Higher New York Heart Association classes and increased mortality and hospitalization in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular function
Higher New York Heart Association classes and increased mortality and hospitalization in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular function
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.066
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发表时间:
2006-02-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Fleg, JL
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作者:
Ahmed, A;Aronow, WS;Fleg, JL
Background The association between New York Heart Association (NYHA) class and outcomes inpatients with heart failure and preserved systolic function is not well known.Methods We performed a retrospective follow-up study of 988 patients with heart failure with ejection fraction > 45% who participated in the DIG trial. Using Cox proportional hazard models, we estimated risks and all-cause mortality, heart failure mortality, all-cause hospitalization, and hospitalization due to worsening heart failure during a median follow-up of 38.5 months.Results Patients had a median age of 68 years; 41.2% were women and 13.9%, nonwhites. Overall, 23.4% of patients died, and 19.9% were hospitalized because of worsening heart failure. Proportion of patients with NYHA classes I, II, III, and IV were 19.9%, 58.0%, 20.9%, and 1.2%, respectively, and 14.7%, 21.1%, 35.9%, and 58.3%, respectively, died of all causes ( P