Understanding the Burden of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Both Primary and Secondary Diagnoses of Heart Failure: Causes, Timing, and Impact of Co-Morbidities
Kim M, Aseltine R, Tabtabai S. Understanding the Burden of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Both Primary and Secondary Diagnoses of Heart Failure: Causes, Timing, and Impact of Co-Morbidities. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 210: 76-84. PMID: 37858595, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.09.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareHeart FailureHumansMaleMorbidityPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsEffect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Mentz R, Anstrom K, Eisenstein E, Sapp S, Greene S, Morgan S, Testani J, Harrington A, Sachdev V, Ketema F, Kim D, Desvigne-Nickens P, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Adams K, Bhatt K, DeWald T, Axsom K, Murthy S, Rich J, Testani J, Smith B, Vader J, McCulloch M, Skopicki H, Psotka M, Heroux A, Lala-Trindade A, Stevens G, Tang W, Lev Y, William P, Eberly A, Gottleib S, Haught W, Grafton G, Larned J, Tejwani L, Mody F, Krim S, Robinson M, Fang J, Adler A, Bell A, Banerjee D, Ruiz Duque E, Mizyed A, Rommel J, Arhinful J, Goyal P, Hall M, Hummel S, Shetty S, Haas D, Vilaro J, Alexy T, Herre J, Clark J, Ambrosy A, Gaglianello N, Ramasubbu K, Meadows J, Tabtabai S, Sherwood M, Hasni S, D'Urso M, Muneer B, Dunlap S, Davis W, Friedman D, Guglin M, Ferguson A, Abbate A, Smart F. Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA 2023, 329: 214-223. PMID: 36648467, PMCID: PMC9857435, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.23924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityHeart failureTorsemide groupFurosemide groupTotal hospitalizationsCause hospitalizationEffects of torsemideDiuretic strategyPrespecified subgroupsSecondary outcomesEjection fractionMedian agePrimary outcomeHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsFurosemideMortalityMonthsTorsemidePrimary hypothesisSignificant differencesFinal dateOutcomesTrials