Key result
Infection in decompensated HF is linked to higher in-hospital mortality but better post-discharge outcomes.
Why the study?
Does infection impact in-hospital mortality and post-discharge outcomes in patients admitted for decompensated heart failure?
Does infection impact in-hospital mortality and post-discharge outcomes in patients admitted for decompensated heart failure?
Infection during admission for decompensated heart failure is associated with higher in-hospital mortality but better post-discharge outcomes among survivors.
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Infection in decompensated HF was associated with higher in-hospital mortality; leaves open potential post-discharge benefit among survivors, needing prospective confirmation.
Infection is a frequent morbidity among patients with HF admitted for compensation of the condition, and those with infection show higher in-hospital mortality. However, those patients who initially had infection and survived had a better outcome after discharge.
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Cardoso et al. (2018) studied this question. Patients with decompensated heart failure and infection had higher in-hospital mortality but better outcomes after discharge if they survived.
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