Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (Mar 2010)

Preditores clínicos de fração de ejeção preservada em insuficiência cardíaca descompensada Clinical predictors of preserved left ventricular ejection fraction in decompensated heart failure

  • Livia Goldraich,
  • Nadine Clausell,
  • Andréia Biolo,
  • Luís Beck-da-Silva,
  • Luís Eduardo Rohde

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0066-782X2010000300017
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 94, no. 3
pp. 385 – 393

Abstract

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FUNDAMENTO: Identificação e impacto clínico da fração de ejeção preservada em desfechos intra-hospitalares em pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca (IC) descompensada permanecem pouco conhecidos. OBJETIVO: Descrever preditores clínicos e desfechos intra-hospitalares de pacientes com IC descompensada e fração de ejeção de ventrículo esquerdo (FEVE) preservada, e desenvolver um escore preditivo baseado em dados clínicos obtidos no momento da admissão. MÉTODOS: Internações consecutivas devido a IC descompensada (n=721) em um hospital terciário foram acompanhadas até a alta ou óbito. Mais de 80 variáveis clínicas foram avaliadas para identificar os preditores da FEVE preservada no momento da admissão. RESULTADOS: Identificou-se FEVE preservada (>50%) em 224 (31%) internações. Os preditores clínicos de FEVE preservada foram: idade >70 anos (p= 0,04); sexo feminino (p45 mmHg (pBACKGROUND: Identification and clinical impact of preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) on in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (HF) remain poorly defined. OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical predictors and in-hospital outcomes of acute decompensated HF patients and preserved LVEF, and to develop a clinically-based predictive rule based on data acquired on admission. METHODS: Consecutive admissions for HF (n=721) at a tertiary care hospital were followed up to discharge or death. More than 80 clinical variables were evaluated to identify predictors of preserved LVEF upon admission. RESULTS: Preserved LVEF (>50%) was identified in 224 (31%) hospitalizations. Clinical predictors of preserved LVEF were age > 70 years old (p=0.04), female gender (p 45 mmHg (p<0.01) and absence of EKG conduction abnormalities (p<0.001). A clinical score based on these variables was accurate to predict preserved LVEF upon hospital admission (area under ROC curve of 0.76). No significant differences were observed on in-hospital mortality or clinical complications according to quintiles of LVEF. CONCLUSION: Preserved LVEF is a prevalent and morbid condition among hospitalized HF patients. Simple clinical data obtained on admission might be useful for predicting preserved LVEF.

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