Prevalence and prognostic impact of subclinical pulmonary congestion at discharge in patients with acute heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Residual pulmonary congestion at hospital discharge can worsen the outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) and can be detected by lung ultrasound (LUS). The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of subclinical pulmonary congestion at discharge and its impact on prognosis in patients admitted for acute HF.

Methods and results

This is a post-hoc analysis of the LUS-HF trial. LUS was performed by the investigators in eight chest zones with a pocket device. Physical exam was subsequently performed by the treating physicians. Primary outcome was a combined endpoint of rehospitalization, unexpected visit for HF worsening or death at 6- month follow-up. Subclinical pulmonary congestion at discharge was defined as the presence of ≥5 B-lines in LUS in absence of r

SUBMITTER: Rivas-Lasarte M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7524099 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature