Why the study?
Are specific precipitating factors associated with 90-day mortality in patients with acute heart failure?
Are specific precipitating factors associated with 90-day mortality in patients with acute heart failure?
In acute heart failure, precipitating factors strongly influence short-term prognosis, with ACS and infection increasing 90-day mortality risk, whereas AF is associated with a lower risk.
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Precipitants may aid short-term risk stratification in AHF; hypothesis-generating for targeted interventions.
Arrigo et al. (2016) studied this question.
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