Risk stratification in heart failure decompensation in the community

Because evidence regarding risk stratification predicting prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF) decompensation attended in primary care is lacking, we developed and externally validated a model to forecast death/hospitalization during the first 30 days after an episode of decompensation. The...

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Autores: Verdú Rotellar, Jose María|||0000-0003-4225-8504, Abellana, Rosa|||0000-0003-4487-4431, Vaillant-Roussel, Helene, Gril Jevsek, Lea, Assenova, Radost, Lazic, Djurdjica Kasuba, Torsza, Peter, Glynn, Liam|||0000-0002-6153-9363, Lingner, Heidrun, Demurtas, Jacopo, Thulesius, Hans, Muñoz, Miguel-Angel|||0000-0002-4083-3248
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:uabarcelona_::f8234421ea04653f3fb5dc9a6630bd74
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/327530
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1002/ehf2.13707
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Primary care
Heart failure
Decompensation
Risk stratification
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Sumario:Because evidence regarding risk stratification predicting prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF) decompensation attended in primary care is lacking, we developed and externally validated a model to forecast death/hospitalization during the first 30 days after an episode of decompensation. The predictive model is based on variables easily obtained in primary care settings. HEFESTOS is a multinational study consisting of a derivation cohort of HF patients recruited in 14 primary healthcare centres in Barcelona and a validation cohort from primary healthcare in 9 other European countries. The derivation and validation cohorts included 561 and 250 patients, respectively. Percentages of women in the derivation and validation cohorts were 56.3% and 47.6% (P = 0.026), respectively. Mean age was 82.2 years (SD 8.03) in the derivation cohort, and 79.3 years (SD 10.3) in the validation one (P = 0.001). HF with preserved ejection fraction represented 72.1% in the derivation cohort and 58.8% in the validation one (P = 0.004). Mortality/hospitalization during the first 30 days after a decompensation episode was 30.5% and 26% (P = 0.225) for the derivation and validation cohorts, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression models were performed to develop a score of risk. The identified predictors were worsening of dyspnoea [odds ratio (OR): 2.5; P = 0.001], orthopnoea (OR: 2.16; P = 0.01), paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea (OR: 2.25; P = 0.01), crackles (OR: 2.35; P = 0.01), New York Heart Association functional class III/IV (OR: 2.11; P = 0.001), oxygen saturation ≤ 90% (OR: 4.98; P.