Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1996 Aug 1;78(3):354-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00294-9.

Concomitant factors of decompensation in chronic heart failure

C Opasich  1 , O Febo, P G Riccardi, E Traversi, G Forni, G Pinna, M Pozzoli, R Riccardi, A Mortara, M Sanarico, F Cobelli, L Tavazzi
Affiliations

Concomitant factors of decompensation in chronic heart failure

C Opasich et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

The concomitant factors implicated in 328 nonfatal decompensations of 304 patients with congestive heart failure were: arrhythmias in 24%, infections in 23%, poor compliance in 15%, angina in 14%, iatrogenic factors in 10%, and other causes in 5% of cases. New York Heart Association class and right atrial pressure significantly related to the occurrence of decompensation. Poor compliance and angina were unpredictable, infection was related to pulmonary wedge pressure, iatrogenic factors were predicted by the more advanced functional classes, whereas arrhythmias were more frequent in patients with renal failure.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources