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Symptoms and signs as significant predictors of hospitalisation and mortality in patients with heart failure

Por: Shamali · M.

Commentary on: Ali MR, Lam CSP, Strömberg A, et al. Symptoms and signs in patients with heart failure: association with 3-month hospitalisation and mortality. Heart. 2023 Dec 1. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2023-323295.

Implications for practice and research

  • In primary care consultations, symptoms reported by patients with heart failure (HF) could be valuable in identifying patients at risk of hospitalisation or death.

  • Further research needs to investigate how best can support patients to monitor and report symptoms and test new patient-centred prognostic models including HF signs and symptoms.

    • Context

    Hospitalisation in patients with HF is associated with impaired quality of life, increased mortality and excessive medical costs.1 Although HF signs and symptoms have been strongly associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes2 and play a key role in the management of HF, their role has not been yet included in prognostic models for HF...
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