Role of Intestinal Inflammation and Permeability in Patients with Acute Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Heart failure (HF) represents a major health burden. Although several treatment regimens are available, their effectiveness is often unsatisfactory. Growing evidence suggests a pivotal role of the gut in HF. Our study evaluated the prognostic role of intestinal inflammation and permeability in older patients with acute HF (AHF), and their correlation with the common parameters traditionally used in the diagnostic-therapeutic management of HF. Materials and Methods: In a single-center observational, prospective, longitudinal study, we enrolled 59 patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) and then hospitalized with a diagnosis of AHF, from April 2022 to April 2023. Serum routine laboratory parameters and transthoracic echocardiogram were assa

SUBMITTER: Covino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10821136 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature