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Heart failure, post-hospital mortality and renal function in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To determine one-year, post-hospital mortality and the predictors of mortality in Tanzanian adults with heart failure (HF) compared to other admitted adults. METHODS:In this prospective cohort study we consecutively enrolled medical inpatients admitted during a 3-month period, screened for HF and followed until 12 months after hospital discharge. Standardized history, physical examination, echocardiography and laboratory investigations were obtained during hospital presentation. The primary outcome was one-year post-discharge mortality. The secondary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Cox regression adjusted for age and sex was used. RESULTS:During the study period, we enrolled 558 adults; 145 had HF and 107 of these survived until discharge. Patients with HF had a higher one-year post-hospital discharge mortality than all other diagnoses (62/107 (57.9%) vs 150/343 (43.7%), respectively, HR=1.57[1.13-2.18]). In-hospital mortality was similar. Markers of renal disease were more common in adults with HF (40/107 (37.4%) and were the strongest independent predictors of post-hospital mortality: low eGFR (HR=2.94[1.62-5.31]) and proteinuria (HR=2.03, [95%CI 1.13-3.66]). No patients discharged with the combination of low eGFR/proteinuria survived to the one-year endpoint. Of note, 79/145 (54.5%) of adults admitted with HF were newly diagnosed during hospital admission. CONCLUSIONS:Over half of adults discharged with HF died within 12months after discharge. Adults with HF had higher post-hospital mortality compared to other medical inpatients. Markers of renal disease were the strongest predictor of this mortality. Innovative interventions are needed to reduce post-hospital mortality in adults with HF and should focus on those with renal disease.

SUBMITTER: Kingery JR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5570474 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Heart failure, post-hospital mortality and renal function in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study.

Kingery Justin R JR Yango Missana M Wajanga Bahati B Kalokola Fredrick F Brejt Josef J Kataraihya Johannes J Peck Robert R

International journal of cardiology 20170509

<h4>Objective</h4>To determine one-year, post-hospital mortality and the predictors of mortality in Tanzanian adults with heart failure (HF) compared to other admitted adults.<h4>Methods</h4>In this prospective cohort study we consecutively enrolled medical inpatients admitted during a 3-month period, screened for HF and followed until 12 months after hospital discharge. Standardized history, physical examination, echocardiography and laboratory investigations were obtained during hospital prese ...[more]

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Project description:Background and objectivesHeart failure is the most frequent cardiac complication of CKD. Left ventricular hypertrophy is common and develops early in CKD, but studies have not adequately evaluated the association of left ventricular mass index with heart failure incidence among men and women with CKD.Design, setting, participants, & measurementsWe evaluated echocardiograms of 2567 participants without self-reported heart failure enrolled in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study. Two-dimensional echocardiograms were performed at the year 1 study visit and interpreted at a central core laboratory. Left ventricular mass index was calculated using the linear method, indexed to height2.7, and analyzed using sex-specific quartiles. The primary outcomes of incident heart failure and all-cause mortality were adjudicated over a median of 6.6 (interquartile range, 5.7-7.6) years.ResultsAmong 2567 participants, 45% were women, and 54% were nonwhite race; mean (SD) age was 59±11 years old, and mean eGFR was 44±17 ml/min per 1.73 m2. During a median follow-up period of 6.6 years, 262 participants developed heart failure, and 470 participants died. Compared with participants in the first quartile of left ventricular mass index, those in the highest quartile had higher rates of incident heart failure (hazard ratio, 3.96; 95% confidence interval, 1.96 to 8.02) and mortality (hazard ratio, 1.86; 95% confidence interval, 1.22 to 2.85), even after adjustment for B-type natriuretic peptide, troponin T, mineral metabolism markers, and other cardiovascular disease risk factors. Those in the lowest quartile of ejection fraction had higher rates of incident heart failure (hazard ratio, 3.01; 95% confidence interval, 1.94 to 4.67) but similar mortality rates (hazard ratio, 1.18; 95% confidence interval, 0.89 to 1.57) compared with those in the highest quartile. Diastolic dysfunction was not significantly associated with heart failure or death.ConclusionsAmong persons with CKD and without history of cardiovascular disease, left ventricular mass index is strongly associated with incident heart failure, even after adjustment for major cardiovascular risk factors and biomarkers.

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Heart failure, post-hospital mortality and renal function in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study.

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