Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
The Use of Echocardiography and Echocardiographic Findings in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure
Authors' conclusion
TTE was commonly performed in patients hospitalized for AHF, especially ones with more severe hospital courses. The outcomes were not different in patients who received TTE.
Study context
- Population
- Consecutive patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF), tertiary care hospital in Thailand, July 2017 to June 2019
- Participants
- 697 patients
- Exposure
- TTE vs no TTE during hospitalisation
- TTEn = 362
- Outcome
- Use of TTE and factors associated with the decision to perform TTE
Methodological detailssingle-centre, tertiary care hospital
- Single-centre
- Tertiary care hospital
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Use of TTE during hospitalization
TTE
51.9%
362
- Independent factor for TTE: Intensive care unit (ICU) admission
- aOR = 7.33
- Independent factor for TTE: longer length of stay
- aOR = 3.05
- Independent factor for TTE: higher haemoglobin
- aOR = 1.22
- Independent factor for TTE: lower blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
- aOR = 1.37
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Women
P = 0.03
ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, inotrope use
P < 0.001 for all
ICU admission
Mechanical ventilation
Inotrope use
30-day mortality · did not reach statistical significance
P = 0.05
In-hospital mortality
- Overall in-hospital mortality, not different between groups
- 5.5%
Original publication
The Use of Echocardiography and Echocardiographic Findings in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure. ESC Heart Fail. Published 15 August 2025. doi:10.
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