[Use of lung ultrasound as a prognostic tool in outpatients with heart failure]. / Utilidad pronóstica de la ecografía pulmonar en el seguimiento ambulatorio de pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca.
Med Clin (Barc)
; 147(1): 13-5, 2016 Jul 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the prognostic value of lung ultrasound for patients with chronic heart failure.METHODS:
Prospective observational cohort study, in which a lung ultrasound was performed on 54 patients at a heart failure outpatient consultation. Ultrasonography was classified as positive or negative for ultrasound interstitial syndrome depending on the number of B lines observed. Patients were followed up for six months; considering emergency visits, readmissions and deaths due to heart failure as markers of poor prognosis.RESULTS:
53.7% (29) of the patients had ultrasound interstitial syndrome. Among them, 48.3% (14) were readmitted, compared to 16% (4) of those without the syndrome (P=.012). Considering any of the events previously described as end points (readmissions, emergencies and deaths), we found that in the group of patients with ultrasound interstitial syndrome, 55.2% (16) had at least one of these complications, compared to 20% (5) of participants without the syndrome (P=.008).CONCLUSIONS:
Lung ultrasound in the outpatient setting is useful in predicting which patients are at increased risk of heart failure decompensation in the mid-term.Palavras-chave
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Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Ano de publicação:
2016
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