High Mortality for Patients Weaned off Inotrope Therapy Not Receiving Advanced Therapies

Patients with heart failure (HF) requiring advanced therapies (AT) or palliative inotropes have been well described in the literature, but less is known regarding their earlier clinical course. Patients started on inotropes may be appropriate candidates for AT, yet do not always receive timely evaluations. Given the high mortality associated with end stage HF, we investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of HF patients after initiation of inotrope therapy.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: (63) Source Type: research