Predicting Risk in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Heart Failure Community Surveillance [Original Articles]
Conclusions
Mortality after acute decompensation in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is high, with one third of patients dying within a year. A prediction tool may allow for greater discrimination of the highest risk patients.
Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00005131
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Thorvaldsen, T., Claggett, B. L., Shah, A., Cheng, S., Agarwal, S. K., Wruck, L. M., Chang, P. P., Rosamond, W. D., Lewis, E. F., Desai, A. S., Lund, L. H., Solomon, S. D. Tags: Risk Factors, Heart Failure, Mortality/Survival Original Articles Source Type: research
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