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
- acute myocardial infarction
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- prognostic factors
- white matter
- resting state
- patient reported outcomes
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- percutaneous coronary intervention