Clinical Characteristics and In-Hospital Outcome of Acute Heart Failure Patients Admitted to the Medical Ward of University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.
Masho Tigabe TekelAbaynesh FentahunSolomon GetawaKassahun Alemu GelayeEyob Alemayehu GebreyohannesPublished in: Vascular health and risk management (2021)
The in-hospital mortality of acute heart failure patients was relatively higher in the study area. Therefore, specific preventative and therapeutic strategies focusing on heart failure patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, atrial fibrillation, ischemic heart disease, orthopnea, and intranasal oxygen therapy are required to reduce the mortality rate.
Keyphrases
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- acute heart failure
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- left atrial
- acute care
- liver failure
- cardiovascular events
- adverse drug
- type diabetes
- palliative care
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- respiratory failure
- cardiovascular disease
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- mitral valve
- stem cells
- emergency department
- left atrial appendage
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- drug induced
- intensive care unit
- bone marrow
- venous thromboembolism
- aortic dissection
- smoking cessation
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- coronary artery disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- electronic health record