Systemic sclerosis and acute heart failure in prosthetic heart valve patients: A retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute heart failure in patients with prosthetic heart valves is a complex problem with clinical and therapeutic challenges. Systemic sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease frequently associated with valvular abnormalities. The association between systemic sclerosis and acute heart failure in patients with prosthetic heart valves remains understudied.

Methods

Prosthetic valve patients were extracted from the National Inpatient Sample Database. Baseline patient demographics, comorbidities, and known acute heart failure risk factors were collected from the database using International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes. Patients were subsequently stratified by the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis. The primary outcome was acute heart failure. while seco

SUBMITTER: Khattar G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559524 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature