Risk factors for mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of cor pulmonale in plateau.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The risk factors for mortality might differ between patients with acute exacerbation of chronic pulmonary heart disease in plains and plateaus, while there is a lack of evidence.

Method

Patients diagnosed with cor pulmonale at Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital were retrospectively included between January 2012 and December 2021. The symptoms, physical and laboratory examination findings, and treatments were collected. Based on the survival within 50 days, we divided the patients into survival and death groups.

Results

After 1:10 matching according to gender, age, and altitude, 673 patients were included in the study, 69 of whom died. The multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis showed that NYHA class IV (HR = 2.03, 95%CI: 1.21-3.40, P = 0.007), ty

SUBMITTER: Feng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10318768 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature