/L; NR:325±116 ug/L, p=0.02 | Cox Regression Model‡ | Univariate: difference already noted (p=0.02) Multivariable: No association demonstrated |
Garcia-Bolao et al9 | TC: 1434±401.5 ug/l; R: 1393.8±374.5 ug/L; NR: 1496.6±438.9 ug/L, p=0.36 | ROC | Not performed as no difference demonstrated | |
MMP-9 | Garcia-Bolao et al9 | TC: 44.7±23.2 ug/l; R: 41.1±22.8 ug/L; NR: 49.9±23.3 ug/L, p=0.17 | ROC | Not performed as no difference demonstrated |
TIMP-1 | Tolosana et al24 | TC:242±61 ug/l; R:216±50 ug/L; NR:277±59 ug/L, p=0.001 | Cox Regression‡; ROC | Multivariate: OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.96 to 0.99, p=0.005, ROC: ≥248 ug/L, Sensitivity 71%, Specificity 72%, OR 6.8, 95% CI 1.5 to 31 |
Umar et al10~ | TC: 120.3±8.2 ug/l; R: 124±5.2 ug/L; NR: 111±7.1 ug/L, p=0.16 | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression‡ | Univariate: OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.03, p=0.16 Multivariable: No association demonstrated | |
Garcia-Bolao et al9 | TC: 488.9±249.5 ug/l; R: 437.5±136.5 ug/L; NR: 563.8±345.7 ug/L, p=0.135 | ROC | Not performed as no difference. Baseline MMP-1:TIMP-1:TC: 0.005±0.001, R: 0.004±0.0007 versus NR: 0.0063±0.0008, p=0.297 | |
Gal-3 | Truong et al25* | TC: 18.1 ug/L (14.0–23.0), Positive result >25.9 ug/L | 2×2 table; McNemar test | Peripheral: Sensitivity 15% (5–32), Specificity 80% (64–91), PPV: 38% (14–68), NPV: 53% (40–66) |
Lopez-Andres et al8* | CRTp: 25.7 ug/L (20.6–31.4); OMT: 25.1 ug/L (19.6–30.9), p=NS | (Stepwise) multiple logistic regression† | No association with response |
*Median (IQR) given, data represented as CRT-p and OMT groups.
†Statistical model predicts ‘non-response’.
‡Statistical model predicts ‘response’.
~ mean±standard error.
≠biomarker mean±SD given in logarithmic form
AUC, area under the curve, CITP, carboxy-terminal telopeptide of collagen type-I; CRT-p, CRT-pacemaker; ECM, extracellular cardiac matrix; Gal-3, galectin-3; MMP, metalloproteinases; NPV, negative predictive value; NS=not significant; NR=non-responder; OMT, optimal medical therapy; PICP, carboxy-terminal propeptide of procollagen type I; PINP, N-terminal propeptides of type I procollagens; PIIINP, N-terminal propeptides of type III procollagens; PPV, positive predictive value; R, responder; ROC, receiver operator curve; TC, total cohort; TIMP, tissue inhibitors of MMPs.