Coronary artery disease and 10-year outcome after hospital admission for heart failure with preserved and with reduced ejection fraction.

Aims: The prognostic impact of coronary artery disease (CAD) in heart failure is debated. Whereas causes of death have been well described in patients with cardiomyopathy, little is known about how CAD influences causes of death in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF). We undertook a 10-year study and analysed causes of death in relation with CAD in HFPEF and in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF).

"Killer coronary artery" and aortic valve stenosis: A tricky case.

Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the right coronary sinus is rarely diagnosed in elderly patients. We report such an anomaly in a 75-year-old lady presenting with chest pain and syncope. Preoperative screening revealed that her aortic valve was moderately stenotic.

Communicating bilateral coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula with aneurysm in asymptomatic patient: successful conservative management with selective coil embolization of the aneurysm.

Congenital coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare disease. We report a case of a 58-year-old man having a complex coronary to pulmonary artery fistula associated with a large saccular aneurysm originated from the terminal portion of the right coronary artery. An endovascular approach was adopted in order to prevent aneurysmal rupture without need of complete closure of the fistula.

Renal function and long-term survival after hospital discharge in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Background: Baseline renal function and worsening of renal function (WRF) during hospitalization for heart failure (HF) have a major prognostic impact in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

Methods: We sought to prospectively investigate the impact of reduced baseline renal function and WRF during hospitalization on the 7-year outcome in 358 patients surviving a first admission to hospital for heart failure with preserved (≥ 50%) ejection fraction (HFPEF).

Results: Mean baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was 59.

In-hospital mortality and prognostic factors in patients admitted for new-onset heart failure with preserved or reduced ejection fraction: a prospective observational study.

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. A significant component of HF-related adverse outcome occurs during hospitalization. Objective.