Level of Hypoalbuminemia as a Prognostic Factor in Patients admitted to a Tertiary Care Intensive Coronary Care Unit.
Nimrod PerelLouay TahaRivka FarkashYoed SteinmetzFauzi ShaheenNir LeviZiv DadonHani KaramehMohamed KarmiTomer MallerKamal HamyilAnna TuryanMohamed ManatzraFeras BayyaMichael GliksonElad AsherPublished in: Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine (2022)
Hypoalbuminemia in ICCU patients is a poor prognostic factor associated with in-hospital complications and an independent risk factor for 1-year mortality rate, while intermediate albumin level shows a trend towards higher 1-year mortality rate as well.
Keyphrases
- prognostic factors
- tertiary care
- healthcare
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- coronary artery disease
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery
- palliative care
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- emergency department
- cardiovascular disease
- quality improvement
- type diabetes
- left ventricular
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute care
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- electronic health record