Rates of In-Hospital Decongestion and Association with Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Admitted for Acute Heart Failure
McCallum W, Tighiouart H, Testani JM, Griffin M, Konstam MA, Udelson JE, Sarnak MJ. Rates of In-Hospital Decongestion and Association with Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Admitted for Acute Heart Failure. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: e337-e352. PMID: 35472391, PMCID: PMC10767835, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB-type natriuretic peptideAcute heart failureHeart failure hospitalizationComposite outcomeHeart failureFailure hospitalizationCardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular mortalityNatriuretic peptideN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideHeart Failure Outcome StudyMultivariable Cox regression modelsResistant heart failureLower hazardCox regression modelRisk of mortalityPropensity-score matchingTolvaptan (EVEREST) trialCause mortalityCardiovascular benefitsVasopressin AntagonismVolume overloadReduced riskOutcome studies