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Gorlicki J, Masip J, Gil V, Llorens P, Jacob J, Alquézar-Arbé A, Domingo Baldrich E, Fortuny MJ, Romero M, Esquivias MA, Moyano García R, Gómez García Y, Noceda J, Rodríguez P, Aguirre A, López-Díez MP, Mir M, Serrano L, Fuentes de Frutos M, Curtelín D, Freund Y, Miró Ò. Effect of early initiation of noninvasive ventilation in patients transported by emergency medical service for acute heart failure. Eur J Emerg Med 2024; 31:339-346. [PMID: 38847652 DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000001141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2024]
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BACKGROUND While the indication for noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in severely hypoxemic patients with acute heart failure (AHF) is often indicated and may improve clinical course, the benefit of early initiation before patient arrival to the emergency department (ED) remains unknown. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the impact of early initiation of NIV during emergency medical service (EMS) transportation on outcomes in patients with AHF. DESIGN A secondary retrospective analysis of the EAHFE (Epidemiology of AHF in EDs) registry. SETTING Fifty-three Spanish EDs. PARTICIPANTS Patients with AHF transported by EMS physician-staffed ambulances who were treated with NIV at any time during of their emergency care were included and categorized into two groups based on the place of NIV initiation: prehospital (EMS group) or ED (ED group). OUTCOME MEASURES Primary outcome was the composite of in-hospital mortality and 30-day postdischarge death, readmission to hospital or return visit to the ED due to AHF. Secondary outcomes included 30-day all-cause mortality after the index event (ED admission) and the different component of the composite primary endpoint considered individually. Multivariate logistic regressions were employed for analysis. RESULTS Out of 2406 patients transported by EMS, 487 received NIV (EMS group: 31%; EMS group: 69%). Mean age was 79 years, 48% were women. The EMS group, characterized by younger age, more coronary artery disease, and less atrial fibrillation, received more prehospital treatments. The adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for composite endpoint was 0.66 (95% CI: 0.42-1.05). The aOR for secondary endpoints were 0.74 (95% CI: 0.38-1.45) for in-hospital mortality, 0.74 (95% CI: 0.40-1.37) for 30-day mortality, 0.70 (95% CI: 0.41-1.21) for 30-day postdischarge ED reconsultation, 0.80 (95% CI: 0.44-1.44) for 30-day postdischarge rehospitalization, and 0.72 (95% CI: 0.25-2.04) for 30-day postdischarge death. CONCLUSION In this ancillary analysis, prehospital initiation of NIV in patients with AHF was not associated with a significant reduction in short-term outcomes. The large confidence intervals, however, may preclude significant conclusion, and all point estimates consistently pointed toward a potential benefit from early NIV initiation.
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- Judith Gorlicki
- Emergency Department, Hôpital Avicenne, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Bobigny
- INSERM UMR-S 942, France
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Catalonia
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante
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- Emergency Department. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Móstoles, Madrid
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico de Valencia, València
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid
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- Emergency Department. Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, València
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Catalonia
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- Emergency Department, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- University of Barcelona, Barcelona
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Catalonia
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Singh G, Bamba H, Inban P, Chandrasekaran SH, Priyatha V, John J, Prajjwal P. The role of biomarkers in the prognosis and risk stratification in heart failure: A systematic review. Dis Mon 2024; 70:101782. [PMID: 38955639 DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2024.101782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Acute heart failure (AHF) episodes are marked by high rates of morbidity and mortality during the episode and minimal advancements in its care. Multiple biomarker monitoring is now a crucial supplementary technique in the therapy of AHF. A scientific literature search was conducted by assessing and evaluating the most pertinent research that has been published, including original papers and review papers with the use of PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane databases. Established biomarkers like natriuretic peptides (BNP, NT-proBNP) and cardiac troponins play crucial roles in diagnostic and prognostic evaluation. Emerging biomarkers such as microRNAs, osteopontin, galectin-3, ST2, and GDF-15 show promise in enhancing risk stratification and predicting adverse outcomes in HF. However, while these biomarkers offer valuable insights, their clinical utility requires further validation and integration into practice. Continued research into novel biomarkers holds promise for early HF detection and risk assessment, potentially mitigating the global burden of HF. Understanding the nuances of biomarker utilization is crucial for their effective incorporation into clinical practice, ultimately improving HF management and patient care.
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- Gurmehar Singh
- Cardiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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- Cardiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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- Internal Medicine, St. Mary's General Hospital and Saint Clare's Health, NY, USA.
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- Cardiology, Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College and Hospital Karakonam, Trivandrum, India
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Miró Ò, Martín Mojarro E, Lopez-Ayala P, Llorens P, Gil V, Alquézar-Arbé A, Bibiano C, Pavón J, Massó M, Strebel I, Espinosa B, Mínguez Masó S, Jacob J, Millán J, Andueza JA, Alonso H, Herrero-Puente P, Mueller C. Association of intravenous digoxin use in acute heart failure with rapid atrial fibrillation and short-term mortality according to patient age, renal function, and serum potassium. Eur J Emerg Med 2024; 31:347-355. [PMID: 38985840 DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000001153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intravenous digoxin is still used in emergency departments (EDs) to treat patients with acute heart failure (AHF), especially in those with rapid atrial fibrillation. Nonetheless, many emergency physicians are reluctant to use intravenous digoxin in patients with advanced age, impaired renal function, and potassium disturbances due to its potential capacity to increase adverse outcomes. OBJECTIVE We investigated whether intravenous digoxin used to treat rapid atrial fibrillation in patients with AHF may influence mortality in patients with specific age, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and serum potassium classes. DESIGN A secondary analysis of patients included in in the Spanish EAHFE cohort, which includes patients diagnosed with AHF in the ED. SETTING 45 Spanish EDs. PARTICIPANTS Two thousand one hundred ninety-four patients with AHF and rapid atrial fibrillation (heart rate ≥100 bpm) not receiving digoxin at home, divided according to whether they were or were not treated with intravenous digoxin in the ED. OUTCOME The relationships between age, eGFR, and potassium with 30-day mortality were investigated using restricted cubic spline (RCS) models adjusted for relevant patient and episode variables. The impact of digoxin use on such relationships was assessed by checking interaction. MAIN RESULTS The median age of the patients was 82 years [interquartile range (IQR) = 76-87], 61.4% were women, 65.2% had previous episodes of atrial fibrillation, and the median heart rate at ED arrival was 120 bpm (IQR = 109-135). Digoxin and no digoxin groups were formed by 864 (39.4%) and 1330 (60.6%) patients, respectively. There were 191 deaths within the 30-day follow-up period (8.9%), with no differences between patients receiving or not receiving digoxin (8.5 vs. 9.1%, P = 0.636). Although analysis of RCS curves showed that death was associated with advanced age, worse renal function, and hypo- and hyperkalemia, use of intravenous digoxin did not interact with any of these relationships ( P = 0.156 for age, P = 0.156 for eGFR; P = 0.429 for potassium). CONCLUSION The use of intravenous digoxin in the ED was not associated with significant changes in 30-day mortality, which was confirmed irrespective of patient age or the existence of renal dysfunction or serum potassium disturbances.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospital at Home Unit, Hospital General Dr Balmis, Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospital at Home Unit, Hospital General Dr Balmis, Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Peschanski N, Zores F, Boddaert J, Douay B, Delmas C, Broussier A, Douillet D, Berthelot E, Gilbert T, Gil-Jardiné C, Auffret V, Joly L, Guénézan J, Galinier M, Pépin M, Le Conte P, Girerd N, Roca F, Oberlin M, Jourdain P, Rousseau G, Lamblin N, Villoing B, Mouquet F, Dubucs X, Roubille F, Jonchier M, Sabatier R, Laribi S, Salvat M, Chouihed T, Bouillon-Minois JB, Chauvin A, Le Borgne P. 2023 SFMU/GICC-SFC/SFGG expert recommendations for the emergency management of older patients with acute heart failure. Part 1: Prehospital management and diagnosis. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2024:S1875-2136(24)00288-2. [PMID: 39261191 DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2024.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 08/13/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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- Nicolas Peschanski
- Emergency Department, University of Rennes, CHU de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne University, AP-HP, 75013 Paris, France
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- Emergency Department, Hôpital Beaujon, AP-HP, 92110 Clichy, France
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- Inserm I2MC, UMR 1048, Cardiology A Department, Université UPS, CHU de Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, Department of Geriatrics, Hôpitaux Henri-Mondor/Émile Roux, AP-HP, University Paris-Est Créteil, IMRB, 94456 Limeil-Brevannes, France
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- UMR MitoVasc CNRS 6015, Inserm 1083, FCRIN, INNOVTE, Emergency Department, University of Angers, CHU d'Angers, 49000 Angers, France
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- Cardiology Department, Hôpital Bicêtre, Université Paris-Saclay, AP-HP, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- RESHAPE, Inserm U1290, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 69000 Lyon, France
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- Inserm, Centre Inserm U1219-EBEP, ISPED, Emergency Department, Pellegrin Hospital, University Hospital of Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Inserm, Geriatric Department, DCAC, CHRU de Nancy, Université de Lorraine, 54000 Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
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- Emergency Department and Pre-Hospital Care, University Hospital of Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France
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- Inserm I2MC, UMR 1048, Cardiology A Department, Université UPS, CHU de Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Geriatrics, Ambroise-Paré Hospital, GHU, AP-HP, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Inserm, Clinical Epidemiology Department, University of Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, 94800 Villejuif, France
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- Cardiology Department, CHRU de Nancy, 54000 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Inserm U1096, UNIROUEN, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, Normandy University, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Emergency Department, Groupe Hospitalier Sélestat-Obernai, 67600 Sélestat, France
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- Cardiology Department, Hôpital Bicêtre, Université Paris-Saclay, AP-HP, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Cardiology Department, Hôpital Cardiologique, Centre de Compétence de l'Hypertension Artérielle Pulmonaire Sévère, Université Lille Nord de France, CHRU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Emergency Department, Hôpital Cochin-Hôtel-Dieu, AP-HP, 75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Hôpital privé Le Bois, 59000 Lille, France
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- Emergency Department, CHU de Toulouse, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Inserm, CNRS, PhyMedExp, Department of Cardiology, Montpellier University Hospital, Université de Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- Emergency Department, Groupe Hospitalier Littoral Atlantique, 17019 La Rochelle, France
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- Cardiovascular Department, University of Caen-Normandie, CHU de Caen-Normandie, 14000 Caen, France
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- Urgences SAMU37 SMUR de Tours, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire Tours, 37000 Tours, France
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Grenoble-Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Inserm, UMR_S 1116, Emergency Department, University Hospital of Nancy, 54000 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- CNRS, LaPSCo, Physiological and Psychosocial Stress, Emergency Medicine Department, Université Clermont-Auvergne, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Emergency Department, Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 75010 Paris, France
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- Service d'accueil des Urgences, Hôpital de Hautepierre, CHU de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Miró Ò, Núñez J, Trullàs JC, Lopez-Ayala P, Llauger L, Alquézar-Arbé A, Miñana G, Mollar A, de la Espriella R, Lorenzo M, Jacob J, Espinosa B, Garcés-Horna V, Aguirre A, Fortuny MJ, Martínez-Nadal G, Gil V, Mueller C, Llorens P. Combining loop with thiazide diuretics in patients discharged home after a heart failure decompensation: Association with 30-day outcomes. Eur J Intern Med 2024; 127:126-133. [PMID: 38763846 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of the addition of thiazide diuretic on top of loop diuretic and standard of care with short-term outcomes of patients discharged after surviving an acute heart failure (AHF) episode. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of 14,403 patients from three independent cohorts representing the main departments involved in AHF treatment for whom treatment at discharge was recorded and included loop diuretics. Patients were divided according to whether treatment included or not thiazide diuretics. Short-term outcomes consisted of 30-day all-cause mortality, hospitalization (with a separate analysis for hospitalization due to AHF or to other causes) and the combination of death and hospitalization. The association between thiazide diuretics on short-term outcomes was explored by Cox regression and expressed as hazard ratios (HR) with 95 % confidence intervals, which were adjusted for 18 patient-related variables and 9 additional drugs (aside from loop and thiazide diuretics) prescribed at discharge. RESULTS The median age was 81 (interquartile range=73-86) years, 53 % were women, and patients were mainly discharged from the cardiology (42 %), internal medicine or geriatric department (29 %) and emergency department (19 %). There were 1,367 patients (9.5 %) discharged with thiazide and loop diuretics, while the rest (13,036; 90.5 %) were discharged with only loop diuretics on top of the remaining standard of care treatments. The combination of thiazide and loop diuretics showed a neutral effect on all outcomes: death (adjusted HR 1.149, 0.850-1.552), hospitalization (0.898, 0.770-1.048; hospitalization due to AHF 0.799, 0.599-1.065; hospitalization due to other causes 1.136, 0.756-1.708) and combined event (0.934, 0.811-1.076). CONCLUSION The combination of thiazide and loop diuretics was not associated with changes in risk of death, hospitalization or a combination of both.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; The GREAT network, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital d'Olot, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Laboratori de Reparació i Regeneració Tissular (TR2Lab), Institut de Recerca i Innovació en Ciències de la Vida i de la Salut a la Catalunya Central (IrisCC), Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- The GREAT network, Rome, Italy; Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Basel, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitaria, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- The GREAT network, Rome, Italy; Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Basel, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain.
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Miró Ò, Mojarro EM, Huré G, Llorens P, Gil V, Alquézar-Arbé A, Bibiano C, González NC, Massó M, Strebel I, Espinosa B, Masó SM, Wussler D, Shrestha S, Lopez-Ayala P, Jacob J, Millán J, Andueza JA, Alonso H, Pàmies SL, Cerdà JF, Martínez CP, Herrero P, Frank Peacock W, Mueller C. Digoxin initiation after an acute heart failure episode and its association with post-discharge outcomes: an international multicenter analysis. Intern Emerg Med 2024:10.1007/s11739-024-03744-y. [PMID: 39174687 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-024-03744-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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Digoxin is commonly used to treat acute heart failure (AHF), especially in patients with concurrent atrial fibrillation (AF). Nonetheless, there is little consensus about in which patients digoxin should be given, the proper time for digoxin initiation, and whether digoxin initiation is associated with improved outcomes. We investigated factors related to digoxin initiation after an episode of AHF and whether patients receiving digoxin presented better short-term outcomes. We analyzed digoxin-naïve AHF patients from a Spanish and Swiss database, who were dichotomized into cohorts based on their receipt of digoxin treatment at discharge. The relationship between digoxin initiation and 23 additional patient covariates, including chronic treatment, was investigated, as well as its association with 90-day combined adverse events (defined as all-cause death or AHF hospitalization). Of 13,105 patients (10,600/2505 from the Spanish/Swiss cohorts, respectively), the median (interquartile range) age was 83 (74.87) years, and 51% were women. Of these, 484 (3.7%) received digoxin at discharge, which was associated with AF, female sex, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50%, and coming from the Spanish cohort. Parameters inversely associated with receiving digoxin at discharge included some chronic treatments, diabetes mellitus (DM), and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Digoxin initiation was not association with 90-day adverse events, adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 0.939 (0.769-1.146), but there was an interaction for CKD, aHR = 1.390 (0.831-2.325) vs. 0.854 (0.682-1.183), p = 0.039, and for cohort pertinence, with higher risk in the Swiss cohort; aHR = 1.405 (0.827-2.386) vs. 0.862 (0.689-1.077), p = 0.046. Digoxin initiation after an AHF episode was more frequent in the Spanish cohort and was associated with certain patient characteristics (AF, female sex, reduced LVEF, no DM, no CKD), but had no effect on 90-day outcomes.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy.
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Medicine, Short Stay and Hospital at Home Departments, Hospital General d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Medicine, Short Stay and Hospital at Home Departments, Hospital General d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Sant Pau I Santa Tecla, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Emergency Department, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Rasoul D, Zhang J, Farnell E, Tsangarides AA, Chong SC, Fernando R, Zhou C, Ihsan M, Ahmed S, Lwin TS, Bateman J, Hill RA, Lip GY, Sankaranarayanan R. Continuous infusion versus bolus injection of loop diuretics for acute heart failure. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2024; 5:CD014811. [PMID: 38775253 PMCID: PMC11110107 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd014811.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Acute heart failure (AHF) is new onset of, or a sudden worsening of, chronic heart failure characterised by congestion in about 95% of cases or end-organ hypoperfusion in 5% of cases. Treatment often requires urgent escalation of diuretic therapy, mainly through hospitalisation. This Cochrane review evaluated the efficacy of intravenous loop diuretics strategies in treating AHF in individuals with New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification III or IV and fluid overload. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of intravenous continuous infusion versus bolus injection of loop diuretics for the initial treatment of acute heart failure in adults. SEARCH METHODS We identified trials through systematic searches of bibliographic databases and in clinical trials registers including CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, CPCI-S on the Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov, the World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry platform (ICTRP), and the European Union Trials register. We conducted reference checking and citation searching, and contacted study authors to identify additional studies. The latest search was performed on 29 February 2024. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) involving adults with AHF, NYHA classification III or IV, regardless of aetiology or ejection fraction, where trials compared intravenous continuous infusion of loop diuretics with intermittent bolus injection in AHF. We excluded trials with chronic stable heart failure, cardiogenic shock, renal artery stenosis, or end-stage renal disease. Additionally, we excluded studies combining loop diuretics with hypertonic saline, inotropes, vasoactive medications, or renal replacement therapy and trials where diuretic dosing was protocol-driven to achieve a target urine output, due to confounding factors. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently screened papers for inclusion and reviewed full-texts. Outcomes included weight loss, all-cause mortality, length of hospital stay, readmission following discharge, and occurrence of acute kidney injury. We performed risk of bias assessment and meta-analysis where data permitted and assessed certainty of the evidence. MAIN RESULTS The review included seven RCTs, spanning 32 hospitals in seven countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. Data collection ranged from eight months to six years. Following exclusion of participants in subgroups with confounding treatments and different clinical settings, 681 participants were eligible for review. These additional study characteristics, coupled with our strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, improve the applicability of the body of the evidence as they reflect real-world clinical practice. Meta-analysis was feasible for net weight loss, all-cause mortality, length of hospital stay, readmission, and acute kidney injury. Literature review and narrative analysis explored daily fluid balance; cardiovascular mortality; B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) change; N-terminal-proBNP change; and adverse incidents such as ototoxicity, hypotension, and electrolyte imbalances. Risk of bias assessment revealed two studies with low overall risk, four with some concerns, and one with high risk. All sensitivity analyses excluded trials at high risk of bias. Only narrative analysis was conducted for 'daily fluid balance' due to diverse data presentation methods across two studies (169 participants, the evidence was very uncertain about the effect). Results of narrative analysis varied. For instance, one study reported higher daily fluid balance within the first 24 hours in the continuous infusion group compared to the bolus injection group, whereas there was no difference in fluid balance beyond this time point. Continuous intravenous infusion of loop diuretics may result in mean net weight loss of 0.86 kg more than bolus injection of loop diuretics, but the evidence is very uncertain (mean difference (MD) 0.86 kg, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.44 to 1.28; 5 trials, 497 participants; P < 0.001, I2 = 21%; very low-certainty evidence). Importantly, sensitivity analysis excluding trials with high risk of bias showed there was insufficient evidence for a difference in bodyweight loss between groups (MD 0.70 kg, 95% CI -0.06 to 1.46; 3 trials, 378 participants; P = 0.07, I2 = 0%). There may be little to no difference in all-cause mortality between continuous infusion and bolus injection (risk ratio (RR) 1.53, 95% CI 0.81 to 2.90; 5 trials, 530 participants; P = 0.19, I2 = 4%; low-certainty evidence). Despite sensitivity analysis, the direction of the evidence remained unchanged. No trials measured cardiovascular mortality. There may be little to no difference in the length of hospital stay between continuous infusion and bolus injection of loop diuretics, but the evidence is very uncertain (MD -1.10 days, 95% CI -4.84 to 2.64; 4 trials, 211 participants; P = 0.57, I2 = 88%; very low-certainty evidence). Sensitivity analysis improved heterogeneity; however, the direction of the evidence remained unchanged. There may be little to no difference in the readmission to hospital between continuous infusion and bolus injection of loop diuretics (RR 0.85, 95% CI 0.63 to 1.16; 3 trials, 400 participants; P = 0.31, I2 = 0%; low-certainty evidence). Sensitivity analysis continued to show insufficient evidence for a difference in the readmission to hospital between groups. There may be little to no difference in the occurrence of acute kidney injury as an adverse event between continuous infusion and bolus injection of intravenous loop diuretics (RR 1.02, 95% CI 0.70 to 1.49; 3 trials, 491 participants; P = 0.92, I2 = 0%; low-certainty evidence). Sensitivity analysis continued to show that continuous infusion may make little to no difference on the occurrence of acute kidney injury as an adverse events compared to the bolus injection of intravenous loop diuretics. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Analysis of available data comparing two delivery methods of diuretics in acute heart failure found that the current data are insufficient to show superiority of one strategy intervention over the other. Our findings were based on trials meeting stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria to ensure validity. Despite previous reviews suggesting advantages of continuous infusion over bolus injections, our review found insufficient evidence to support or refute this. However, our review, which excluded trials with clinical confounders and RCTs with high risk of bias, offers the most robust conclusion to date.
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- Debar Rasoul
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Cardiology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- General Medicine, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, UK
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- Emergency Department, The University of New South Wales, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Pharmacy, Hospital Sultan Ismail, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- General Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Acute Medicine, Mid-Cheshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Crewe, UK
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- Nephrology, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK
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- Cardiology, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, UK
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- Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group, Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
- Cardiology, Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- Danish Center for Health Services Research, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Cardiology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Villén T, Tung Y, Llamas R, Neria F, Carballo C, Vázquez JL, Monge D. Results of the implementation of a double-check protocol with point-of-care ultrasound for acute heart failure in the emergency department. Ultrasound J 2024; 16:25. [PMID: 38632169 PMCID: PMC11024074 DOI: 10.1186/s13089-024-00373-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of a double-check protocol using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the management of patients diagnosed with Acute Heart Failure in an Emergency Department. METHOD Prospective analytical cross-sectional observational study with patients diagnosed with Acute Heart Failure by the outgoing medical team, who undergo multi-organ ultrasound evaluation including cardiac, pulmonary, and inferior vena cava ultrasound. RESULTS 96 patients were included. An alternative diagnosis was found in 33% of them. Among the 77% where AHF diagnosis was confirmed, 73.4% had an underlying cause or condition not previously known (Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction less than 40% or moderate-severe valvulopathy). The introduction of the protocol had a clinically relevant impact on 47% of all included patients. CONCLUSIONS The implementation of a double-check protocol using POCUS, including cardiac, pulmonary, and inferior vena cava assessment in patients diagnosed with Acute Heart Failure, demonstrates a high utility in ensuring accurate diagnosis and proper classification of these patients.
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- Tomás Villén
- School of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain.
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- School of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- School of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain
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Miró Ò, Llorens P, Aguiló S, Alquézar-Arbé A, Fernández C, Burillo-Putze G, Marcos NC, Marañón AA, Oms GS, Del Castillo JG. Epidemiological aspects, clinical management and short-term outcomes in elderly patients diagnosed with acute heart failure in the emergency department in Spain: results of the EDEN-34 study. Rev Clin Esp 2024; 224:204-216. [PMID: 38423386 DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2024.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence of acute heart failure (AHF) diagnosis in elderly patients in emergency departments (ED), diagnostic confirmation in hospitalized patients, and short-term adverse events. METHODS All patients aged ≥65 years attended in 52 Spanish EDs during 1 week were included and those diagnosed with AHF were selected. In hospitalized patients, those diagnosed with AHF at discharge were collected. As adverse events, in-hospital and 30-day mortality, and combined adverse event (death or hospitalization) at 30 days post-discharge were collected. Adjusted odds ratios (OR) for association of demographic variables, baseline status and constants at ED arrival with mortality and 30-day post-discharge adverse event were calculated. RESULTS We included 1,155 patients with AHF (annual incidence: 26.5 per 1000 inhabitants ≥65 years, 95% CI: 25.0-28.1). In 86% the diagnosis of AHF was known at discharge. Overall 30-day mortality was 10.7% and in-hospital mortality was 7.9%, and the combined event in 15.6%. In-hospital and 30-day mortality was associated with arterial hypotension (adjusted OR: 74.0, 95% CI: 5.39-1015. and 42.6, 3.74-485, respectively and hypoxemia (2.14, 1.27-3.61; and 1.87, 1.19-2.93) on arrival at the ED and requiring assistance with ambulation (2.24, 1.04-4.83; and 2.48, 1.27-4.86) and age (per 10-year increment; 1.54, 1.04-2.29; and 1.60, 1.13-2.28). The combined post-discharge adverse event was not associated with any characteristic. CONCLUSIONS AHF is a frequent diagnosis in elderly patients consulting in the ED. The functional impairment, age, hypotension and hypoxemia are the factors most associated with mortality.
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- Ò Miró
- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico, IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Corta Estancia y Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General Dr. Balmis, Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain.
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico, IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IDISSC, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico, IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico, IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico, IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, IDISSC, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Miró Ò, Aguiló O, Trullàs JC, Gil V, Espinosa B, Jacob J, Herrero-Puente P, Tost J, López-Grima ML, Comas P, Bibiano C, Llauger L, Martin Mojarro E, López-Díez MP, Núñez J, Rafique Z, Keene KR, Peacock F, Lopez-Ayala P, Mueller C, Montero Pérez-Barquero M, Mont L, Llorens P. QT interval and short-term outcome in acute heart failure. Clin Res Cardiol 2023; 112:1754-1765. [PMID: 37004527 PMCID: PMC10698082 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02173-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of corrected QT (QTc) interval duration and short-term outcomes in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). METHODS We analyzed AHF patients enrolled in 11 Spanish emergency departments (ED) for whom an ECG with QTc measurement was available. Patients with pace-maker rhythm were excluded. Primary outcome was 30-day all-cause mortality and secondary outcomes were need of hospitalization, in-hospital mortality and prolonged hospitalization (> 7 days). Association between QTc and outcomes was explored by restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves. Results were expressed as odds ratios (OR) and 95%CI adjusted by patients baseline and decompensation characteristics, using a QTc = 450 ms as reference. RESULTS Of 1800 patients meeting entry criteria (median age 84 years (IQR = 77-89), 56% female), their median QTc was 453 ms (IQR = 422-483). The 30-day mortality was 9.7%, while need of hospitalization, in-hospital mortality and prolonged hospitalization were 77.8%, 9.0% and 50.0%, respectively. RCS curves found longer QTc was associated with 30-day mortality if > 561 ms, OR = 1.86 (1.00-3.45), and increased up to OR = 10.5 (2.25-49.1), for QTc = 674 ms. A similar pattern was observed for in-hospital mortality; OR = 2.64 (1.04-6.69), for QTc = 588 ms, and increasing up to OR = 8.02 (1.30-49.3), for QTc = 674 ms. Conversely, the need of hospitalization had a U-shaped relationship: being increased in patients with shorter QTc [OR = 1.45 (1.00-2.09) for QTc = 381 ms, OR = 5.88 (1.25-27.6) for the shortest QTc of 200 ms], and also increasing for prolonged QTc [OR = 1.06 (1.00-1.13), for QTc = 459 ms, and reaching OR = 2.15 (1.00-4.62) for QTc = 588 ms]. QTc was not associated with prolonged hospitalization. CONCLUSION In ED AHF patients, initial QTc provides independent short-term prognostic information, with increasing QTc associated with increasing mortality, while both, shortened and prolonged QTc are associated with need of hospitalization.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- The GREAT (Global Research on Acute Conditions Team) Network, Rome, Italy.
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- Laboratori de Reparació i Regeneració Tissular (TR2Lab), Emergency Department, Hospital d'Olot, Girona, Medical School, Universitat de Vic-Central de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratori de Reparació i Regeneració Tissular (TR2Lab), Internal Medicine Department, Hospital d'Olot, Girona, Medical School, Universitat de Vic-Central de Catalunya, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short-Stay Unit and Home Hospitalization, Hospital Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Martorell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Emergency Department, Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- The GREAT (Global Research on Acute Conditions Team) Network, Rome, Italy
- Emergency Department, Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- The GREAT (Global Research on Acute Conditions Team) Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB) and Cardiology Department, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- The GREAT (Global Research on Acute Conditions Team) Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB) and Cardiology Department, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Arrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short-Stay Unit and Home Hospitalization, Hospital Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain
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Guzelce MC, Colak N, Ucar G, Orhan E. Prognostic value of the NEWS + Lactate score in patients with decompensated heart failure in the emergency department. ESC Heart Fail 2023; 10:3604-3611. [PMID: 37771311 PMCID: PMC10682865 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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AIMS The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is a scoring system that predicts increased mortality and morbidity in critical diseases. The National Early Warning Score + Lactate (NEWS + L) score was created by adding lactate values to this scoring system. In our study, we aimed to determine the value of the NEWS + L score in predicting clinical deterioration in patients presenting with acute decompensated heart failure (chronic heart failure). METHODS AND RESULTS In this observational, cross-sectional study, patients with decompensated heart failure who were admitted to the emergency department between 1 October 2020 and 31 December 2020 were included. Patients were divided into two groups: those with and without poor prognostic outcomes. The main outcomes were in-hospital mortality, discharge after treatment in the emergency department, admission to the ward, and admission to the intensive care unit. We analysed a total of 141 applications from 130 patients. The mean age was 72.6 ± 11.8 years, and 50.8% were female. Poor prognostic outcomes were observed in 92 (65%) patients. There was no difference between the patients with and without poor prognostic outcomes in terms of mean age, gender, and comorbidities, except for atrial fibrillation. There was a statistically significant difference between the patients without and with poor prognosis outcomes in terms of NEWS {3 [interquartile range (IQR): 0-5] and 6 [IQR: 3-8]} and NEWS + L scores [4.7 (IQR: 2.3-7.2) and 8.0 (IQR: 5.2-10.4)] (P < 0.001). The area under the curve values for predicting poor prognosis were calculated as 0.719 for NEWS, 0.734 for NEWS + L, and 0.601 for lactate values. The rate of poor prognostic outcomes was higher (79%) in patients with moderate and high NEWS scores. Patients with Q1 NEWS + L scores had a lower rate of poor prognostic outcomes, while patients with Q2, Q3, and Q4 scores of NEWS + L had a higher rate of poor prognostic outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The NEWS score and the addition of the lactate value to this score, the NEWS + L score, were higher in patients with poor prognostic outcomes who presented with decompensated heart failure in our emergency department. NEWS + L slightly outperformed the NEWS score in predicting prognosis. The NEWS + L score shows promise as a prognostic indicator for patients with decompensated heart failure presenting to the emergency department.
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- Mustafa Can Guzelce
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of MedicineDokuz Eylul UniversityBalcova35340IzmirTurkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of MedicineDokuz Eylul UniversityBalcova35340IzmirTurkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of MedicineDokuz Eylul UniversityBalcova35340IzmirTurkey
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of MedicineDokuz Eylul UniversityBalcova35340IzmirTurkey
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Povar-Echeverría M, Méndez-Bailón M, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Montero-Pérez-Barquero M, Trullàs JC, Miró Ò. Prognostic impact of metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and acute heart failure: Combined analysis of the EAHFE and RICA registries. Rev Clin Esp 2023; 223:542-551. [PMID: 37717921 DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2023.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and heart failure (HF) have a worse prognosis despite therapeutic advances in both diseases. Sodium-glucose co-transporter type 2 and GLP-1 receptor agonists have shown cardiovascular benefits and they have been positioned as the first step in the treatment of DM in patients with HF or high cardiovascular risk. However, in the pivotal trials the majority of patients receive concomitant treatment with metformin. Randomized clinical trials have not yet been developed to assess the prognostic impact of metformin at the cardiovascular level. Our objective has been centered in analyzing whether patients with DM and acute HF who receive treatment with metformin at the time of discharge may have a better prognosis at one year of follow-up. METHODS Prospective cohort trial using the combined analysis of the two main Spanish HF registries, the EAHFE Registry (Epidemiology of Acute Heart Failure in Emergency Departments) and the RICA (National Registry of Patients with Heart Failure). RESULTS 33% (1453) of a total of 4403 patients with DM type 2 received treatment with metformin. This group presents significantly lower mortality after one year of treatment (22 versus 32%; Log Rank test P < 0.001). In the adjusted analysis of mortality, patients receiving treatment with metformin have lower mortality at one year of follow-up regardless of the rest of the variables (RR 0,814; 95%IC 0,712-0,930; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Patients with DM type 2 and acute HF who receive metformin have a better prognosis after one year of follow-up, so we believe that this drug should continue to be a fundamental pillar in the treatment of these patients.
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- M Povar-Echeverría
- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Comarcal de Barbastro, Barbastro, Huesca, Spain.
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- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IDISS), Madrid, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IDISS), Madrid, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Service, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Service, Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, Olot, Girona, Spain; Grupo de Investigación en Reparación y Regeneración Q2 Tisular (TR2Lab), Institut de Recerca i Innovació en Ciències de la Vida i de la Salut a la Catalunya Central, Barcelona, Spain
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- Emergencies Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Martín-Mojarro E, Gil V, Llorens P, Flores-Quesada S, Troiano-Ungerer OJ, Alquézar-Arbé A, Jacob J, Herrero P, Sánchez C, Miró Ò. Factors associated with unjustified chronic treatment with digoxin in patients with acute heart failure and relationship with short-term prognosis. Rev Clin Esp 2023; 223:532-541. [PMID: 37716426 DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze the factors related to inadequate chronic treatment with digoxin and whether the inadequacy of treatment has an impact on short-term outcome. METHOD Patients diagnosed with AHF who were in chronic treatment with digoxin, were selected. Digoxin treatment was classified as adequate or inadequate. We investigated factors associated to inadequacy and whether such inadequacy was associated with in-hospital and 30-day mortality, prolonged hospital stay (>7 days) and combined adverse event (re-consultation to the ED or hospitalization for AHF or death from any cause) during the 30 days after discharge. RESULTS We analyzed 2,366 patients on chronic digoxin treatment (median age = 83 years, women = 61%), which was considered adequate in 1,373 cases (58.0%) and inadequate in 993 (42.0%). The inadequacy was associated with older age, less comorbidity, less treatment with beta-blockers and renin-angiotensin inhibitors, better ventricular function, and worse Barthel index. In-hospital and 30-day mortality was higher in patients with inadequate digoxin treatment (9.9% versus 7.6%, p = 0.05; and 12.6% versus 9.1%, p < 0.001, respectively). No differences were recorded in prolonged stay (35.7% versus 33.8%) or post-discharge adverse events (32.9% versus 31.8%). In the model adjusted for baseline and decompensation episode differences, inadequate treatment with digoxin was not significantly associated with any outcome, with an odds ratio of 1.31 (95%CI = 0.85-2.03) for in-hospital mortality; 1.29 (0.74-2.25) for 30-day mortality; 1.07 (0.82-1.40) for prolonged stay; and 0.88 (0.65-1.19) for post-discharge adverse event. CONCLUSION There is a profile of patients with AHF who inadequately receive digoxin, although this inadequateness for chronic digitalis treatment was not associated with short-term adverse outcomes.
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- E Martín-Mojarro
- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Sant Pau i Santa Tecla, Tarragona, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Corta Estancia y Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General Dr. Balmis, Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biómedica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Sant Pau i Santa Tecla, Tarragona, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Sant Pau i Santa Tecla, Tarragona, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari de Vic, Barcelona, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Servicio de Urgencias, Consorci Hospitalari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.
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Aguiló O, Trullàs JC, Espinosa B, López-Ayala P, Gil V, López-Grima ML, Herrero-Puente P, Jacob J, López-Díez MP, Garrido JM, Millán J, Aguirre A, Piñera P, Müller CE, Llorens P, Miro Ò. Cardiac resynchronization therapy in acute heart failure and left bundle-branch block in a real-life registry. Colomb Med (Cali) 2023; 54:e2015850. [PMID: 39188922 PMCID: PMC11346346 DOI: 10.25100/cm.v54i4.5850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
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Objectives To determine the prevalence, characteristics, timing of implementation and prognosis of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and acute heart failure (AHF) treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in a real-life registry. Methods We analysed the characteristics of patients with AHF and LBBB at the time of inclusion in the EAHFE (Epidemiology Acute Heart Failure Emergency) cohort to determine the indication for CRT, the timing of implementation and its impact on 10-year all-cause mortality. Results 729 patients with a median age of 82 years and there was a high burden of comorbidities and functional dependence. The median left-ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) was 40%. Forty-six (6%) patients were treated with CRT at some point during follow-up, with a median time of delay for CRT implementation of 960 (IQR=1,147 days) and at least 108 more untreated patients fulfilled criteria for CRT. Patients receiving CRT were younger, had different comorbidities, less functional dependence (higher Barthel index) and lower LVEF values. The median follow-up was 5.7 years (95% CI: 5.6-5.8) and CRT was not associated with changes in 10-year mortality (adjusted HR 1.33, 95% CI: 0.72-2.48; p-value 0.4). When compared with untreated patients fulfilling criteria for CRT, very similar results were observed (adjusted HR 1.34, 95% CI: 0.67-2.68). Conclusions CRT implementation was delayed and underused in patients with AHF and LBBB. Under these circumstances, CRT is not associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality in the long term.
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- Oriol Aguiló
- Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de la Garrotxa, Emergency Department, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
- Tissue Repair and Regeneration Laboratory (TR2Lab), Institut de Recerca i Innovació en Ciències de la Vida i de la Salut a la Catalunya Central (IrisCC), Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Tissue Repair and Regeneration Laboratory (TR2Lab), Institut de Recerca i Innovació en Ciències de la Vida i de la Salut a la Catalunya Central (IrisCC), Girona, Catalonia, Spain
- Hospital d'Olot i Comarcal de La Garrotxa, Internal Medicine Department, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Hospital General de Alicante, Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Alicante, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
- Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- University Hospital of Basel, Cardiology Department, Basel, Switzerland
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- The GREAT network, Rome, Italy
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- University of Barcelona, Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Emergency Department, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Hospital Politécnico La Fe, Emergency Department, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital del Mar, Emergency Department, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Emergency Department, Murcia, Spain
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- University Hospital of Basel, Cardiology Department, Basel, Switzerland
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- The GREAT network, Rome, Italy
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- Hospital General de Alicante, Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Alicante, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
- Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- The GREAT network, Rome, Italy
- University of Barcelona, Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Miró Ò, Conde-Martel A, Llorens P, Salamanca-Bautista P, Gil V, González-Franco Á, Jacob J, Casado J, Tost J, Montero-Pérez-Barquero M, Alquézar-Arbé A, Trullàs JC. The influence of comorbidities on the prognosis after an acute heart failure decompensation and differences according to ejection fraction: Results from the EAHFE and RICA registries. Eur J Intern Med 2023; 111:97-104. [PMID: 36914535 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The role of comorbidities in heart failure (HF) outcome has been previously investigated, although mostly individually. We investigated the individual effect of 13 comorbidities on HF prognosis and looked for differences according to left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), classified as reduced (HFrEF), mildly-reduced (HFmrEF) and preserved (HFpEF). METHODS We included patients from the EAHFE and RICA registries and analysed the following comorbidities: hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes mellitus (DM), atrial fibrillation (AF), coronary artery disease (CAD), chronic kidney disease (CKD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart valve disease (HVD), cerebrovascular disease (CVD), neoplasia, peripheral artery disease (PAD), dementia and liver cirrhosis (LC). Association of each comorbidity with all-cause mortality was assessed by an adjusted Cox regression analysis that included the 13 comorbidities, age, sex, Barthel index, New York Heart Association functional class and LVEF and expressed as adjusted Hazard Ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). RESULTS We analysed 8,336 patients (82 years-old; 53% women; 66% with HFpEF). Mean follow-up was 1.0 years. Respect to HFrEF, mortality was lower in HFmrEF (HR:0.74;0.64-0.86) and HFpEF (HR:0.75;0.68-0.84). Considering patients all together, eight comorbidities were associated with mortality: LC (HR:1.85;1.42-2.42), HVD (HR:1.63;1.48-1.80), CKD (HR:1.39;1.28-1.52), PAD (HR:1.37;1.21-1.54), neoplasia (HR:1.29;1.15-1.44), DM (HR:1.26;1.15-1.37), dementia (HR:1.17;1.01-1.36) and COPD (HR:1.17;1.06-1.29). Associations were similar in the three LVEF subgroups, with LC, HVD, CKD and DM remaining significant in the three subgroups. CONCLUSION HF comorbidities are associated differently with mortality, LC being the most associated with mortality. For some comorbidities, this association can be significantly different according to the LVEF.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital of Gran Canaria (Dr. Negrín), Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short-Stay Unit and Home Hospitalization Hospital Doctor Balmis, Alicante, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital Virgen Macarena of Sevilla University of Seville, Spain
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- Emergency Department Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge Hospitalet del Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital d'Olot i comarcal de la Garrotxa, Olot, Girona, Catalonia, Spain; Laboratori de Reparació i Regeneració Tissular (TR2Lab) Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Benito-Lozano M, López-Ayala P, Rodríguez S, Llorens P, Domínguez-Rodríguez A, Aguirre A, Alquézar A, Jacob J, Gil V, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Mir M, Andueza JA, Burillo-Putze G, Miró Ò. Analysis of the relationship between ambient air pollution and the severity of heart failure decompensations in two Spanish metropolises (Barcelona and Madrid). Med Clin (Barc) 2023:S0025-7753(23)00143-4. [PMID: 37055253 DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2023.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze whether the high levels of air pollutants are related to a greater severity of decompensated heart failure (HF). METHOD Patients diagnosed with decompensated HF in the emergency department of 4 hospitals in Barcelona and 3 in Madrid were included. Clinical data (age, sex, comorbidities, baseline functional status), atmospheric (temperature, atmospheric pressure) and pollutant data (SO2, NO2, CO, O3, PM10, PM2.5) were collected in the city on the day of emergency care. The severity of decompensation was estimated using 7-day mortality (primary indicator) and the need for hospitalization, in-hospital mortality, and prolonged hospitalization (secondary indicators). The association adjusted for clinical, atmospheric and city data between pollutant concentration and severity was investigated using linear regression (linearity assumption) and restricted cubic spline curves (no linearity assumption). RESULTS A total of 5292 decompensations were included, with a median age of 83 years (IQR=76-88) and 56% women. The medians (IQR) of the daily pollutant averages were: SO2=2.5μg/m3 (1.4-7.0), NO2=43μg/m3 (34-57), CO=0.48mg/m3 (0.35-0.63), O3=35μg/m3 (25-48), PM10=22μg/m3 (15-31) and PM2.5=12μg/m3 (8-17). Mortality at 7 days was 3.9%, and hospitalization, in-hospital mortality, and prolonged hospitalization were 78.9, 6.9, and 47.5%, respectively. SO2 was the only pollutant that showed a linear association with the severity of decompensation, since each unit of increase implied an OR for the need for hospitalization of 1.04 (95% CI 1.01-1.08). The restricted cubic spline curves study also did not show clear associations between pollutants and severity, except for SO2 and hospitalization, with OR of 1.55 (95% CI 1.01-2.36) and 2.71 (95% CI 1.13-6.49) for concentrations of 15 and 24μg/m3, respectively, in relation to a reference concentration of 5μg/m3. CONCLUSION Exposure to ambient air pollutants, in a medium to low concentration range, is generally not related to the severity of HF decompensations, and only NO2 may be associated with an increased need for hospitalization.
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB) and Cardiology Department, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Suiza
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología (IPNA), CSIC, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Corta Estancia y Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea de Canarias, La Orotava, Tenerife, España.
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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Llauger L, Espinosa B, Rafique Z, Boone S, Beuhler G, Millán-Soria J, Gil V, Jacob J, Alquézar-Arbé A, Campos-Meneses M, Escoda R, Tost J, Martín-Mojarro E, Aguirre A, López-Grima ML, Núñez J, Mullens W, Lopez-Ayala P, Mueller C, Llorens P, Peacock F, Miró Ò. Impact of worsening renal function detected at emergency department arrival on acute heart failure short-term outcomes. Eur J Emerg Med 2023; 30:91-101. [PMID: 36787242 DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000001016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE Deterioration of renal function with respect to baseline during an acute heart failure (AHF) episode is frequent, but impact on outcomes is still a matter of debate. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of creatinine deterioration detected at emergency department (ED) arrival and short-term outcomes in patients with AHF. DESIGN Secondary analysis of a large multipurpose registry. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS Patients with AHF were diagnosed in 10 Spanish ED for whom a previous baseline creatinine was available. EXPOSURE Difference between creatinine at ED arrival and at baseline was calculated (∂-creatinine). OUTCOME MEASURES AND ANALYSIS Primary outcome was 30-day all-cause death, and secondary outcomes were inhospital all-cause death, prolonged hospitalization (>7 days) and 7-day postdischarge adverse events. Associations between ∂-creatinine and outcomes were explored using logistic regression by restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves and expressed as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI), taking ∂-creatinine = 0 mg/dl as reference. Curves were adjusted by age, sex, comorbidities, patient baseline status, chronic treatments, and vitals and laboratory results at ED arrival. Interactions for the primary outcome also were investigated. MAIN RESULTS We analyzed 3036 patients (median age = 82 years; IQR = 75-87; women = 55%), with ∂-creatinine ranged from -0.3 to 3 mg/dl. The 30-day mortality was 11.6%. Increments of ∂-creatinine were associated with progressive increase in risk of 30-day death, although adjustment attenuated this association: ∂-creatinine of 0.3/1/2/3 mg/dl were, respectively, associated with adjusted OR of 1.41 (1.02-1.95), 1.69 (1.02-2.80), 1.46 (0.56-3.80) and 1.27 (0.27-5.83). Distinctively significant higher risk was found for patients over 80 years old, female, nondiabetic, functionally disabled and on digoxin therapy. With respect to secondary outcomes, inhospital mortality was 8.1%, prolonged hospitalization was 33.6% and 7-day postdischarge adverse event was 9.7%. Inhospital death steadily increased with increments in ∂-creatinine [from 1.50 (1.04-2.17) with ∂-creatinine = 0.3 to 3.78 (0.78-18.3) with ∂-creatinine = 3], as well as prolonged hospitalization did [from 1.41 (1.11-1.77) to 2.24 (1.51-3.33), respectively]. Postdischarge adverse events were not associated with ∂-creatinine. CONCLUSION WRF detected at ED arrival has prognostic value in AHF, being associated with increased risk of death and prolonged hospitalization. These associations showed different patterns of risk but, remarkably, risk started with increments as low as 0.3 mg/dl.
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- Lluís Llauger
- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Vic, Barcelona
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- Emergency, Short Stay and Hospitalization at Home Departments, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, AlicanteSpain
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- Emergency Department, Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Emergency Department, Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Emergency Department, Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Terrassa, Barcelona
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, INCLIVA, Valencia
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- Cardiology Department, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Cardiology Department and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute conditions Team) Network, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Department and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute conditions Team) Network, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency, Short Stay and Hospitalization at Home Departments, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, AlicanteSpain
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- Emergency Department, Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute conditions Team) Network, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona
- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute conditions Team) Network, Rome, Italy
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Gualandro DM, Puelacher C, Chew MS, Andersson H, Lurati Buse G, Glarner N, Mueller D, Cardozo FAM, Burri-Winkler K, Mork C, Wussler D, Shrestha S, Heidelberger I, Fält M, Hidvegi R, Bolliger D, Lampart A, Steiner LA, Schären S, Kindler C, Gürke L, Rikli D, Lardinois D, Osswald S, Buser A, Caramelli B, Mueller C. Acute heart failure after non-cardiac surgery: incidence, phenotypes, determinants and outcomes. Eur J Heart Fail 2023; 25:347-357. [PMID: 36644890 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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AIMS Primary acute heart failure (AHF) is a common cause of hospitalization. AHF may also develop postoperatively (pAHF). The aim of this study was to assess the incidence, phenotypes, determinants and outcomes of pAHF following non-cardiac surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 9164 consecutive high-risk patients undergoing 11 262 non-cardiac inpatient surgeries were prospectively included. The incidence, phenotypes, determinants and outcome of pAHF, centrally adjudicated by independent cardiologists, were determined. The incidence of pAHF was 2.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.2-2.8%); 51% of pAHF occurred in patients without known heart failure (de novo pAHF), and 49% in patients with chronic heart failure. Among patients with chronic heart failure, 10% developed pAHF, and among patients without a history of heart failure, 1.5% developed pAHF. Chronic heart failure, diabetes, urgent/emergent surgery, atrial fibrillation, cardiac troponin elevations above the 99th percentile, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, anaemia, peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, and age, were independent predictors of pAHF in the logistic regression model. Patients with pAHF had significantly higher all-cause mortality (44% vs. 11%, p < 0.001) and AHF readmission (15% vs. 2%, p < 0.001) within 1 year than patients without pAHF. After Cox regression analysis, pAHF was an independent predictor of all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.7 [95% CI 1.3-2.2]; p < 0.001) and AHF readmission (aHR 2.3 [95% CI 1.5-3.7]; p < 0.001). Findings were confirmed in an external validation cohort using a prospective multicentre cohort of 1250 patients (incidence of pAHF 2.4% [95% CI 1.6-3.3%]). CONCLUSIONS Postoperative AHF frequently developed following non-cardiac surgery, being de novo in half of cases, and associated with a very high mortality.
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- Danielle M Gualandro
- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Unidade de Medicina Interdisciplinar em Cardiologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Unidade de Medicina Interdisciplinar em Cardiologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology and Blutspendezentrum, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Unidade de Medicina Interdisciplinar em Cardiologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Miró Ò, Benito-Lozano M, Lopez-Ayala P, Rodríguez S, Llorens P, Yufera-Sanchez A, Jacob J, Traveria L, Strebel I, Gil V, Tost J, López-Hernández MDLA, Alquézar-Arbé A, Espinosa B, Mueller C, Burillo-Putze G. Influence of Meteorological Temperature and Pressure on the Severity of Heart Failure Decompensations. J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:600-609. [PMID: 35941492 PMCID: PMC9971530 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07743-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure (AP) and the severity of heart failure (HF) decompensations. METHODS We analysed patients coming from the Epidemioloy Acute Heart Failure Emergency (EAHFE) Registry, a multicentre prospective cohort study enrolling patients diagnosed with decompensated HF in 26 emergency departments (EDs) of 16 Spanish cities. We recorded patient and demographic data and maximum temperature (Tmax) and AP (APmax) the day before ED consultation. Associations between temperature and AP and severity endpoints were explored by logistic regression. We used restricted cubic splines to model continuous non-linear associations of temperature and AP with each endpoint. RESULTS We analysed 16,545 patients. Daily Tmax and APmax (anomaly) of the day before patient ED arrival ranged from 0.8 to 41.6° and from - 61.7 to 69.9 hPa, respectively. A total of 12,352 patients (75.2%) were hospitalised, with in-hospital mortality in 1171 (7.1%). The probability of hospitalisation by HF decompensation showed a U-shaped curve versus Tmax and an increasing trend versus APmax. Regarding temperature, hospitalisation significantly increased from 20 °C (reference) upwards (25 °C: OR = 1.12, 95% CI = 1.04-1.21; 40 °C: 1.65, 1.13-2.40) and below 5.4 °C (5 °C: 1.21, 1.01-1.46). Concerning the mean AP of the city (anomaly = 0 hPa), hospitalisation increased when APmax (anomaly) was above + 7.0 hPa (atmospheric anticyclone; + 10 hPa: 1.14, 1.05-1.24; + 30 hPa: 2.02. 1.35-3.03). The lowest probability of mortality also corresponded to cold-mild temperatures and low AP, with a significant increased risk only found for Tmax above 24.3 °C (25 °C: 1.13, 1.01-1.27; 40 °C: 2.05, 1.15-3.64) and APmax (anomaly) above + 3.4 hPa (+ 10 hPa: 1.21, 1.07-1.36; + 30 hPa: 1.73, 1.06-2.81). Sensitivity analysis confirmed the main analysis results. CONCLUSION Temperature and AP are independently associated with the severity of HF decompensations, with possible different effects on the need for hospitalisation and in-hospital mortality.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, c/ Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy.
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB) and Cardiology Department, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, IPNA CSIC, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
- Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, EEZA CSIC, Almería, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB) and Cardiology Department, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB) and Cardiology Department, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, c/ Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB) and Cardiology Department, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Karedath J, Asif A, Tentu N, Zahra T, Batool S, Sathish M, Sandhu QI, Khan A. Continuous Infusion Versus Bolus Injection of Loop Diuretics for Patients With Congestive Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis. Cureus 2023; 15:e34758. [PMID: 36909062 PMCID: PMC10005852 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.34758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Loop diuretics continue to be a crucial component of pharmacological treatment, to eliminate extra fluid and enhance symptom control in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Understanding the loop diuretics' more efficient form of administration would be very beneficial in improving the management of people's ADHF, resulting in a quicker resolution of symptoms and a notable decrease in morbidity. To assess the outcomes of intravenous continuous infusion with bolus injection of loop diuretics for patients with ADHF, this meta-analysis was carried out. The current meta-analysis was conducted as per the Cochrane Collaboration guidelines and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension (PRISMA) guidelines. A search was carried out on PubMed and EMBASE databases for studies comparing continuous infusion with intermittent bolus injection of furosemide in patients with congestive heart failure without restriction on the language of publication from 1 January 2001 to 31 July 2022. The primary outcome of the meta-analysis was all-cause mortality and loss of body weight (kg). Pre-defined secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay (LOS) in days, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) reduction (pg/ml), number of patients with hypokalemia, and urine output at 24 hours (ml). A total of nine articles were included in this meta-analysis enrolling 713 patients. No significant difference was reported between patients who received intermittent bolus injections and continuous infusion of furosemide in regards to all-cause mortality, LOS, total urine output, the incidence of hypokalemia, and change in BNP. However, the reduction of body weight was greater in the continuous infusion group compared to bolus administration. In conclusion, in the current meta-analysis of nine randomized controlled trials (RCTs), continuous infusion of furosemide seemed to have a greater reduction of body weight. However, no significant difference was there in 24-hrs urine output. However, we cannot conclude that intravenous continuous infusion has a better diuretic effect compared to bolus administration.
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- Jithin Karedath
- Internal Medicine, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, GBR
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- Medicine, Fauji Foundation, Rawalpindi, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, PAK
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- Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore, PAK
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- Surgery, Caribbean Medical University School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
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- Medicine, Dera Ghazi Khan Medical College, Dera Ghazi Khan, PAK
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- Critical Care Medicine, United Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PAK
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Miró Ò, Ivars N, Lopez-Ayala P, Gil V, Llauger L, Alquézar-Arbé A, Jacob J, Rodríguez-Adrada E, Tost J, Mir M, Gil C, Sánchez S, Aguirre A, Martín E, Alonso MI, Garrido JM, López-Grima ML, Lucas-Imbernon FJ, Sánchez C, Escoda R, Gil A, Espinosa B, Wussler D, Peacock WF, Mueller C, Llorens P. Effect of Flu Vaccination on Severity and Outcome of Heart Failure Decompensations. J Card Fail 2023; 29:734-744. [PMID: 36706976 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship of seasonal flu vaccination with the severity of decompensation and long-term outcomes of patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS We analyzed 6147 consecutively enrolled patients with decompensated HF who presented to 33 Spanish emergency departments (EDs) during January and February of 2018 and 2019, grouped according to seasonal flu vaccination status. The severity of HF decompensation was assessed by the Multiple Estimation of Risk Based on the Emergency Department Spanish Score in Patients With Acute Heart Failure (MEESSI-AHF) + MEESSI scale, need of hospitalization and in-hospital all-cause mortality. The long-term outcomes analyzed were 90-day postdischarge adverse events and 90-day all-cause death. Associations between vaccination, HF decompensation severity and long-term outcomes were explored by unadjusted and adjusted logistic and Cox regressions by using 14 covariables that could act as potential confounders. RESULTS Overall median (IQR) age was 84 (IQR = 77-89) years, and 56% were women. Vaccinated patients (n = 1139; 19%) were older, had more comorbidities and had worse baseline status, as assessed by New York Heart Association class and Barthel index, than did unvaccinated patients (n = 5008; 81%). Infection triggering decompensation was more common in vaccinated patients (50% vs 41%; P < 0.001). In vaccinated and unvaccinated patients, high or very-high risk decompensation was seen in 21.9% and 21.1%; hospitalization occurred in 72.5% and 73.7%; in-hospital mortality was 7.4% and 7.0%; 90-day postdischarge adverse events were 57.4% and 53.2%; and the 90-day mortality rate was 15.8% and 16.6%, respectively, with no significant differences between cohorts. After adjusting, vaccinated decompensated patients with HF had decreased odds for hospitalization (OR = 0.823, 95%CI = 0.709-0.955). CONCLUSION In patients with HF, seasonal flu vaccination is associated with less severe decompensations.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; The GREAT network, Rome, Italy.
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- The GREAT network, Rome, Italy; Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Basel, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Santa Tecla, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Virgen de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- The GREAT network, Rome, Italy; Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Basel, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- The GREAT network, Rome, Italy; Emergency Department, Baylor Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
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- The GREAT network, Rome, Italy; Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Basel, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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Usefulness of High-Sensitivity Troponin I in Risk Stratification and Final Disposition of Patients with Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: Comparison between HFpEF vs. HFrEF. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 59:medicina59010007. [PMID: 36676630 PMCID: PMC9864783 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Background and Objectives: In patients with acute heart failure (AHF), there is no definite evidence on the relationship between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTnI) and the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) comparing the reduced and preserved EF conditions. Materials and Methods: Between January and April 2022, we retrospectively analyzed the data from 386 patients admitted to the emergency departments (ED) of five hospitals in Rome, Italy, for AHF. The criteria for inclusion were a final diagnosis of AHF; a cardiac ultrasound and hs-cTnI evaluations in the ED; and age > 18 yrs. We excluded patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Based on echocardiography and hs-cTnI evaluations, the patients were grouped for (1) preserved (HFpEF) or (2) reduced LVEF (HFrEF) and a a) negative (within the normal range value) or b) positive (above the normal range value) of hs-cTnI, respectively. Results: There was a significant negative relationship between a positive test for hs-cTnI and LVEF. When compared to the group with a negative hs-cTnI test, the patients with a positive test, both from the HFpEF and HFrEF subgroups, were significantly more likely to have an adverse outcome, such as being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) or dying in the ED. Moreover, a reduced ejection fraction was linked with a final disposition to a higher level of care. Conclusions: In patients admitted to the ED for AHF without ACS, there is a negative relationship between hs-cTnI and a reduced LVEF, although a significant percentage of patients with a preserved LVEF also resulted to have high levels of hs-cTnI. In the absence of ACS, hs-cTnI seems to be a reliable biomarker of myocardial injury in AHF in the ED and should be considered as a risk stratification parameter for these subjects regardless of the left ventricular function. Further larger prospective studies are needed to confirm these preliminary data.
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Bazmpani MA, Papanastasiou CA, Kamperidis V, Zebekakis PE, Karvounis H, Kalogeropoulos AP, Karamitsos TD. Contemporary Data on the Status and Medical Management of Acute Heart Failure. Curr Cardiol Rep 2022; 24:2009-2022. [PMID: 36385324 PMCID: PMC9747828 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-022-01822-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Acute heart failure (AHF) is among the leading causes for unplanned hospital admission. Despite advancements in the management of chronic heart failure, the prognosis of AHF remains poor with high in-hospital mortality and increased rates of unfavorable post-discharge outcomes. With this review, we aim to summarize current data on AHF epidemiology, focus on the different patient profiles and classifications, and discuss management, including novel therapeutic options in this area. RECENT FINDINGS There is significant heterogeneity among patients admitted for AHF in their baseline characteristics, heart failure (HF) aetiology and precipitating factors leading to decompensation. A novel classification scheme based on four distinct clinical scenarios has been included in the most recent ESC guidelines, in an effort to better risk stratify patients and guide treatment. Intravenous diuretics, vasodilators, and inotropes remain the cornerstone of management in the acute phase, and expansion of use of mechanical circulatory support has been noted in recent years. Meanwhile, many treatments that have proved their value in chronic heart failure demonstrate promising results in the setting of AHF and research in this field is currently ongoing. Acute heart failure remains a major health challenge with high in-hospital mortality and unfavorable post-discharge outcomes. Admission for acute HF represents a window of opportunity for patients to initiate appropriate treatment as soon as possible after stabilization. Future studies are needed to elucidate which patients will benefit the most by available therapies and define the optimal timing for treatment implementation.
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- Maria Anna Bazmpani
- First Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 1 Stilponos Kyriakides Str, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 1 Stilponos Kyriakides Str, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 1 Stilponos Kyriakides Str, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1St Department of Medicine, Medical School, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 1 Stilponos Kyriakides Str, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, 1 Stilponos Kyriakides Str, 54636, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Benito-Lozano M, López-Ayala P, Rodríguez S, Gil V, Llorens P, Yufera A, Jacob J, Travería-Becker L, Strebel I, Lucas-Imbernon FJ, Tost J, López-Hernández Á, Rodríguez B, Fuentes M, Sánchez-Ramón S, Herrera-Mateo S, Aguirre A, Alonso MI, Pavón J, López-Grima ML, Espinosa B, Mueller C, Burillo-Putze G, Miró Ò. Ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure at discharge as precipitating factors in immediate adverse events in patients treated for decompensated heart failure. Intern Emerg Med 2022; 17:2045-2056. [PMID: 36050571 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-022-03078-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To investigate the relationship of ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure (AP) at patient discharge after an episode of acute heart failure (AHF) with very early post-discharge adverse outcomes. We analyzed 14,656 patients discharged after an AHF episode from 26 hospitals in 16 Spanish cities. The primary outcome was the 7-day post-discharge combined adverse event (emergency department -ED- revisit or hospitalization due to AHF, or all-cause death), and secondary outcomes were these three adverse events considered individually. Associations (adjusted for patient and demographic conditions, and length of stay -LOS- during the AHF index episode) of temperature and AP with the primary and secondary outcomes were investigated. We used restricted cubic splines to model the continuous non-linear association of temperature and AP with each endpoint. Some sensitivity analyses were performed. Patients were discharged after a median LOS of 5 days (IQR = 1-10). The highest temperature at discharge ranged from - 2 to 41.6 °C, and AP was from 892 to 1037 hPa. The 7-day post-discharge combined event occurred in 1242 patients (8.4%), with percentages of 7-day ED-revisit, hospitalization and death of 7.8%, 5.1% and 0.9%, respectively. We found no association between the maximal temperature and AP on the day of discharge and the primary or secondary outcomes. Similarly, there were no significant associations when the analyses were restricted to hospitalized patients (median LOS = 7 days, IQR = 4-11) during the index event, or when lag-1, lag-2 or the mean of the 3 post-discharge days (instead of point estimation) of ambient temperature and AP were considered. Temperature and AP on the day of patient discharge are not independently associated with the risk of very early adverse events during the vulnerable post-discharge period in patients discharged after an AHF episode.
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (EEZA), Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Almería, Spain
- Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology, IPNA, Tenerife, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, c/ Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Virgen de Valme, Seville, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, c/ Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- The GREAT Network, Rome, Italy.
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Changes in the Treatment of Decompensated Advanced Heart Failure During Hospitalization and at Discharge. Transplant Proc 2022; 54:2497-2499. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Sánchez-Marcos C, Jacob J, Llorens P, Rodríguez B, Martín-Sánchez F, Herrera S, Castillero-Díaz L, Herrero P, Gil V, Miró Ò. Análisis de la efectividad y seguridad de las unidades de estancia corta en la hospitalización de pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca aguda. Propensity Score UCE-EAHFE. Rev Clin Esp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2022.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Canepa M, Kapelios CJ, Benson L, Savarese G, Lund LH. Temporal Trends of Heart Failure Hospitalizations in Cardiology Versus Noncardiology Wards According to Ejection Fraction: 16-Year Data From the SwedeHF Registry. Circ Heart Fail 2022; 15:e009462. [PMID: 35938444 DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.121.009462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) may receive different care depending on type of ward. We describe temporal changes in triage of HF patients with preserved, mildly reduced, and reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF, HFmrEF, and HFrEF) hospitalized for AHF to cardiology versus noncardiology wards in Sweden. METHODS We analyzed temporal changes in ward type for AHF for HFrEF versus HFmrEF versus HFpEF between 2000 and 2016. RESULTS Among 37 918 patients with AHF, 19 777 (52%) had HFrEF, 7712 (20%) had HFmrEF, and 10 429 (28%) had HFpEF. Overall, 19 646 (52%) were hospitalized in cardiology and 18 272 (48%) in noncardiology. The proportions hospitalized in noncardiology in 2000 to 2004 versus in 2013 to 2016 were for HFrEF: 45 versus 47%, for HFmrEF: 52 versus 56%, and for HFpEF: 46 versus 64%, respectively. The overall proportion of HFrEF in 2000 to 2004 versus in 2013 to 2016 decreased (60% versus 49%) especially in noncardiology (58% versus 41%), whereas the overall proportion of HFpEF increased (20% versus 30%) especially in noncardiology (21% versus 37%). The average age and prevalence of comorbidities also increased over time, with older patients with multiple comorbidities being more frequently admitted to noncardiology wards. CONCLUSIONS Over time, AHF hospitalization for HFpEF occurred increasingly in noncardiology, whereas for HFrEF and HFmrEF the proportions of patients treated in cardiology versus noncardiology were substantially unchanged over time. This may have implications for implementation of emerging HFpEF therapy.
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- Marco Canepa
- Cardiology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy (M.C.)
- Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy (M.C.)
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- Cardiology Department, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (C.J.K.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (L.B.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (G.S., L.H.L.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Heart and Vascular Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (G.S., L.H.L.)
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Masip J, Povar-Echeverría M, Peacock WF, Jacob J, Gil V, Herrero P, Llorens P, Alquézar-Arbé A, Sánchez C, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Miró Ò. Impact of diabetes and on-arrival hyperglycemia on short-term outcomes in acute heart failure patients. Intern Emerg Med 2022; 17:1503-1516. [PMID: 35352299 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-022-02965-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) and hyperglycemia on short-term prognosis in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) remains controversial as most data comes from series of hospitalized patients. Our purpose was to analyze outcomes in a nation-wide registry of AHF patients attended in emergency department (ED). ED AHF patients were prospectively enrolled, with the index event and the vulnerable post-discharge phase outcomes recorded. The influence of presenting hyperglycemia (> 180 mg/dL) and DM treatment on prognosis were also investigated. All results were adjusted (a) for baseline characteristics. Of 9192 enrolled AHF patients, 4544 (49,4%) were diabetic, with 24% of diabetics and 25.1% of non-diabetic (p = 0.247) directly discharged from the ED also included. Diabetics had higher rates of comorbidities, but were slightly younger and had lower in-hospital and 30 day all-cause mortality than non-diabetics (a-OR = 0.827, 95% CI = 0.690-0980; and a-HR = 0.850, 95% CI = 0.814-1.071, respectively). Conversely, hyperglycemia on-arrival was associated with increased in-hospital, and 30 day all-cause mortality, in both DM (a-OR = 1.933, 95% CI = 1.378-2.712, and a-HR = 1.590, 95% CI = 1.304-1.938, respectively) and non-DM patients (a-OR = 1.498, 95% CI = 1.175-1.909, and a-HR = 1.719, 95% CI = 1.306-2.264, respectively). However, during the vulnerable phase, diabetics had worse short-term outcomes, with higher rates of ED-revisit and rehospitalization. These worse outcomes seemed to be unrelated to the severity of DM. In patients with AHF attended in ED, diabetes was associated with lower index event case fatality, but higher rates of rehospitalization and re-consultation in the vulnerable post-discharge period. Conversely, hyperglycemia at hospital arrival was strongly associated with early mortality, regardless of diabetes status.
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- Josep Masip
- Research Department, Consorci Sanitari Integral, University of Barcelona, Av. Josep Molins, 29, L'Hospitalet de Llobegat, 08096, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Short Stay Unit and Hospitalization at Home Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biómedica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Sánchez-Marco C, Jacob J, Llorens P, Rodríguez B, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Herrera S, Castillero-Díaz LE, Herrero P, Gil V, Miró Ò. Original articleAnalysis of the effectiveness and safety of short-stay units in the hospitalization of patients with acute heart failure. Propensity Score SSU-EAHFE. Rev Clin Esp 2022; 222:443-457. [PMID: 35842410 DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2022.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This work aims to analyze if hospitalization in short-stay units (SSU) of patients diagnosed in the emergency department with acute heart failure (AHF) is effective in terms of the length of hospital stay and if it is associated with differences in short-term progress. METHOD Patients from the EAHFE registry diagnosed with AHF who were admitted to the SSU (SSU group) were included and compared to those hospitalized in other departments (non-SSU group) from all hospitals (comparison A) and, separately, those from hospitals with an SSU (comparison B) and without an SSU (comparison C). For each comparison, patients in the SSU/non-SSU groups were matched by propensity score. The length of hospital stay (efficacy), 30-day mortality, and post-discharge adverse events at 30 days (safety) were compared. RESULTS A total of 2,003 SSU patients and 12,193 non-SSU patients were identified. Of them, 674 pairs of patients were matched for comparison A, 634 for comparison B, and 588 for comparison C. The hospital stay was significantly shorter in the SSU group in all comparisons (A: median 4 days (IQR = 2-5) versus 8 (5-12) days, p < 0.001; B: 4 (2-5) versus 8 (5-12), p < 0.001; C: 4 (2-5) versus 8 (6-12), p < 0.001). Admission to the SSU was not associated with differences in mortality (A: HR = 1.027, 95%CI = 0.681-1.549; B: 0.976, 0.647-1.472; C: 0.818, 0.662-1.010) or post-discharge adverse events (A: HR = 1.002, 95%CI = 0.816-1.232; B: 0.983, 0.796-1.215; C: 1.135, 0.905-1.424). CONCLUSION The hospitalization of patients with AHF in the SSU is associated with shorter hospital stays but there were no differences in short-term progress.
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- C Sánchez-Marco
- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Corta Estancia y Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biómedica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Sax DR, Mark DG, Rana JS, Reed ME, Lindenfeld J, Stevenson LW, Storrow AB, Butler J, Pang PS, Collins SP. Current Emergency Department Disposition of Patients with Acute Heart Failure: An Opportunity for Improvement. J Card Fail 2022; 28:1545-1559. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Harjola P, Tarvasmäki T, Barletta C, Body R, Capsec J, Christ M, Garcia-Castrillo L, Golea A, Karamercan MA, Martin PL, Miró Ò, Tolonen J, van Meer O, Palomäki A, Verschuren F, Harjola VP, Laribi S. The emergency department arrival mode and its relations to ED management and 30-day mortality in acute heart failure: an ancillary analysis from the EURODEM study. BMC Emerg Med 2022; 22:27. [PMID: 35164693 PMCID: PMC8842939 DOI: 10.1186/s12873-022-00574-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Acute heart failure patients are often encountered in emergency departments (ED) from 11% to 57% using emergency medical services (EMS). Our aim was to evaluate the association of EMS use with acute heart failure patients’ ED management and short-term outcomes. Methods This was a sub-analysis of a European EURODEM study. Data on patients presenting with dyspnoea were collected prospectively from European EDs. Patients with ED diagnosis of acute heart failure were categorized into two groups: those using EMS and those self-presenting (non- EMS). The independent association between EMS use and 30-day mortality was evaluated with logistic regression. Results Of the 500 acute heart failure patients, with information about the arrival mode to the ED, 309 (61.8%) arrived by EMS. These patients were older (median age 80 vs. 75 years, p < 0.001), more often female (56.4% vs. 42.1%, p = 0.002) and had more dementia (18.7% vs. 7.2%, p < 0.001). On admission, EMS patients had more often confusion (14.2% vs. 2.1%, p < 0.001) and higher respiratory rate (24/min vs. 21/min, p = 0.014; respiratory rate > 30/min in 17.1% patients vs. 7.5%, p = 0.005). The only difference in ED management appeared in the use of ventilatory support: 78.3% of EMS patients vs. 67.5% of non- EMS patients received supplementary oxygen (p = 0.007), and non-invasive ventilation was administered to 12.5% of EMS patients vs. 4.2% non- EMS patients (p = 0.002). EMS patients were more often hospitalized (82.4% vs. 65.9%, p < 0.001), had higher in-hospital mortality (8.7% vs. 3.1%, p = 0.014) and 30-day mortality (14.3% vs. 4.9%, p < 0.001). The use of EMS was an independent predictor of 30-day mortality (OR = 2.54, 95% CI 1.11–5.81, p = 0.027). Conclusion Most acute heart failure patients arrive at ED by EMS. These patients suffer from more severe respiratory distress and receive more often ventilatory support. EMS use is an independent predictor of 30-day mortality.
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- Pia Harjola
- Emergency Medicine, University of Helsinki and Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Cardiology, University of Helsinki and Heart and Lung Cent, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Servicio Urgencias Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Emergency Department, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, England
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- Department of Public Health, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Emergency Care, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
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- Emergency Medicine, County Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Emergency Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- School of Medicine and CHU Tours, Emergency Medicine Department, Tours University, Tours, France
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Internal Medicine, University of Helsinki and Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Emergency Medicine, Campus of Tampere, Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland
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- Department of Acute Medicine, Université Catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Emergency Medicine, University of Helsinki and Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Medicine and CHU Tours, Emergency Medicine Department, Tours University, Tours, France
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Masip J, Frank Peacok W, Arrigo M, Rossello X, Platz E, Cullen L, Mebazaa A, Price S, Bueno H, Di Somma S, Tavares M, Cowie MR, Maisel A, Mueller C, Miró Ò. Acute Heart Failure in the 2021 ESC Heart Failure Guidelines: a scientific statement from the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC) of the European Society of Cardiology. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2022; 11:173-185. [PMID: 35040931 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuab122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The current European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart Failure Guidelines are the most comprehensive ESC document covering heart failure to date; however, the section focused on acute heart failure remains relatively too concise. Although several topics are more extensively covered than in previous versions, including some specific therapies, monitoring and disposition in the hospital, and the management of cardiogenic shock, the lack of high-quality evidence in acute, emergency, and critical care scenarios, poses a challenge for providing evidence-based recommendations, in particular when by comparison the data for chronic heart failure is so extensive. The paucity of evidence and specific recommendations for the general approach and management of acute heart failure in the emergency department is particularly relevant, because this is the setting where most acute heart failure patients are initially diagnosed and stabilized. The clinical phenotypes proposed are comprehensive, clinically relevant and with minimal overlap, whilst providing additional opportunity for discussion around respiratory failure and hypoperfusion.
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- Josep Masip
- Research Direction, Consorci Sanitari Integral, University of Barcelona, Jacint Verdaguer 90, ES-08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
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- Henry JN Taub Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Stadtspital Zurich Triemli, 8063 Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Department, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Illes Balears, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma, Spain.,Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Université de Paris, U942 Inserm MASCOT, APHP Hôpitaux Universitaires Saint Louis Lariboisière, Paris, France
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- Departments of Cardiology and Intensive Care, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.,Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Cardiovaculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain.,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical - Surgery Science and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Emergency Department, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust & Faculty of Lifesciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- University of California, San Diego, VA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, "Processes and Pathologies, Emergencies Research Group" IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Prevalence, Related Factors and Association of Left Bundle Branch Block With Prognosis in Patients With Acute Heart Failure: a Simultaneous Analysis in 3 Independent Cohorts. J Card Fail 2022; 28:1104-1115. [PMID: 34998702 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence, characteristics and association with prognosis of left bundle branch block (LBBB) in 3 different cohorts of patients with acute heart failure (AHF). METHODS AND RESULTS We retrospectively analyzed 12,950 patients with AHF who were included in the EAHFE (Epidemiology Acute Heart Failure Emergency), RICA (National Heart Failure Registry of the Spanish Internal Medicine Society), and BASEL-V (Basics in Acute Shortness of Breath Evaluation of Switzerland) registries. We independently analyzed the relationship between baseline and clinical characteristics and the presence of LBBB and the potential association of LBBB with 1-year all-cause mortality and a 90-day postdischarge combined endpoint (Emergency Department reconsultation, hospitalization or death). The prevalence of LBBB was 13.5% (95% confidence interval: 12.9%-14.0%). In all registries, patients with LBBB more commonly had coronary artery disease and previous episodes of AHF, were taking chronic spironolactone treatment, had lower left ventricular ejection fraction and systolic blood pressure values and higher NT-proBNP levels. There were no differences in risk for patients with LBBB in any cohort, with adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) for 1-year mortality in EAHFE/RICA/BASEL-V cohorts of 1.02 (0.89-1.17), 1.15 (0.95-1.38) and 1.32 (0.94-1.86), respectively, and for 90-day postdischarge combined endpoint of 1.00 (0.88-1.14), 1.14 (0.92-1.40) and 1.26 (0.84-1.89). These results were consistent in sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSIONS Less than 20% of patients with AHF present LBBB, which is consistently associated with cardiovascular comorbidities, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and more severe decompensations. Nonetheless, after taking these factors into account, LBBB in patients with AHF is not associated with worse outcomes.
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Miró Ò, López-Díez MP, Cardozo C, Moreno LA, Gil V, Jacob J, Herrero P, Llorens P, Escoda R, Richard F, Alquézar-Arbé A, Masip J, García-Álvarez A, Martín-Sánchez FJ. Impact of hospital and emergency department structural and organizational characteristics on outcomes of acute heart failure. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA (ENGLISH ED.) 2022; 75:39-49. [PMID: 33712347 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2020.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To determine whether structural/organizational characteristics of hospitals and emergency departments (EDs) affect acute heart failure (AHF) outcomes. METHODS We performed a secondary analysis of the EAHFE Registry. Six hospital/ED characteristics were collected and were related to 7 postindex events and postdischarge outcomes, adjusted by the period of patient inclusion, baseline patient characteristics, AHF episode features, and hospital and ED characteristics. The relationship between discharge directly from the ED (DDED) and outcomes was assessed, and interaction was analyzed according to the hospital/ED characteristics. RESULTS We analyzed 17 974 AHF episodes included by 40 Spanish EDs. Prolonged stays were less frequent in high-technology hospitals and those with hospitalization at home and with high-inflow EDs, and were more frequent in hospitals with a heart failure unit (HFU) and an ED observation unit. In-hospital mortality was lower in high-technology hospitals (OR, 0.78; 95%CI, 0.65-0.94). Analysis of 30-day postdischarge outcomes showed that hospitals with a short-stay unit (SSU) had higher hospitalization rates (OR, 1.19; 95%CI, 1.02-1.38), high-inflow EDs had lower mortality (OR, 0.73; 95%CI, 0.56-0.96) and fewer combined events (OR, 0.87; 95%CI, 0.76-0.99), while hospitals with HFU had fewer ED reconsultations (OR, 0.83; 95%CI, 0.76-0.91), hospitalizations (OR, 0.85; 95%CI, 0.75-0.97), and combined events (OR, 0.84; 95%CI, 0.77-0.92). The higher the percentage of DDED, the fewer the prolonged stays. Among other interactions, we found that more frequent DDED was associated with more 30-day postdischarge reconsultations, hospitalizations and combined events in hospitals without SSUs, but not in hospitals with an SSU. CONCLUSIONS AHF outcomes were significantly affected by the structural/organizational characteristics of hospitals and EDs and their aggressiveness in ED management.
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- Òscar Miró
- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Corta Estancia y Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Sanitas CIMA, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Hospitalization following an emergency-department visit for worsening heart failure: The role of left ventricular ejection fraction. Med Clin (Barc) 2022; 159:157-163. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Impacto de las características estructurales y organizativas hospitalarias y de urgencias en el resultado evolutivo de la insuficiencia cardiaca aguda. Rev Esp Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zhang J, Zhou C, Ihsan M, Tsangarides A, Ahmed S, Fernando R, Lwin TS, Surtee S, Farnell E, Chaudhary M, Lip GYH, Hill RA, Sankaranarayanan R. Continuous infusion versus bolus injection of loop diuretics for congestive heart failure. Hippokratia 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd014811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Juqian Zhang
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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- Department of Cardiology; King’s College Hospital; London UK
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- Department of Acute Medicine; Mid-Cheshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe UK
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- Emergency Department; The University of New South Wales, The Prince of Wales Hospital; Sydney Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine; NHS; Cambridge UK
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- Department of General Medicine; Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust; Manchester UK
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- Department of Cardiology; Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan UK
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- Department of Medical Education/Acute Medicine; Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan UK
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- Department of General Practice; St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Manchester UK
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- Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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- Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group, Department of Health Data Science; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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- Department of Cardiology; Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool UK
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science; Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital; Liverpool UK
- University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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Safety of diuretic administration during the early management of dyspnea patients who are not finally diagnosed with acute heart failure. Eur J Emerg Med 2021; 27:422-428. [PMID: 32301800 DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Investigating whether it is safe or not to administrate diuretics to patients arriving at emergency departments in a stage of acute dyspnea but without a final diagnosis of acute heart failure. METHODS We analyzed an unselected multinational sample of patients with dyspnea without a final diagnosis of acute heart failure from Global Research on Acute Conditions Team (France, Lithuania, Tunisia) and Basics in Acute Shortness of Breath Evaluation (Switzerland) registries. Thirty-day all-cause mortality and 30-day postdischarge all-cause readmission rate of treated patients with diuretics at emergency departments were compared with untreated patients by unadjusted and adjusted hazard and odds ratios. Interaction and stratified analyses were performed. RESULTS We included 2505 patients. Among them, 365 (14.6%) received diuretics in emergency departments. Thirty-day mortality was 4.5% (treated/untreated = 5.2%/4.3%, hazard ratio: 1.22; 95% confidence interval, 0.75-2.00) and 30-day readmission rate was 11.3% (14.7%/10.8%, odds ratio: 1.41; 95% confidence interval, 0.95-2.11). After adjustment, no differences were found between two groups in mortality (hazard ratio: 0.86; 95% confidence interval, 0.51-1.44) and readmission (odds ratio: 1.15; 95% confidence interval, 0.72-1.82). Age significantly interacted with the use of diuretics and readmission (P = 0.03), with better prognosis when used in patients >80 years (odds ratio: 0.27; 95% confidence interval, 0.07-1.03) than in patients ≤80 years (odds ratio: 1.56; 95% confidence interval, 0.94-2.63). CONCLUSIONS Diuretic administration to patients presenting to emergency departments with dyspnea while they were undiagnosed and in whom acute heart failure was finally excluded was not associated with 30-day all-cause mortality and 30-day postdischarge all-cause readmission rate.
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Miró Ò, Rossello X, Platz E, Masip J, Gualandro DM, Peacock WF, Price S, Cullen L, DiSomma S, de Oliveira MT, McMurray JJ, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Maisel AS, Vrints C, Cowie MR, Bueno H, Mebazaa A, Mueller C. Risk stratification scores for patients with acute heart failure in the Emergency Department: A systematic review. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2021; 9:375-398. [PMID: 33191763 DOI: 10.1177/2048872620930889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIMS This study aimed to systematically identify and summarise all risk scores evaluated in the emergency department setting to stratify acute heart failure patients. METHODS AND RESULTS A systematic review of PubMed and Web of Science was conducted including all multicentre studies reporting the use of risk predictive models in emergency department acute heart failure patients. Exclusion criteria were: (a) non-original articles; (b) prognostic models without predictive purposes; and (c) risk models without consecutive patient inclusion or exclusively tested in patients admitted to a hospital ward. We identified 28 studies reporting findings on 19 scores: 13 were originally derived in the emergency department (eight exclusively using acute heart failure patients), and six in emergency department and hospitalised patients. The outcome most frequently predicted was 30-day mortality. The performance of the scores tended to be higher for outcomes occurring closer to the index acute heart failure event. The eight scores developed using acute heart failure patients only in the emergency department contained between 4-13 predictors (age, oxygen saturation and creatinine/urea included in six scores). Five scores (Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade, Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade 30 Day mortality ST depression, Epidemiology of Acute Heart Failure in Emergency department 3 Day, Acute Heart Failure Risk Score, and Multiple Estimation of risk based on Emergency department Spanish Score In patients with Acute Heart Failure) have been externally validated in the same country, and two (Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade and Multiple Estimation of risk based on Emergency department Spanish Score In patients with Acute Heart Failure) further internationally validated. The c-statistic for Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade to predict seven-day mortality was between 0.74-0.81 and for Multiple Estimation of risk based on Emergency department Spanish Score In patients with Acute Heart Failure to predict 30-day mortality was 0.80-0.84. CONCLUSIONS There are several scales for risk stratification of emergency department acute heart failure patients. Two of them are accurate, have been adequately validated and may be useful in clinical decision-making in the emergency department i.e. about whether to admit or discharge.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Spain.,Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Spain.,Grupo de Fisiopatologia y Terapeutica Cardiovascular, Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma, Spain
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
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- Intensive Care Department, University of Barcelona, Spain.,Cardiology Department, Hospital Sanitas CIMA, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.,Heart Institute (INCOR), University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil
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- Henry JN Taub Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College, UK
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- Emergency and Trauma Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College, UK
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- Emergency and Trauma Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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- Coronary Care Unit and Heart Failure Program, Veteran Affairs (VA) San Diego, USA
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College, UK
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Spain.,Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Area, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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- University Paris Diderot, France.,APHP Hôpitaux Universitaires Saint Louis Lariboisière, France
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- Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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Radhachandran A, Garikipati A, Zelin NS, Pellegrini E, Ghandian S, Calvert J, Hoffman J, Mao Q, Das R. Prediction of short-term mortality in acute heart failure patients using minimal electronic health record data. BioData Min 2021; 14:23. [PMID: 33789700 PMCID: PMC8010502 DOI: 10.1186/s13040-021-00255-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Acute heart failure (AHF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Effective patient risk stratification is essential to guiding hospitalization decisions and the clinical management of AHF. Clinical decision support systems can be used to improve predictions of mortality made in emergency care settings for the purpose of AHF risk stratification. In this study, several models for the prediction of seven-day mortality among AHF patients were developed by applying machine learning techniques to retrospective patient data from 236,275 total emergency department (ED) encounters, 1881 of which were considered positive for AHF and were used for model training and testing. The models used varying subsets of age, sex, vital signs, and laboratory values. Model performance was compared to the Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade (EHMRG) model, a commonly used system for prediction of seven-day mortality in the ED with similar (or, in some cases, more extensive) inputs. Model performance was assessed in terms of area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC), sensitivity, and specificity. Results When trained and tested on a large academic dataset, the best-performing model and EHMRG demonstrated test set AUROCs of 0.84 and 0.78, respectively, for prediction of seven-day mortality. Given only measurements of respiratory rate, temperature, mean arterial pressure, and FiO2, one model produced a test set AUROC of 0.83. Neither a logistic regression comparator nor a simple decision tree outperformed EHMRG. Conclusions A model using only the measurements of four clinical variables outperforms EHMRG in the prediction of seven-day mortality in AHF. With these inputs, the model could not be replaced by logistic regression or reduced to a simple decision tree without significant performance loss. In ED settings, this minimal-input risk stratification tool may assist clinicians in making critical decisions about patient disposition by providing early and accurate insights into individual patient’s risk profiles. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13040-021-00255-w.
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- Dascena, Inc, 12333 Sowden Rd Ste B PMB 65148, Houston, TX, 77080-2059, USA
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- Dascena, Inc, 12333 Sowden Rd Ste B PMB 65148, Houston, TX, 77080-2059, USA
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- Dascena, Inc, 12333 Sowden Rd Ste B PMB 65148, Houston, TX, 77080-2059, USA.
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- Dascena, Inc, 12333 Sowden Rd Ste B PMB 65148, Houston, TX, 77080-2059, USA
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- Dascena, Inc, 12333 Sowden Rd Ste B PMB 65148, Houston, TX, 77080-2059, USA
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- Dascena, Inc, 12333 Sowden Rd Ste B PMB 65148, Houston, TX, 77080-2059, USA
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- Dascena, Inc, 12333 Sowden Rd Ste B PMB 65148, Houston, TX, 77080-2059, USA
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- Dascena, Inc, 12333 Sowden Rd Ste B PMB 65148, Houston, TX, 77080-2059, USA
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Chan CC, Lee KT, Ho WJ, Chan YH, Chu PH. Levosimendan use in patients with acute heart failure and reduced ejection fraction with or without severe renal dysfunction in critical cardiac care units: a multi-institution database study. Ann Intensive Care 2021; 11:27. [PMID: 33555483 PMCID: PMC7869075 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-021-00810-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Acute heart failure is a life-threatening clinical condition. Levosimendan is an effective inotropic agent used to maintain cardiac output, but its usage is limited by the lack of evidence in patients with severely abnormal renal function. Therefore, we analyzed data of patients with acute heart failure with and without abnormal renal function to examine the effects of levosimendan. Methods We performed this retrospective cohort study using data from the Chang Gung Research Database (CGRD) of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH). Patients admitted for heart failure with LVEF ≤ 40% between January 2013 and December 2018 who received levosimendan or dobutamine in the critical cardiac care units (CCU) were identified. Patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) were excluded. Outcomes of interest were mortality at 30, 90, and 180 days after the cohort entry date. Results There were no significant differences in mortality rate at 30, 90, and 180 days after the cohort entry date between the levosimendan and dobutamine groups, or between subgroups of patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 and eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 or on dialysis. The results were consistent before and after propensity score matching. Conclusions Levosimendan did not increase short- or long-term mortality rates in critical patients with acute heart failure and reduced ejection fraction compared to dobutamine, regardless of their renal function. An eGFR less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 was not necessarily considered a contraindication for levosimendan in these patients.
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- Cze-Ci Chan
- Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Miró Ò, Harjola P, Rossello X, Gil V, Jacob J, Llorens P, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Herrero P, Martínez-Nadal G, Aguiló S, López-Grima ML, Fuentes M, Álvarez Pérez JM, Rodríguez-Adrada E, Mir M, Tost J, Llauger L, Ruschitzka F, Harjola VP, Mullens W, Masip J, Chioncel O, Peacock WF, Müller C, Mebazaa A. The FAST-FURO study: effect of very early administration of intravenous furosemide in the prehospital setting to patients with acute heart failure attending the emergency department. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2021; 10:487-496. [PMID: 33580790 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuaa042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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AIMS The effect of early administration of intravenous (IV) furosemide in the emergency department (ED) on short-term outcomes of acute heart failure (AHF) patients remains controversial, with one recent Japanese study reporting a decrease of in-hospital mortality and one Korean study reporting a lack of clinical benefit. Both studies excluded patients receiving prehospital IV furosemide and only included patients requiring hospitalization. To assess the impact on short-term outcomes of early IV furosemide administration by emergency medical services (EMS) before patient arrival to the ED. METHODS AND RESULTS In a secondary analysis of the Epidemiology of Acute Heart Failure in Emergency Departments (EAHFE) registry of consecutive AHF patients admitted to Spanish EDs, patients treated with IV furosemide at the ED were classified according to whether they received IV furosemide from the EMS (FAST-FURO group) or not (CONTROL group). In-hospital all-cause mortality, 30-day all-cause mortality, and prolonged hospitalization (>10 days) were assessed. We included 12 595 patients (FAST-FURO = 683; CONTROL = 11 912): 968 died during index hospitalization [7.7%; FAST-FURO = 10.3% vs. CONTROL = 7.5%; odds ratio (OR) = 1.403, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = 1.085-1.813; P = 0.009], 1269 died during the first 30 days (10.2%; FAST-FURO = 13.4% vs. CONTROL = 9.9%; OR = 1.403, 95% CI = 1.146-1.764; P = 0.004), and 2844 had prolonged hospitalization (22.8%; FAST-FURO = 25.8% vs. CONTROL = 22.6%; OR = 1.189, 95% CI = 0.995-1.419; P = 0.056). FAST-FURO group patients had more diabetes mellitus, ischaemic cardiomyopathy, peripheral artery disease, left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and severe decompensations, and had a better New York Heart Association class and had less atrial fibrillation. After adjusting for these significant differences, early IV furosemide resulted in no impact on short-term outcomes: OR = 1.080 (95% CI = 0.817-1.427) for in-hospital mortality, OR = 1.086 (95% CI = 0.845-1.396) for 30-day mortality, and OR = 1.095 (95% CI = 0.915-1.312) for prolonged hospitalization. Several sensitivity analyses, including analysis of 599 pairs of patients matched by propensity score, showed consistent findings. CONCLUSION Early IV furosemide during the prehospital phase was administered to the sickest patients, was not associated with changes in short-term mortality or length of hospitalization after adjustment for several confounders.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, "Emergencies: Processes and Pathologies" Research Group, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute cardiovascular conditions Team) Network, Madrid, Spain
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- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute cardiovascular conditions Team) Network, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Emergency Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute cardiovascular conditions Team) Network, Madrid, Spain.,Cardiology Department & Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), University Hospital Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, "Emergencies: Processes and Pathologies" Research Group, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Home Hospitalization and Short Stay Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department , Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, "Emergencies: Processes and Pathologies" Research Group, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute cardiovascular conditions Team) Network, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, "Emergencies: Processes and Pathologies" Research Group, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- UniversitätsSpital Zürich, University Heart Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute cardiovascular conditions Team) Network, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Emergency Medicine and Services, Emergency Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute cardiovascular conditions Team) Network, Madrid, Spain.,Cardiology Department, Hospital Sanitas CIMA, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases 'Prof. C.C. Iliescu', University of Medicine Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
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- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute cardiovascular conditions Team) Network, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute cardiovascular conditions Team) Network, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB), University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- The GREAT (Global REsearch in Acute cardiovascular conditions Team) Network, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, InsermU942-MASCOT, Saint Louis Lariboisière University Hospital, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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Association between ambulance use and hospitalization costs among heart failure patients. Heart Vessels 2021; 36:654-658. [PMID: 33388909 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-020-01732-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Heart failure is the main cause of hospitalization, which burdens the healthcare system. Although many hospitalizations for heart failure follow ambulance use, it is unknown whether ambulance use increases hospitalization costs. Using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database in Japan, we examined all hospitalizations of patients with heart failure from April 2014 to March 2015. Patients were divided into those with and those without ambulance use. We performed a multiple regression analysis to examine the association between ambulance use and total hospitalization costs, adjusting for age, sex, length of day, and activities of daily living. We identified 126,067 hospitalizations for heart failure. The percentages of ambulance use were 29%, 27%, 30%, and 50% among patients with NYHA Functional Classification I, II, III, and IV, respectively. For patients categorized as NYHA I (n = 9,700), multiple linear regression analysis revealed that ambulance use was significantly associated with higher hospitalization cost (coefficient 723 USD; 95% confidence interval 109-1337; p = 0.021). Even for heart failure patients with NYHA I, ambulances were frequently used. Ambulance use was independently associated with increased hospital costs. Future research is needed on transitional care to limit unnecessary ambulance use.
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Miró Ò, López Díez MP, Llorens P, Mir M, López Grima ML, Alonso H, Gil V, Herrero-Puente P, Jacob J, Martín-Sánchez FJ. Frequency, profile and results of patients with acute heart failure transferred directly to home hospitalisation from emergency departments. Rev Clin Esp 2021; 221:1-8. [PMID: 32560917 DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2020.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the frequency, clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute heart failure (AHF) transferred directly from emergency departments to home hospitalisation (HH) and to compare them with those hospitalised in internal medicine (IM) or short-stay units (SSU). METHOD We included patients with AHF transferred to HH by hospitals that considered this option during the Epidemiology of Acute Heart Failure in Spanish Emergency Departments (EAHFE) 4-5-6 Registries and compared them with patients admitted to IM or SSU in these centres. We compared the adjusted all-cause mortality at 1 year and adverse events 30 days after discharge. RESULTS The study included 1473 patients (HH/IM/SSU: 68/979/384). The HH rate was 4.7% (95% CI, 3.8-6.0%). The patients in HH had few differences compared with those hospitalised in IM and SSUs. The HH mortality was 1.5%, and the HH median stay was 7.5 days (IQR, 4.5-12), similar to that of IM (median stay, 8 days; IQR, 5-13; p=.106) and longer than that of SSU (median stay, 4 days; IQR, 3-7; p<.001). The all-cause mortality at 1 year for HH did not differ from that of IM (HR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.73-1.14) or SSU (HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.46-1.27); however, the emergency department readmission rate during the 30 days postdischarge was lower than that of IM (HR, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.25-0.97) and SSU (HR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.19-0.74). There were no differences in the need for new hospitalisations or in the 30-day mortality rate. CONCLUSIONS Direct transfer from the emergency department to HH is infrequent despite being a safe option for a certain patient profile with AHF.
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- Ò Miró
- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona; Grupo de Investigación «Urgencias: Procesos y Patologías», IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Corta Estancia y Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General de Alicante; Universitat Miguel Hernández, Elx, Alicante, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España
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- Servcio de Urgencias, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona; Grupo de Investigación «Urgencias: Procesos y Patologías», IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC); Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España
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Mirò Ò, López Díez MP, Llorens P, Mir M, López Grima ML, Alonso H, Gil V, Herrero-Puente P, Jacob J, Martín-Sánchez FJ. Frequency, profile, and outcomes of patients with acute heart failure transferred directly to home hospitalization from emergency departments. Rev Clin Esp 2020; 221:1-8. [PMID: 33998472 DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the frequency, clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with acute heart failure (AHF) transferred directly from emergency departments to home hospitalisation (HH) and to compare them with those hospitalised in internal medicine (IM) or short-stay units (SSU). METHOD We included patients with AHF transferred to HH by hospitals that considered this option during the Epidemiology of Acute Heart Failure in Spanish Emergency Departments (EAHFE) 4-5-6 Registries and compared them with patients admitted to IM or SSU in these centres. We compared the adjusted all-cause mortality at 1 year and adverse events 30 days after discharge. RESULTS The study included 1473 patients (HH/IM/SSU:68/979/384). The HH rate was 4.7% (95% CI 3.8-6.0%). The patients in HH had few differences compared with those hospitalised in IM and SSUs. The HH mortality was 1.5%, and the HH median stay was 7.5 days (IQR, 4.5-12), similar to that of IM (median stay, 8 days; IQR, 5-13; p = .106) and longer than that of SSU (median stay, 4 days; IQR, 3-7; p < .001). The all-cause mortality at 1 year for HH did not differ from that of IM (HR, 0.91; 95% CI 0.73-1.14) or SSU (HR, 0.77; 95% CI 0.46-1.27); however, the emergency department readmission rate during the 30 days postdischarge was lower than that of IM (HR, 0.50; 95% CI 0.25-0.97) and SSU (HR, 0.37; 95% CI 0.19-0.74). There were no differences in the need for new hospitalisations or in the 30-day mortality rate. CONCLUSIONS Direct transfer from the emergency department to HH is infrequent despite being a safe option for a certain patient profile with AHF.
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- Ò Mirò
- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Espana; Grupo de Investigación "Urgencias: Procesos y Patologías", IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Corta Estancia y Hospitalización a Domicilio, Hospital General de Alicante, Universitat Miguel Hernández, Elx, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Servcio de Urgencias, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Área de Urgencias, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Espana; Grupo de Investigación "Urgencias: Procesos y Patologías", IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Miró Ò, López-Díez MP, Rossello X, Gil V, Herrero P, Jacob J, Llorens P, Escoda R, Aguiló S, Alquézar A, Tost J, Valero A, Gil C, Garrido JM, Alonso H, Lucas-Invernón FJ, Torres-Murillo J, Raquel-Torres-Gárate, Mecina AB, Traveria L, Agüera C, Takagi K, Möckel M, Pang PS, Collins SP, Mueller CE, Martín-Sánchez FJ. Analysis of standards of quality for outcomes in acute heart failure patients directly discharged home from emergency departments and their relationship with the emergency department direct discharge rate. J Cardiol 2020; 77:245-253. [PMID: 33054989 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Experts recommended that direct discharge without hospitalization (DDWH) for emergency departments (EDs) able to observe acute heart failure (AHF) patients should be >40%, and these discharged patients should fulfil the following outcome standards: 30-day all-cause mortality <2% (outcome A); 7-day ED revisit due to AHF < 10% (outcome B); and 30-day ED revisit/hospitalization due to AHF < 20% (outcome C). We investigated these outcomes in a nationwide cohort and their relationship with the ED DDWH percentage. METHODS We analyzed the EAHFE registry (includes about 15% of Spanish EDs), calculated DDWH percentage of each ED, and A/B/C outcomes of DDWH patients, overall and in each individual ED. Relationship between ED DDWH and outcomes was assessed by linear and quadratic regression models, non-weighted and weighted by DDWH patients provided by each ED. RESULTS Among 17,420 patients, 4488 had DDWH (25.8%, median ED stay = 0 days, IQR = 0-1). Only 12.9% EDs achieved DDWH > 40%. Considering DDWH patients altogether, outcomes A/C were above the recommended standards (4.3%/29.4%), while outcome B was nearly met (B = 10.1%). When analyzing individual EDs, 58.1% of them achieved the outcome B standard, while outcomes A/C standards were barely achieved (19.3%/9.7%). We observed clinically relevant linear/quadratic relationships between higher DDWH and worse outcomes B (weighted R2 = 0.184/0.322) and C (weighted R2 = 0.430/0.624), but not with outcome A (weighted R2 = 0.002/0.022). CONCLUSIONS The EDs of this nationwide cohort do not fulfil the standards for AHF patients with DDWH. High DDWH rates negatively impact ED revisit or hospitalization but not mortality. This may represent an opportunity for improvement in better selecting patients for early ED discharge and in ensuring early follow-up after ED discharge.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, "Emergencies: Processes and Pathologies" Research Group, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, "Emergencies: Processes and Pathologies" Research Group, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Home Hospitalization and Short Stay Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, "Emergencies: Processes and Pathologies" Research Group, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, "Emergencies: Processes and Pathologies" Research Group, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital de Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Dr.Peset, Valencia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Valme, Sevilla, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain
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- Cardiology and Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan; INSERM UMR-S 942, Paris, France
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- Cardiology Department, Division of Emergency and Acute Medicine Campus CharitéMitte and Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Emergency Department, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Emergency Department, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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Jacob J, Miró Ò, Ferre C, Borraz-Ordás C, Llopis-García G, Comabella R, Fernández-Cañadas JM, Mercado A, Roset A, Richard-Espiga F, Valero-Domènech A, Martínez-Gimeno JL, Martín-Sánchez FJ, Llorens P, Berrocal-Gil P, Pérez-Durá MJ, Álvarez-Pérez JM, López-Díez P, Herrero-Puente P, Comín-Colet J. Iron deficiency and safety of ferric carboxymaltose in patients with acute heart failure. AHF-ID study. Int J Clin Pract 2020; 74:e13584. [PMID: 32533907 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.13584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The presence of iron deficiency (ID) in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) is high. There are few studies on the characteristics of these patients and the safety of ferric carboxymaltose administration (FCM). OBJECTIVE Study the differences among patients with AHF based on the presence and type of ID as well as the safety of FCM administration in these patients. METHOD The AHF-ID study is a multicentre, analytical, prospective follow-up cohort including patients admitted to six Spanish hospitals for AHF. ID was defined as serum ferritin <100 μg/L (group A) or ferritin 100-299 μg/L with a TSAT <20% (group B). In cases receiving FCM the appearance of adverse events was analysed. Adjusted Cox regression was used to determine the association with 30-days reattendance for AHF after discharge. RESULTS A total of 221 patients were recruited; 191 (86.4%) presented ID, 121 (63.4%) group A and 70 (36.6%) group B. There were scarce differences between the groups analysed. No differences were found in 30-days reattendance for AHF. FCM was administered to 158 (71.5%) patients, with 8 (5.1%) presenting adverse events, the most frequent being digestive alterations. Treatment was not discontinued in any case. CONCLUSIONS There are scarce differences between the presence and the type of ID in patients with AHF. The administration of FCM in patients with ID and AHF is safe.
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- Javier Jacob
- Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
- Medical School, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Home Hospitalization and Short Stay Unit, Hospital General de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Community Heart Failure Program, Department of Cardiology, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Ricciardi E, La Malfa G, Guglielmi G, Cenni E, Micali M, Corsello LM, Lopena P, Manco L, Pontremoli R, Moscatelli P, Murdaca G, Musso N, Montecucco F, Ameri P, Porto I, Pende A, Canepa M. Characteristics of current heart failure patients admitted to internal medicine vs. cardiology hospital units: the VASCO study. Intern Emerg Med 2020; 15:1219-1229. [PMID: 32172459 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-020-02304-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The majority of patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) are admitted to internal medicine (IM) rather than to cardiology (CA) units, but to date few studies have analyzed the characteristics of these two populations. In this snapshot survey, we compared consecutive patients admitted for HF in six IM units vs. one non-intensive CA unit. During the 6-month survey period, 467 patients were enrolled (127 in CA, 27.2% vs. 340 in IM, 72.8%). IM patients were almost 10 years older (CA 75 ± 10, IM 82 ± 8 years; p < 0.001), more frequently female (CA 39%, IM 55%; p = 0.002) and living at home alone (CA 12%, IM 21%; p = 0.017). The leading cause of hospitalization in both groups was acute worsening of HF (CA 42%, IM 53%; p = 0.031), followed by atrial fibrillation (CA 29%, IM 12%; p < 0.001) and infections (CA 24%, IM 27%; p = 0.563). Ischemic (CA 43%, IM 30%; p = 0.008) and dilated cardiomyopathy patients (CA 21%, IM 12%; p < 0.001) were primarily admitted to CA unit, whereas those with hypertensive heart disease to IM (CA 3%, IM 39%; p < 0.001). Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was available in 96% of CA patients, but only in 60% of IM patients (p = 0.001). Among patients with LVEF measured, those with LVEF < 40% were predominantly admitted to CA (CA 60%, IM 14%; p < 0.001), whereas those with LVEF ≥ 50% were admitted to IM (CA 21%, IM 33%; p = 0.019); 26% of IM patients were discharged without a known LVEF. Medical treatments also significantly differed, according to patients' clinical and instrumental characteristics in each unit. This study demonstrates important differences between HF patients hospitalized in CA vs. IM, and the need for a greater interaction between these two medical specialties for a better care of HF patients.
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- Elisa Ricciardi
- Clinica di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare con UTIC, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare con UTIC, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina Interna 1, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina Interna 2, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina Interna 2, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina Interna ad Orientamento Immunologico, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica Endocrinologica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina Interna 1, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare con UTIC, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare con UTIC, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Medicina d'Urgenza, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare con UTIC, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy.
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Factors associated with in-hospital mortality and adverse outcomes during the vulnerable post-discharge phase after the first episode of acute heart failure: results of the NOVICA-2 study. Clin Res Cardiol 2020; 110:993-1005. [PMID: 32959081 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-020-01710-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify patients at risk of in-hospital mortality and adverse outcomes during the vulnerable post-discharge period after the first acute heart failure episode (de novo AHF) attended at the emergency department. METHODS This is a secondary review of de novo AHF patients included in the prospective, multicentre EAHFE (Epidemiology of Acute Heart Failure in Emergency Department) Registry. We included consecutive patients with de novo AHF, for whom 29 independent variables were recorded. The outcomes were in-hospital all-cause mortality and all-cause mortality and readmission due to AHF within 90 days post-discharge. A follow-up check was made by reviewing the hospital medical records and/or by phone. RESULTS We included 3422 patients. The mean age was 80 years, 52.1% were women. The in-hospital mortality was 6.9% and was independently associated with dementia (OR = 2.25, 95% CI = 1.62-3.14), active neoplasia (1.97, 1.41-2.76), functional dependence (1.58, 1.02-2.43), chronic treatment with beta-blockers (0.62, 0.44-0.86) and severity of decompensation (6.38, 2.86-14.26 for high-/very high-risk patients). The 90-day post-discharge combined endpoint was observed in 19.3% of patients and was independently associated with hypertension (HR = 1.40, 1.11-1.76), chronic renal insufficiency (1.23, 1.01-1.49), heart valve disease (1.24, 1.01-1.51), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (1.22, 1.01-1.48), NYHA 3-4 at baseline (1.40, 1.12-1.74) and severity of decompensation (1.23, 1.01-1.50; and 1.64, 1.20-2.25; for intermediate and high-/very high-risk patients, respectively), with different risk factors for 90-day post-discharge mortality or rehospitalisation. CONCLUSIONS The severity of decompensation and some baseline characteristics identified de novo AHF patients at increased risk of developing adverse outcomes during hospitalisation and the vulnerable post-discharge phase, without significant differences in these risk factors according to patient age at de novo AHF presentation.
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Chivite D, Formiga F. [Is it important to know if octogenarians with heart failure have intermediate ejection fraction?]. Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol 2020; 55:193-194. [PMID: 32245645 DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2020.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- David Chivite
- Programa de Geriatría, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España
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- Programa de Geriatría, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
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