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Perillo A, Basile C, Fucile I, Rozza F, De Luca N, Mancusi C. Lung ultrasound at discharge predicts outcomes in heart failure: a pilot study. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2024; 25:394-396. [PMID: 38526933 PMCID: PMC10990019 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Perillo
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, Federico II University Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Gil-Martínez P, Curbelo J, Roy-Vallejo E. Response to the letter regarding the article "Assessment of clinical and haemodynamic congestion as predictors of mortality in elderly outpatients with heart failure". Rev Clin Esp 2023; 223:122-123. [PMID: 36796933 DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2022.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- P Gil-Martínez
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Grupo de Trabajo de Insuficiencia Cardiaca de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna, Fundación Investigación Biosanitaria del Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Grupo de Trabajo de Insuficiencia Cardiaca de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna, Fundación Investigación Biosanitaria del Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Grupo de Trabajo de Insuficiencia Cardiaca de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna, Fundación Investigación Biosanitaria del Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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Réplica a la carta sobre el artículo «Evaluación del grado de congestión clínica y hemodinámica como predictores de mortalidad en pacientes ambulatorios con insuficiencia cardíaca de edad avanzada». REVISTA CLÍNICA ESPAÑOLA 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Miró Ò, Espinosa B, Gil V, Jacob J, Alquézar-Arbé A, Masip J, Llauger L, Tost J, Andueza JA, Garrido JM, Mojarro EM, Urbano CA, Núñez J, Chioncel O, Mullens W, Cotter G, Llorens P. Evaluation of the effect of intravenous nitroglycerine on short-term survival of patients with acute heart failure according to congestion and perfusion status at emergency department arrival. Eur J Emerg Med 2022; 29:437-449. [PMID: 35861663 DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES We investigated if the phenotypic classification of acute heart failure (AHF) based on the number of signs/symptoms of congestion and hypoperfusion at emergency department (ED) arrival identifies subgroups in which intravenous (IV) nitroglycerine (NTG) use improves short-term survival. METHODS We included consecutive AHF patients diagnosed in 45 Spanish EDs, who were grouped according to phenotype severity. The main outcome was 30-day all-cause death. Propensity scores (PS) for NTG use were generated using variables associated with death. Analysis of interaction was performed in subgroups of patients based on congestion, hypoperfusion, age, sex, coronary artery disease (CAD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and SBP. RESULTS We analyzed 16 437 AHF patients (median = 83 years; women = 56%); 1882 received NTG (11.4%). In the whole cohort, the cumulative 30-day mortality in patients receiving NTG was higher (11.5% vs. 9.6%; unadjusted HR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.04-1.36), but not in the PS-matched cohorts (1698 pairs of patients; 11.5% vs. 10.5%; HR, 1.10; 95% CI, 0.90-1.35). Mortality was increased in NTG-treated patients with mild congestion (HR, 2.09; 95% CI, 1.19-3.67), especially in those without hypoperfusion (HR, 2.51; 95% CI, 1.24-5.10). Interaction analysis of the PS-matched cohorts confirmed detrimental effects of NTG use in less congested patients, whereas beneficial effects were only observed in patients with decreased LVEF (<50% subgroup: HR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.37-0.92; ≥50% subgroup: HR, 1.30; 95% CI, 0.66-2.56; P = 0.002). CONCLUSION Phenotypical classification of AHF based on congestion/hypoperfusion at ED arrival does not identify subgroups of patients in whom IV-NTG would decrease mortality, although it could potentially be beneficial in those with LVEF of less than 50%. This hypothesis will have to be confirmed in the future. Conversely, our results suggest that IV-NTG may be harmful in patients with only mild clinical congestion.
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- Òscar Miró
- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona
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- Emergency, Short Stay and Hospitalization at Home Departments, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biómedica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, l'Hospitalet de Llobregat
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- Research Direction, Consorci Sanitari Integral
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- Emergency Department, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Barcelona
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia, INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
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- Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Prof. C.C. Iliescu, University of Medicine and Pharmacology Carol Davila, Bucarest, Romania
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- Cardiology Department, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Momentum Research Inc, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Emergency, Short Stay and Hospitalization at Home Departments, Hospital General de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biómedica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante
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