Bed-side inferior vena cava diameter and mean arterial pressure predict long-term mortality in hospitalized patients with heart failure: 36 months of follow-up
- Autori: Torres D.; Cuttitta F.; Paterna S.; Garofano A.; Conti G.; Pinto A.; Parrinello G.
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2016
- Tipologia: Articolo in rivista
- Parole Chiave: Heart failure; Inferior vena cava diameter; Mean arterial pressure; Mortality; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arterial Pressure; Cohort Studies; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Organ Size; Point-of-Care Testing; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Vena Cava, Inferior; Hospitalization
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/415190
Abstract
In discharged patients with heart failure (HF), diverse conditions can intervene to worsen outcome. We would investigate whether such factors present on hospital admission can affect long-term mortality in subjects hospitalized for acute HF.