A Comparison of Precipitants and Mortality When Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Occurs in the Community and Hospital Settings

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 439-443

  Taylor, D McD ^a,b   Fui, M Ng Tang ^a   Chung, A R ^a   Gani, L ^a   Zajac, J D ^a,b   Burrell, L M ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Cardiac failure; Intravenous infusion; Pulmonary oedema

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHYDRATION; SODIUM RESTRICTION; TACHYCARDIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84863842625     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Ware L., Matthay A. Acute pulmonary edema. N Engl J Med 2005, 353:2788-2796.
2. Krum H., Jelinek M.V., Stewart S., Sindone A., Atherton J.J., Hawkes A.L. Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of people with chronic heart failure in Australia 2006. Med J Aust 2006, 185:549-556.
3. Francis G.S. Acute heart failure: patient management of a growing epidemic. Am Heart Hosp J 2004, 2(4 Suppl. 1):10-14.
4. Scott I.A., Denaro C.P., Bennett C.J., Hickey A.C., Mudge A.M., Flores J.L., et al. Achieving better in-hospital and after-hospital care of patients with acute cardiac disease. Med J Aust 2004, 180:S83-S88.
5. Tsuyuki R.T., McKelvie R.S., Arnold J.M., Avezum A., Barretto A.C., Carvalho A.C., et al. Acute precipitants of congestive cardiac failure exacerbations. Arch Intern Med 2001, 161:2337-2342.
6. Chin M.H., Goldman L. Factors contributing to the hospitalization of patients with congestive heart failure. Am J Public Health 1997, 87(4):643-648.
7. Bennett S.J., Huster G.A., Baker S.L., Milgrom L.B., Kirchgassner A., Birt J., et al. Characterization of the precipitants of hospitalization for heart failure decompensation. Am J Crit Care 1998, 7:168-174.
8. Goldberger J.J., Peled H.B., Stroh J.A., Cohen M.N., Frishman W.H. Prognostic factors in acute pulmonary edema. Arch Intern Med 1986, 146:489-493.
9. Barlis P., MacIsaac R., Hare D.L., Burrell L.M. Optimizing heart failure management: an Australian experience. Int J Cardiol 2006, 112:256.
10. Feenstra J., Grobbee D.E., Jonkman F.A., Hoes A.W., Stricker B.H. Prevention of relapse in patients with congestive heart failure: the role of precipitating factors. Heart 1998, 80(5):432-436.
11. Arieff A.I. Fatal postoperative pulmonary edema: pathogenesis and literature review. Chest 1999, 115:1371-1377.