Key result
Haemodynamically irrelevant pericardial effusion in chronic heart failure patients was associated with increased all-cause mortality (HR 1.95; 95% CI 1.0-3.7; P=0.04).
Why the study?
Does the presence of a haemodynamically irrelevant pericardial effusion increase mortality in patients with chronic heart failure?
Population
897 patients with chronic heart failure referred to a heart failure clinic. Excluded: haemodynamically…
Comparison
Presence of haemodynamically irrelevant… vs Absence of pericardial effusion
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Should not yet alter management in chronic HF; leaves open whether small effusions are causal markers needing prospective validation.
Cohort (n=897)
Does the presence of a haemodynamically irrelevant pericardial effusion increase mortality in patients with chronic heart failure?
Effect estimate: HR 1.95 (95% CI 1.0-3.7)
p-value: p=0.04
In patients with chronic heart failure, the presence of a small, haemodynamically irrelevant pericardial effusion is an independent predictor of increased all-cause mortality, cardiovascular death, and need for heart transplantation.
Fröhlich et al. (2013) conducted a cohort in chronic heart failure (n=897). Haemodynamically irrelevant pericardial effusion vs. No pericardial effusion was evaluated on all-cause mortality (HR 1.95, 95% CI 1.0-3.7, p=0.04). Haemodynamically irrelevant pericardial effusion in chronic heart failure patients was associated with increased all-cause mortality (HR 1.95; 95% CI 1.0-3.7; P=0.04).
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