The prognostic value of heart rate at discharge in acute decompensation of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Bahouth F, Elias A, Ghersin I, Khoury E, Bar O, Sholy H, Khoury J, Azzam Z. The prognostic value of heart rate at discharge in acute decompensation of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 585-594. PMID: 34821080, PMCID: PMC8788061, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduced ejection fractionHeart rateHeart failureHazard ratioEjection fractionPrognostic valueTarget doseMortality rateChronic stable heart failureBeta-blocker dosageHeart failure settingAdjusted hazard ratioStable heart failureDay mortality rateSingle-center studyRetrospective observational studyYear mortality rateElevated heart rateLower heart rateHR 70Acute decompensationCause mortalityLaboratory variablesYear mortalityCox regression