Trends and complications associated with acute new-onset heart failure: a National Readmissions Database-based cohort study.

Literature regarding recent trends and outcomes of acute new-onset heart failure (AHF) with preserved ejection fraction (AHFpEF) and reduced ejection fraction (AHFrEF) is limited. The objective of this study is to study the outcomes of AHFpEF and AHFrEF in the USA. Data from the National Readmissions Database (NRD) sample that constitutes 49.1% of the stratified sample of all hospitals in the USA, representing more than 95% of the national population, were analyzed for hospitalization visits for acute heart failure. ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes were used to identify AHF. A total of 2,559,102 adult index AHF patients (mean age 70.79 ± 14.58 years, 49.4% females), 1,028,970 (40.2%) AHFpEF and 1,330,999 (52%) AHFrEF, were recorded in the National Readmissions Database for the years 2016-2018. A total of 152,465 (5.96%) acute heart failure, 47,271 (4.6%) AHFpEF and 91,973 (6.91%) AHFrEF, died during hospitalization, and 45,810 (1.9%) were readmitted in 30 days among alive discharges. Higher complication rates which included ventricular arrhythmias, acute coronary, and cerebrovascular events were observed among AHFrEF than AHFpEF. Higher proportion of patients with AHFrEF needed intensive care unit and ventilatory support during the hospitalization. The trend of incidence of AHFrEF, mortality among AHFrEF, and overall mortality worsened while AHFpEF improved over the study years 2012-2018 (p-trend < 0.05). Coronary procedures improved mortality rates among AHFpEF and AHFrEF. AHF is very common and is associated with significant mortality. The incidence of AHFrEF and mortality among AHFrEF had worsened, which calls for urgent intervention. Improved recognition of AHF is needed, and guideline-directed treatment of underlying risk factors including coronary artery disease can improve mortality. Graphic abstract of the analysis presented (created with BioRender.com).

Pantoprazole infusion as adjuvant therapy to endoscopic treatment in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding: prospective randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Following successful endoscopic therapy in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding, rebleeding occurs in 20% of patients. Rebleeding remains the most important determinant of poor prognosis. We investigated whether or not administration of pantoprazole infusion would improve the outcome in ulcer bleeding following successful endoscopic therapy. METHODS: In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, prospective trial, patients who had gastric or duodenal ulcers with active bleeding or non-bleeding visible vessel received combined endoscopy therapy with injection of epinephrine and heater probe application. Patients who achieved hemostasis were randomly assigned to receive pantoprazole (80 mg intravenous bolus followed by an infusion at a rate of 8 mg per hour) or placebo for 72 h. The primary end-point was the rate of rebleeding. RESULTS: Rebleeding was lower in the pantoprazole group (8 of 102 patients, 7.8%) than in the placebo group (20 of 101 patients, 19.8%; P = 0.01). Patients in the pantoprazole group required significantly fewer transfusions (1 +/- 2.5 vs 2 +/- 3.3; P = 0.003) and days of hospitalization (5.6 +/- 5.3 vs 7.7 +/- 7.3; P = 0.0003). Rescue therapies were needed more frequently in the placebo group (7.8% vs 19.8%; P = 0.01). Three (2.9%) patients in the pantoprazole group and eight (7.9%) in the placebo group required surgery to control their bleeding (P = 0.12). Two patients in the pantoprazole group and four in the placebo group died (P = 0.45). CONCLUSION: In patients with bleeding peptic ulcers, the use of high dose pantoprazole infusion following successful endoscopic therapy is effective in reducing rebleeding, transfusion requirements and hospital stay.