Search results for "Heart failure"
March 16, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/
High d-dimer level on admission for heart failure may indicate higher short-term stroke risk
The study found the optimal d-dimer cutoff value for the risk of ischemic stroke in the hospital or within 30 days was 3.5 µg/mL, and no patients with a d-dimer level under the reference limit of normal had a stroke during follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/13/1.htm
13 Jun 2018
Advanced dementia and respiratory failure
A case highlights the importance of addressing prognosis before making care decisions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/31/free/advanced-dementia-and-respiratory-failure.htm
31 Jan 2024
Sacubitril-valsartan appears cost-effective in certain heart failure patients
Cost per quality-adjusted life-year gained in sacubitril-valsartan patients was $44,531 in those with NYHA class II heart failure and $58,194 in those with NYHA class III or IV heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/31/4.htm
31 Aug 2016
Modeling study predicted risk of hospitalization, death for heart failure patients
A model predicted one-year risk of hospitalization, ED visit/observation stay, or outpatient encounter for worsening heart failure as well as all-cause death by level of ejection fraction among patients with heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/modeling-study-predicted-risk-of-hospitalization-death-for-heart-failure-patients.htm
11 Oct 2023
High-dose spironolactone didn't affect acute heart failure outcomes
The results contrast with previous research suggesting potential benefit from spironolactone, and the authors speculated that the drug could possibly have more effect at a higher dose or in certain subgroups of patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/19/1.htm
19 Jul 2017
Early treatment with spironolactone not effective for new-onset acute HF
Patients with acute heart failure (HF) who received spironolactone at discharge did not have a lower risk for HF readmission or mortality over the next year but were at higher risk for hyperkalemia, a retrospective cohort study in U.S. hospitals found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/06/early-treatment-with-spironolactone-not-effective-for-new-onset-acute-hf.htm
6 Mar 2024
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
CHA2DS2-VASc modestly predicts ischemic stroke, thromboembolism, death in heart failure patients
The observation that the risk factors included in the score are particularly significant among heart failure patients without atrial fibrillation is an important result, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/02/4.htm
2 Sep 2015
August 2017
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/