Why the study?
Heart failure is a common complication in patients with pneumonia and is linked to higher pneumonia severity and mortality, prompting a summary of literature and pathophysiology.
Is there an association between pneumonia and heart failure, and how does it impact patient outcomes?
Is there an association between pneumonia and heart failure, and how does it impact patient outcomes?
This review highlights the significant association between pneumonia and heart failure, emphasizing that concurrent HF worsens pneumonia severity and mortality.
Alerts clinicians to heightened mortality risk with HF in pneumonia; leaves open causal mechanisms and management strategies for prospective study.
Heart failure (HF) may be associated with pneumonia as HF is one of the most common complications of patients who have a primary diagnosis of pneumonia. Patients who develop HF from pneumonia are associated with higher severity of pneumonia and higher mortality rate. The purpose of this review was to summarize the association between pneumonia and HF with the available literature and discuss the pathophysiology underlying it. Ten studies have been included in this review to support the association between pneumonia and HF. Awareness of this association is essential for clinical management and to improve the outcomes of the patients.
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