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Table 3 Different parameters in patients with and without events (HF readmission at 6 months)

From: Persistent pulmonary congestion before discharge predicts rehospitalization in heart failure: a lung ultrasound study

 

No HF readmission (n = 86)

HF readmission (n = 14)

p

Male sex

62 (72 %)

11 (79 %)

0.61

Age (years)

70.3 ± 10.9

69.8 ± 0.51

0.87

NYHA class

2.7 ± 0.9

3.4 ± 0.9

0.02

SAP (mmHg)

126 ± 22

124 ± 140

0.79

Diabetes Mellitus (n, %)

31 (36 %)

8 (57 %)

0.14

Hypertension (n, %)

49 (58 %)

8 (57 %)

0.37

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.3 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 1.2

0.09

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

13.0 ± 2.1

12.0 ± 2.4

0.10

CRP (mg/l)

1.4 ± 2.1

1.1 ± 1.3

0.56

NT-proBNP (ng/l) at admission

5091 ± 5929

6203 ± 5821

0.57

NT-proBNP (ng/l) at discharge

3065 ± 4103

3816 ± 2764

0.09

Ejection fraction (%)

37 ± 13

37 ± 19

0.99

Wall motion score index

1.85 ± 0.57

1.83 ± 0.68

0.88

Restrictive pattern (n, %)

22 (26 %)

1 (7 %)

0.25

TAPSE (mm)

16.8 ± 4.7

14.5 ± 4.2

0.14

PASP (mmHg)

48 ± 14

54 ± 15

0.20

Pericardial effusion (n, %)

7 (8 %)

2 (14 %)

0.51

Pleural effusion (n, %)

19 (23 %)

5 (36 %)

0.42

B-lines at admission

43 ± 43

79 ± 66

0.01

B-lines at discharge

17 ± 22

40 ± 24

<0.0001

  1. NYHA New York Heart Association, SAP systolic arterial pressure, CRP C-reactive protein, TAPSE tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, PASP pulmonary artery systolic pressure