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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of moderate-to-severe Mitral Regurgitation (MR) in acute Heart Failure (HF) patients requiring hospital admission.
DiurHF is a prospective, multicenter, observational, study that compares continuous with intermittent infusion of furosemide in patients admitted with a diagnosis of ADHF. Previous pilot study design was planned to anticipate a larger multicenter trial able to definitively evaluate the optimal loop diuretic use strategy in patients with ADHF.
The clinical characteristics, initial presentation, management, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with new-onset (first diagnosis) heart failure (HF) or decompensation of chronic HF are poorly understood worldwide. REPORT-HF is a global, prospective, and observational HF disease registry designed to characterize patient trajectories longitudinally during and following an index hospitalization for acute HF.
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of in-hospital initiation of sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) vs. enalapril on time averaged proportional change in NT-proBNP in patients who have been stabilized following hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and reduced ejection fraction (left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 40%).
AHFS management is challenging and most of the used drugs has failed to decrease post-discharge mortality and readmission rates which represent the most important goal in AHFS. Digoxin processes many characteristics of a beneficial drug for heart failure, however recent publications has rose concerns about its safety profile and therefore decreasing its use. Whether digoxin is efficient and safe in short term treatment of acute heart failure is a question that should be studied.
Context: Heart failure is associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate and represents a significant worldwide public health burden. In European countries, the total amount of the expenses related to heart failure represents 1 to 2% of the total health budget with 75% spent during hospitalizations, making heart failure the most expensive pathology in cardiology. Acute heart failure (AHF) has a poor prognosis despite improvements in therapy. Hospital mortality is 2 to 4% the risk of death or readmission in the six months following hospitalization is high. Patients hospitalized for heart failure represent a very heterogeneous population in terms of etiologies, clinical presentations and/or co-morbidities. Consequently, this implies variable outcomes in terms of morbidity and mortality, probably due to their different prognostic factors. The precise spectrum of etiologies and prognostic factors of AHF in non selected populations has not been exhaustively studied and only a few predictive models concerning AHF have been validated. Ischemic heart disease, valvulopathy, arrhythmias, infections, hypertension and lack of therapeutic compliance are often quoted as being the factors triggering heart failure. Some triggering factors (ischemic heart disease, pulmonary infections, acute renal failure) seem to be strongly associated with a poor prognosis in terms of hospital/out-patient mortality and re-hospitalization rate. The complex relation between heart failure and acute renal failure is defined by the cardio-renal syndrome. Thirty percent of patients hospitalized for AHF will be diagnosed with an acute renal failure at admission or with worsening kidney failure during hospitalization. It seems that heart failure and cardio-renal syndrome are two distinct entities with a different prognosis. The type of acute renal failure (functional, renal or post-renal) in these patients and the prognostic value of these etiologies is still not firmly established. A thorough determination of the etiologies and prognostic factors of AHF are necessary in order to allow the identification of high-risk patients and the improvement of heart failure management. Objectives: - To create an observational registry of all patients hospitalized for a AHF - To determine the precise prevalence of etiologies and the prognostic factors of AHF in a non selected population. Among the prognostic factors, to establish the specific role of acute renal failure - To establish the optimal initial assessment of patients hospitalized for heart failure - To validate and compare with prospective data the results of a retrospective cohort study carried out at the University Hospital of Geneva who established the re-hospitalization and mortality outcome of patients hospitalized for heart failure. Method: Creation of an observational registry associated with a biobank including patients hospitalized for AHF in the Department of General Internal medicine (SMIG) and in the Departments of Specialties at the University Hospital of Geneva. Anticipated results: - To identify the prevalence of the etiologies and the prognostic factors of the heart failure - To establish the optimal initial assessment of the patients hospitalized for a heart failure. Among the prognostic factors, to establish the specific role of acute renal failure - To validate and compare results of a retrospective cohort study carried out at the University Hospital of Geneva which established the re-hospitalization and mortality outcome of patients hospitalized AHF - To improve the management of hospitalized patients with AHF with a robust identification of the etiologies and a better identification of high-risk patients.
This is an observational study of the functional capacity of patients with Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) who are admitted to the hospital for routine medical treatment.
Over one million hospitalizations for acute heart failure (AHF) occur over every year in the United States, resulting in high mortality, re-hospitalizations, and incurred financial costs; yet nearly every attempt over the last 10 years to improve outcomes with novel therapies have all failed. In this proposal, we will study whether a generic drug known as a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (more commonly known as an aldosterone blocker), proven to reduce morbidity and mortality for chronic heart failure patients, is safe and feasible to give to AHF patients in the emergency department and during hospitalization for a total of 3 days. The results of this study will provide necessary and sufficient data to design an efficacy study in a larger population to test whether early use of a high-dose of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists will reduce post-discharge morbidity and mortality.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact that the Venus 1000 non-invasive CVP system has on the management of emergency department (ED) patients with fluid sensitive conditions.
this study aim to investigate the: - association of RAAS polymorphisms and AHF - association of MMP 3 and 12 polymorphisms and AHF