History of Atrial Fibrillation and Trajectory of Decongestion in Acute Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study sought to characterize the course of decongestion among patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) by history of atrial fibrillation (AF) and/or atrial flutter (AFL).

Background

AF/AFL and chronic heart failure (HF) commonly coexist. Little is known regarding the impact of AF/AFL on relief of congestion among patients who develop AHF.

Methods

We pooled patients from 3 randomized trials of AHF conducted within the Heart Failure Network, the DOSE (Diuretic Optimization Strategies) trial, the ROSE (Renal Optimization Strategies) trial, and the CARRESS-HF (Cardiorenal Rescue Study in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure) trial. The association between history of AF/AFL and in-hospital changes in various metrics of congestion was assessed using

SUBMITTER: Patel RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6320310 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature