| Autor: |
Ana Catarina Pinho-Gomes, José Silva Cardoso, Luís Filipe Azevedo, Rui Almeida, Teresa Pinho, Maria Júlia Maciel |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, Vol 32, Iss 7, Pp 567-575 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0870-2551 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.repc.2012.10.018 |
| Popis: |
Introduction and Aims: We describe the clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of patients hospitalized with acute heart failure in a south-west European cardiology department. We sought to identify the determinants of length of stay and heart failure rehospitalization or death during a 12-month follow-up period. Methods and Results: This was a retrospective cohort study including all patients admitted during 2010 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of acute heart failure. Death and readmission were followed through 2011.Of the 924 patients admitted, 201 (21%) had acute heart failure, 107 (53%) of whom had new-onset acute heart failure. The main precipitating factors were acute coronary syndrome (63%) and arrhythmia (14%). The most frequent clinical presentations were heart failure after acute coronary syndrome (63%), chronic decompensated heart failure (47%) and acute pulmonary edema (21%). On admission 73% had left ventricular ejection fraction |
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