Does admission hematocrit level affect 365-day all-cause mortality in patients with acute heart failure?
Admission hematocrit has a non-linear, negative association with 365-day all-cause mortality in acute heart failure, with levels below 30% indicating significantly higher mortality risk.
Hematocrit (HCT) has clinical significance in the prognosis of acute heart failure (AHF). This study investigated the association between HCT and 365-day all-cause mortality rate from the MIMIC-IV database. We also explored the specific inflection point for HCT that affects the varying clinical prognoses in patients with AHF.A total of 2,193 patients with AHF were extracted from the MIMIC-IV database. Patients were divided into 3 groups based on HCT levels at admission: low-HCT ( 0.05).A negative association exists between HCT and 365-day all-cause mortality in patients with AHF. Low HCT (< 30%) was significantly associated with a higher mortality rate in patients with AHF.
Ren et al. (Fri,) studied this question.