Clinical characteristics, precipitating factors, management and outcome of patients with prior stroke hospitalised with heart failure: an observational report from the Middle East.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of this study is to report the prevalence, clinical characteristics, precipitating factors, management and outcome of patients with prior stroke hospitalised with acute heart failure (HF).

Design

Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data.

Setting

Data were derived from Gulf CARE (Gulf aCute heArt failuRe rEgistry), a prospective multicentre study of consecutive patients hospitalised with acute HF in 2012 in seven Middle Eastern countries and analysed according to the presence or absence of prior stroke; demographics, management and outcomes were compared.

Participants

A total of 5005 patients with HF.

Outcome measures

In-hospital and 1-year outcome.

Results

The prevalence of prior stroke in patients with HF was

SUBMITTER: Khafaji HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4410120 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature