Aim: To evaluate the difference between core temperature and surface temperature (ΔT) as an index for the prognosis of heart failure (HF). Patients & methods: Core temperature and surface temperature were measured in 253 patients with HF. The association of ΔT with prognostic indicators of HF was analyzed. Results: Patients with ΔT ≥2°C were more likely to have lower left ventricular ejection fraction and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate, higher levels of troponin T, brain natriuretic peptide and procalcitonin, and high blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio. The risk of death increased by 32% for a 1°C increase in ΔT and was 4.36-times higher in the ΔT ≥2°C group than in the ΔT <2°C group. Conclusion: ΔT may be used to predict the prognosis of patients with HF.
Keyphrases
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- acute heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- brain injury
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery disease
- acute myocardial infarction
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- resting state
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement