Impact of heart failure management unit on heart failure-related readmission rate and mortality

Correlation between low T3 syndrome and mortality rate in patients with systolic heart failure

Introduction: This study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of low T3 syndrome among patients with heart failure and to assess the correlation between decreased level of tri iodothyronin (T3) with mortality rate. Methods: In a prospective cross-sectional study, 91 patients with systolic heart failure were admitted to Mohammadi hospital in Bandar Abbas in 2008.Thyroid function test w...

Does nesiritide reduce mortality and readmission in decompensated heart failure?

Figure 1 – Mortality. Nesiritide Placebo Risk difference Risk difference Study or subgroup Events Total Events Total Weight M-H, Fixed, 95% CI M-H, Fixed, 95% CI O’Connor6 126 3564 141 3577 93.3% -0.00 [-0.01, 0.00] Miller et al.7 1 53 4 48 1.3% -0.06 [-0.15, 0.02] Peacock et al.8 5 127 1 123 3.3% -0.03 [-0.01, 0.07] Mills10 (0,015 μg) 0 22 3 29 0.7% -0.10 [-0.23, 0.03] Mills10 (0,03 μg) 1 26 3...

Impact of Socio-Economic Status on the Hospital Readmission of Congestive Heart Failure Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

Background The aim of this study was to examine the impacts of multiple indicators of Socio-economic Status (SES) on Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) related readmission.   Methods A prospective study consisting of 315 patients without the history of admission due to CHF was carried out in Tehran during 2010 and 2011. They were classified into quartiles based on their SES applying Principal Compo...

Prediction and Management of Readmission Risk for Congestive Heart Failure

This position paper investigates the problem of 30-day readmission risk prediction and management for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), which has been identified as one of the leading causes of hospitalization, especially for adults older than 65 years. The underlying solution is deeply related to using predictive analytics to compute the readmission risk score of a patient, and investigating res...

Heart Failure Impact of Remote Telemedical Management on Mortality and Hospitalizations in Ambulatory Patients With Chronic Heart Failure