Search results for "Heart Failure"
Urine sodium excretion associated with six-month mortality in hospitalized heart failure patients
A study measured 24-hour sodium excretion in patients receiving high-dose loop diuretic therapy for an acute heart failure decompensation and found that it was highly variable both within and among patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/01/1.htm
1 May 2019
July 20, 2022
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October 2015
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/
Door-to-diuretic time didn't affect mortality from heart failure in Korean registry
The new findings contradict those of another recent prospective study, which was conducted in Japan and found reduced mortality in heart failure patients who received diuretics within an hour, the authors noted.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/28/2.htm
28 Mar 2018
May 3, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/03/
Hospitalizations rose for acute decompensated heart failure in past decade
The analysis of heart failure-related hospitalizations in U.S. patients age 55 years and older between 2005 and 2014 found that only black patients showed decreased one-year mortality over time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/14/3.htm
14 Mar 2018
June 14, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/
Heart failure readmission rates not associated with quality or mortality
The results raise questions about the validity of 30-day readmissions as a performance and payment metric for hospitals, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/16/2.htm
16 Nov 2016
May 11, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/11/
NT-proBNP cutpoints validated for diagnosing and ruling out heart failure in the ED
Age-stratified cutpoints for N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) helped diagnose acute heart failure, and 300 pg/mL had good sensitivity and negative predictive value as a rule-out cutpoint, the study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/14/2.htm
14 Mar 2018