Signs of congestion, quality of life and short-term rehospitalization in patients with heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Signs of congestion are a treatment target in patients with heart failure (HF), as they affect patients' well-being, and congestion scores are associated with the risk of early readmission. However, which individual sign of congestion has the strongest association with quality of life (QoL) and HF rehospitalization remains uncertain.

Methods and results

We included 1551 HF patients hospitalized for worsening HF. QoL was assessed using the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-23 (KCCQ-23) on the same day as physical examination. We performed linear and Cox regression to find associations of signs of HF to QoL and 60 day HF rehospitalization. All analyses were externally validated in a similar independent cohort. Patients with worse QoL were older and more often femal

SUBMITTER: Voordes GHD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12287844 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature