Publications by authors named "Rocio Garcia Alonso"
Article Synopsis
- Heart failure (HF) is a common and serious condition, especially in older adults, leading to many hospital admissions, with acute heart failure (AHF) as a primary diagnosis.
- Sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) can enhance survival and quality of life for HF patients, and this study aimed to evaluate their effects on readmission and mortality rates.
- In a study involving 750 patients, only 28% were treated with SGLT2is; those who received the medication were generally younger and had lower left ventricular ejection fractions, and they experienced lower mortality during their hospital admission.
Article Synopsis
- Heart failure is a common issue among the elderly, often leading to symptoms related to fluid congestion, which can be evaluated using clinical signs, imaging tests, and increasingly, ultrasound methods.
- This study examines how effective lung ultrasound and inferior vena cava (IVC) measurements can be in predicting mortality risk in elderly heart failure patients who are admitted to the hospital.
- Findings from the study involving 482 patients indicated that those with more than 6 B-lines on lung ultrasound and IVC collapsibility of less than 50% had significantly higher mortality rates within 30 days, highlighting the utility of these ultrasound techniques in assessing patient prognosis.
