Hypochloraemia and 30 day readmission rate in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Despite recent advances in guideline-directed therapy, rehospitalization rates for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) remain high. Recently published studies demonstrated the emerging role of hypochloraemia as a predictor of poor outcomes in patients with ADHF. This study sought to determine the correlation between low serum chloride and 30 day hospital readmission in patients with ADHF.

Methods and results

We retrospectively reviewed electronic medical records of 1504 patients who were admitted to one 700 bed US tertiary care centre with the diagnosis of ADHF between June 2013 and December 2014. Of the 1504 reviewed records, 1241 were selected for further analysis. Hypochloraemia (either on admission or at discharge) was identified in 289 patients (23.3%) and was

SUBMITTER: Marchenko R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7261563 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature