Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
The Prognostic Impact of Specialist Cardiology Input in Patients Admitted for Heart Failure and Normal Ejection Fraction
Authors' conclusion
In-hospital cardiology specialist input has no long-term prognostic advantage in patients with HFnEF but is independently associated with reduced in-hospital mortality.
Study context
- Population
- Patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) and normal ejection fraction (HF and normal ejection fraction (HFnEF))23% without specialist input
- Participants
- 1,413 patients
- Exposure
- Specialist cardiology input vs no specialist input during HF admission
- No specialist inputn = 322reference
- Outcome
- All-cause mortality during follow-up
Methodological detailstwo tertiary centres
- Two tertiary centres
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Long-term outcomes comparable between patients with and without specialist input
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
| Outcome | HR (CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-hospital mortalityIndependently associated | 0.19 (0.09–0.43) | P < 0.001 | |
| 0.050.21520Hazard ratio (log scale) |
Length of stay
P < 0.001
Diuretic use
P = 0.04
Original publication
The Prognostic Impact of Specialist Cardiology Input in Patients Admitted for Heart Failure and Normal Ejection Fraction. ESC Heart Fail. Published 25 June 2023. doi:10.
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