Heart Failure Prognosis
New heart failure prognosis research reported from University of Murcia, Cardiology Department
Published in Hospital Business Week, June 24th, 2007
Data detailed in "Hyperuricaemia and long-term outcome after hospital discharge in acute heart failure patients" have been presented. According to recent research published in the European Journal of Heart Failure, "Uric acid (UA) may be involved in chronic heart failure (HF) pathogenesis, entailing a worse outcome. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of hyperuricaemia as a prognostic marker after hospital discharge in acute HF patients."
"We studied 212 patients consecutively discharged after an episode of acute HF with LVEF <40%. Blood samples for UA measurement were extracted in the morning prior to discharge. The evaluated endpoints were...
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