Even a low comorbidity burden predicts poor outcome in chronic heart failure.

Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) often have multiple cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) and comorbidities (CMB). We evaluated the impact of additive CMB and CVRF in HF prognosis.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed ambulatory patients with systolic dysfunction between January 2012 and May 2018.

Eosinophilic Colitis, an Uncommon Cause of Diarrhea: Case Report and Literature Review.

Eosinophilic colitis and hypereosinophilic syndrome with colic involvement are rare diagnosis that are characterized by wide-ranging gastrointestinal symptoms and idiopathic infiltration of eosinophils in the colon. The diagnostic workup is challenging since there are no standardized criteria. We report a case of a man admitted to the hospital with a history of nonbloody chronic diarrhea.

Benzodiazepine use and mortality in chronic heart failure.

Introduction: The prognostic implications of using benzodiazepines (BZD) in heart failure (HF) patients are still unknown.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the association of BZD use with all‑cause death in ambulatory, chronic HF patients.

Patients And Methods: We investigated a retrospective cohort of ambulatory HF patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD).

Cushing's Syndrome Behind Hypokalemia and Severe Infection: A Case Report.

Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare condition associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Complications derive from hypercortisolism and are mainly cardiovascular, infectious and thrombotic. Most manifestations are unspecific, and the diagnosis is frequently delayed and made only in the setting of complications.

CA-125 variation in acute heart failure: a single-centre analysis.

Aims: A decrease in carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA-125) predicts survival advantage in chronic heart failure (HF); the impact of its variation in acute HF is unknown. We studied the association of CA-125 decrease with prognosis in acute HF.

Methods And Results: We studied acute hospitalized HF patients.

The ratio of furosemide dosage to urinary sodium concentration predicts mortality in patients with chronic stable heart failure.

Introduction: The urinary sodium (UNa) concentration is associated with outcomes in patients with acute heart failure (HF). Its impact in individuals with chronic HF is unknown.

Objectives: This study examined the combined effect of diuretic dosage and UNa concentration in chronic HF.

The prognostic impact of uric acid in acute heart failure according to coexistence of diabetes mellitus.

Background And Aims: Increased uric acid levels predict higher mortality in heart failure (HF) patients. Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) appear to have increased xanthine oxidase activity. We aimed to study if the association between uric acid and mortality in acute HF was different according to the coexistence of DM.

Rhabdomyolysis Following Administration of Comirnaty.

Introduction: Vaccination against COVID-19 is essential to control the pandemic. The vaccines developed so far have good safety profiles but full knowledge of adverse effects will only be acquired with time and through case reports.

Case Description: We present the case of a man admitted with rhabdomyolysis 3 days after receiving his first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine Comirnaty Other traumatic, infectious, endocrine, electrolyte disturbance and autoimmune causes of rhabdomyolysis were excluded.

Glucose variability predicts 6-month mortality in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure.

In diabetes mellitus (DM), glycaemic fluctuations associate with higher oxidative stress than sustained chronic hyperglycaemia and glucose variability increases the risk of chronic diabetic complications. Our hypothesis was that higher glucose variability would associate with mortality after an acute heart failure (HF) episode. We retrospectively analysed patients with DM hospitalized with acute HF between 2009 and 2010.

The Influence of Gender in The Prognostic Impact of Diabetes mellitus in acute Pulmonary Embolism.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) predicts ominous outcomes in acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The influence of gender on the prognostic impact of DM in PE is unknown. We did a retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients hospitalized with PE between 2006 and 2013.