Quality of Life is an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study from the Colombian Heart Failure Registry (RECOLFACA).

Aim: Patients with Heart Failure (HF) commonly have poor quality of life (QoL), secondary to the persistence and severity of HF symptoms. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of QoL measures on all-cause mortality in patients with HF from the Colombian registry of heart failure (RECOLFACA).

Methods And Results: We analyzed data from patients registered in RECOLFACA during 2017-2019.

[The use of sucrose for the prevention of pain during venipuncture in neonates].

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of sucrose use in the prevention of pain during venipuncture in neonates.

Method: Double blind randomized control trial. The population consisted of hospitalized neonates subjected to venipuncture.