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ArticleGlobal heart2024

The Prognostic Value of Serum Calcium Levels in Elderly Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients.

Xinyi Li, Wenfei He, Qiqi Song, Qingshan Ding, Xiaonan Zhang, Zhigang Zeng, Weiping Deng, Gang Deng, Lichang Guan, Wanzi Hong and 6 more

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Xinyi Li *School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1599-3944
Wenfei He *Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital's Nanhai Hospital, The Second People's Hospital of Nanhai District, Foshan 528000, China.
Qiqi Song *School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0009-0000-8345-1728
Qingshan DingDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Xiaonan ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Zhigang ZengDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Weiping DengDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Gang DengDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Lichang GuanDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Wanzi HongDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Yaoxin LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Fen ShuDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Lishu XuDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Ning TanDepartment of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Jinjin MaSchool of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Lei JiangSchool of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences · CNFoshan Second People's Hospital · CNSouth China University of Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: It is unclear whether serum calcium on admission is associated with clinical outcomes in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In this study, we conducted a retrospective study spanning a decade to investigate the prognostic value of baseline calcium in elderly patients with DCM. Methods: A total of 1,089 consecutive elderly patients (age ≥60 years) diagnosed with DCM were retrospectively enrolled from January 2010 to December 2019. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to investigate the association of serum calcium with their clinical outcomes. Results: In this study, the average age of the subjects was 68.36 ± 6.31 years. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that serum calcium level had a great sensitivity and specificity for predicting in-hospital death, with an AUC of 0.732. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that patients with a serum calcium >8.62 mg/dL had a better prognosis than those with a serum calcium ≤8.62 mg/dL (log-rank χ Conclusions: Serum calcium level could be served as a simple and affordable tool to evaluate patients' prognosis in DCM.

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CalciumCardiomyopathy, DilatedAgedHospital MortalityHumansMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesCalciumBiomarkersClinical studyDiagnostic advancesGeriatric cardiomyopathy

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PMID38434155
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