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Observes subclinical pulmonary congestion via lung ultrasound in acute heart failure patients deemed clinically dry, indicating worse six-month outcomes.
Up to 40% of patients considered 'dry' according to pulmonary auscultation presents subclinical congestion at hospital discharge that can be detected by LUS and implies a worse prognosis at 6- month follow-up. Comorbidities, high values of natriuretic peptides, and higher NYHA class are the factors related with its presence.
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