The limited prognostic role of echocardiograms in short-term follow-up after acute decompensated heart failure: An analysis of the Korean Heart Failure (KorHF) Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prognostic values of the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD) have primarily been shown among patients with chronic heart failure (HF), with little representation of patients with acute HF (AHF). Therefore, we investigated the value of these echocardiographic parameters in predicting clinical outcomes among patients in the Korean Heart Failure (KorHF) Registry.

Methods

The KorHF Registry consists of 3,200 patients who were hospitalized with AHF from 2005 to 2009. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival and readmission, and differences were assessed using the log-rank test. Predictors of survival were identified using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Kim SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5736190 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature