Why the study?
Is reactive pulmonary hypertension associated with increased mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
Population
Patients with acute decompensated heart failure after initial diuretic and vasodilator therapy
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Reactive PH identifies higher-mortality ADHF subgroup; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before guiding therapy.
Is reactive pulmonary hypertension associated with increased mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
Reactive pulmonary hypertension identifies a subgroup of patients with acute decompensated heart failure who are at an increased risk of mortality.
Aronson et al. (2011) studied this question.
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