Prognostic Impact of Induced Natriuresis in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Its Association with Intraabdominal Pressure and Other Congestion Markers: A Multimodal Approach to Congestion Assessment.

Background: Congestion is an essential issue in patients with heart failure (HF). Standard treatments do not usually achieve decongestion, and various strategies have been proposed to guide treatment, such as determination of natriuresis. After starting treatment with loop diuretics, we postulate that initial natriuresis might help treatment titration, decongestion, and improve prognosis.

The Association Between Intra-abdominal Pressure and Diuretic Response in Heart Failure.

Purpose Of The Review: An efficient diuretic response is vital during cardiac decompensation in heart failure (HF) patients. The increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) could be one of the keys for understanding cardiorenal syndrome and guiding diuretic treatment during hospitalization. In this review, we analyze the relationship between IAP and diuretic response in HF patients.

Prognostic value of early reassessment of reduced ejection fraction in acute heart failure.

Background And Objectives: An improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with heart failure (HF) is associated with a better prognosis. Identifying these subjects early after an episode of decompensation, the necessary threshold of LVEF improvement, and its predictive factors are of great interest.

Patients And Methods: One hundred and ten patients hospitalized for HF were prospectively reassessed at an early outpatient visit (mean of 38 days).

Comparative analysis of chest radiography and lung ultrasound to predict intra-hospital prognosis of patients admitted for acute SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia (COVID-19).

Background: Point of care lung ultrasound (POCUS) has been recently used to assess prognosis in COVID-19 patients. However, there are no data comparing POCUS and chest-X ray, a technique widely used.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective analysis in stable COVID-19 patients.

Elevated urinary kidney injury molecule 1 at discharge strongly predicts early mortality following an episode of acute decompensated heart failure.

Introduction: Hospitalization for acute decompensation of heart failure (ADHF) is a frequent event associated with long‑term adverse effects. Prognosis is even worse if acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs during hospitalization.

Objectives: The study aimed to determine whether kidney damage biomarkers neutrophil gelatinase‑associatedlipocalin (NGAL), kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM‑1), and interleukin18 (IL‑18) might predict AKI and have prognostic value in ADHF.