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Characteristics, outcomes, and predictors of mortality at 3 months and 1 year in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20156940     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: Acute heart failure (AHF) has a poor prognosis. We evaluated 3- and 12-month mortality in different clinical classes of AHF patients from 30 European countries who were included in the EuroHeart Failure Survey (EHFS) II.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Follow-up data were available for 2981 AHF patients, of these 62% had a history of chronic HF. One-year mortality after discharge was lower in patients with de novo AHF when compared with acutely decompensated chronic HF (ADCHF), 16.4 vs. 23.2% (P < 0.001). Cardiogenic shock conferred the highest cumulative 1-year mortality (52.9%) as a result of in-hospital mortality of 39.3%. Long-term prognosis in decompensated AHF was also dismal. Hypertensive HF was associated with the lowest mortality (13.7% at 1 year). Age, prior myocardial infarction, creatinine level, and low plasma sodium were independently associated with mortality during the whole follow-up period. Diabetes, anaemia, and history of chronic HF were associated with worse and hypertension with better long-term survival. History of cerebrovascular disease was associated with worse short-term outcome.
CONCLUSION: Early and late mortality differ between de novo AHF and ADCHF and between clinical classes of AHF. EHFS II identifies clinical risk markers and demonstrates the importance of a thorough characterization of AHF populations according to history and clinical presentation.
Authors:
Veli-Pekka Harjola; Ferenc Follath; Markku S Nieminen; Dirk Brutsaert; Kenneth Dickstein; Helmut Drexler; Matthias Hochadel; Michel Komajda; Jose L Lopez-Sendon; Piotr Ponikowski; Luigi Tavazzi
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of heart failure     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1879-0844     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Heart Fail.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-16     Completed Date:  2010-06-10     Revised Date:  2011-06-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100887595     Medline TA:  Eur J Heart Fail     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  239-48     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Care, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 340, Helsinki 00029 HUS, Finland. veli-pekka.harjola@hus.fi
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / therapeutic use
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Confidence Intervals
Data Collection
Europe / epidemiology
Female
Health Status Indicators
Heart Failure / drug therapy,  mortality*
Hospital Mortality / trends*
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; 0/Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors

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