Age and shock severity predict mortality in cardiac intensive care unit patients with and without heart failure

ConclusionsAge is an independent risk factor for mortality that modifies the relationship between the SCAI shock stage and mortality risk in CICU patients, providing robust risk stratification for in ‐hospital and 1 year mortality. Although patients with HF had a higher risk of dying, age was more strongly associated with mortality among patients with ACS.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - September 9, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mitchell Padkins, Thomas Breen, Nandan Anavekar, Sean Diepen, Timothy D. Henry, David A. Baran, Gregory W. Barsness, Kianoush Kashani, David R. Holmes, Jacob C. Jentzer Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research