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ArticleCJC open2020

Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: The Importance of Co-management With a Heart Failure Specialist.

Adriana Luk, Vicki N Wang, Loai Almazroa, Farid Foroutan, Nikki Huebener, Alexandra G Hillyer, Filio Billia, Heather Ross, Christopher B Overgaard

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Article in CJC open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adriana LukPeter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Vicki N WangPeter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Loai AlmazroaPeter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Farid ForoutanPeter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Nikki HuebenerPeter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alexandra G HillyerPeter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Filio BilliaPeter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Heather RossPeter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Christopher B OvergaardPeter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
University Health Network · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeart failure (HF) is a common reason for admission to the cardiac intensive care unit. We sought to identify the role of an HF consultation service in improving the management of this patient population.

methodsWe identified all adult patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (2014-2015) at the University Health Network with a diagnosis of acute decompensated HF ± cardiogenic shock (CS). Clinical characteristics and course were recorded. We calculated a propensity score-adjusted association between HF consultation and in-hospital mortality.

resultsA total of 285 unique patients were identified in our cohort. Of these, 82 (28.7%) died. A total of 150 patients (52.6%) were co-managed by an HF service, and 135 patients (47.3%) were not. Patients who were managed by an HF team were younger (52.5 vs 68.0 years,

conclusionsPatients managed by a HF team were more likely to be in CS at admission, to survive to discharge from hospital, and to be initiated on guideline-directed medical therapy with HF follow-up.

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PMID32695973
PMCPMC7365826
OpenAlexW3009969981

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