Influence of Meteorological Temperature and Pressure on the Severity of Heart Failure Decompensations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the relationship between ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure (AP) and the severity of heart failure (HF) decompensations.

Methods

We analysed patients coming from the Epidemioloy Acute Heart Failure Emergency (EAHFE) Registry, a multicentre prospective cohort study enrolling patients diagnosed with decompensated HF in 26 emergency departments (EDs) of 16 Spanish cities. We recorded patient and demographic data and maximum temperature (T_max) and AP (AP_max) the day before ED consultation. Associations between temperature and AP and severity endpoints were explored by logistic regression. We used restricted cubic splines to model continuous non-linear associations of temperature and AP with each endpoint.

Results

We

SUBMITTER: Miro O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9971530 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature