Prior heart failure among patients with acute coronary syndromes is associated with a higher incidence of in-hospital heart failure

Background. There are few data regarding the impact of prior heart failure (P-HF) on the presentation, course and outcomes of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods and Results. We prospectively analyzed all ACS patients admitted in all cardiology wards in Israel during February and March, 2004. Of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acute cardiac care 2006, Vol.8 (3), p.143-147
Hauptverfasser:	Iakobishvili, Zaza, Feinberg, Micha S., Danicek, Vladimir, Behar, Solomon, Zahger, Doron, Hod, Hanoch, Sandach, Amir, Hammerman, Haim, Sagie, Alex, Mager, Aviv, Gottlieb, Shmuel, Hasdai, David
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acute coronary syndromes Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Cohort Studies Coronary Disease - complications Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging Coronary Disease - mortality Echocardiography Female Heart failure Heart Failure - complications Heart Failure - diagnostic imaging Heart Failure - mortality Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Israel - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Mortality myocardial infarction Prevalence Prognosis Prospective Studies Risk Factors Sex Factors Syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:	Background. There are few data regarding the impact of prior heart failure (P-HF) on the presentation, course and outcomes of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods and Results. We prospectively analyzed all ACS patients admitted in all cardiology wards in Israel during February and March, 2004. Of the 2098 patients, 156(7.4%) had P-HF. These patients were older (75 [66.5-81] versus 63 [53-74] years, (P
ISSN:	1748-2941 1748-295X
DOI:	10.1080/17482940600931958