Abstract Background Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality worldwide and places a great economic burden on healthcare systems. Identification of prognostic factors in HF patients is of great importance to establish optimal management strategies and to avoid unnecessary invasive and costly procedures in end-stage patients. Objectives In the current study, we aimed to investigate the association between diastolic strain parameters including E/e’ SR, and short-term outcomes in advanced HF patients. Methods The population study included 116 advanced HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients. Clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic evaluations of the patients were performed within the first 24 hours of hospital admission. Patients were followed for one month and any re-hospitalization due to worsening of HF symptoms and any mortality was recorded. The level of significance adopted in the statistical analysis was 5%. Results E/e’ SR was significantly higher in the patient group compared to the control group (p=0.001). During one-month follow-up, 13.8% of patients died and 37.1% of patients were rehospitalized. Serum NT-ProBNP (p=0.034) and E/e’ SR (p=0.033) were found to be independent predictors of mortality and ACEİ use (p=0.027) and apical 3C strain (p=0.011) were found to be independent predictors of rehospitalization in the patient group. Conclusion Findings of the current prospective study demonstrate that E/e’ SR measured by speckle tracking echocardiography is an independent and sensitive predictor of short-term mortality in advanced HFrEF patients and may have a role in the identification of end-stage HFrEF patients. (HF systems endstage end stage E/e Ee E e shortterm short term 11 (HFrEF Clinical laboratory 2 admission re recorded 5 5% p=0.001. p0001 p p=0.001 . 0 001 (p=0.001) onemonth followup, followup follow up, up follow-up 138 13 8 13.8 371 37 1 37.1 rehospitalized NTProBNP NT ProBNP p=0.034 p0034 034 (p=0.034 p=0.033 p0033 033 (p=0.033 p=0.027 p0027 027 (p=0.027 C p=0.011 p0011 011 (p=0.011 p000 p=0.00 00 (p=0.001 13. 3 37. p=0.03 p003 03 (p=0.03 p=0.02 p002 02 (p=0.02 p=0.01 p001 01 (p=0.01 p00 p=0.0 (p=0.00 (p=0.0 p0 p=0. (p=0. p=0 (p=0 p= (p= (p

Resumo Fundamento A insuficiência cardíaca é uma das principais causas de hospitalização e mortalidade em todo o mundo e representa um grande fardo económico para os sistemas de saúde. A identificação de fatores prognósticos em pacientes com IC é de grande importância para estabelecer estratégias de manejo ideais e evitar procedimentos invasivos e dispendiosos desnecessários em pacientes em estágio terminal. Objetivos No presente estudo, nosso objetivo foi investigar a associação entre parâmetros de strain diastólico, incluindo E/e’ SR, e resultados de curto prazo em pacientes com IC avançada. Métodos O estudo populacional incluiu 116 pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca avançada com fração de ejeção reduzida (ICFEr) avançada. Avaliações clínicas, laboratoriais e ecocardiográficas dos pacientes foram realizadas nas primeiras 24 horas de internação. Os pacientes foram acompanhados por um mês e qualquer reinternação por piora dos sintomas de IC e qualquer mortalidade foi registrada. O nível de significância adotado na análise estatística foi de 5%. Resultados A E/e’ SR foi significativamente maior no grupo de pacientes em comparação ao grupo controle (p=0,001). Durante o acompanhamento de um mês, 13,8% dos pacientes morreram e 37,1% dos pacientes foram reinternados. NT-ProBNP sérico (p=0,034) e E/e’ SR (p=0,033) foram considerados preditores independentes de mortalidade e o uso de IECA (p=0,027) e strain 3C apical (p=0,011) foram considerados independentes preditores de reinternação no grupo de pacientes. Conclusão Os resultados do presente estudo prospectivo demonstram que a E/e’ SR medida pela ecocardiografia com speckle tracking é um preditor independente e sensível de mortalidade em curto prazo em pacientes com ICFEr avançada e pode ter um papel na identificação de pacientes com ICFEr em estágio terminal. saúde terminal diastólico E/e Ee E 11 (ICFEr clínicas 2 internação registrada 5 5% p=0,001. p0001 p p=0,001 . 0 001 (p=0,001) 138 13 8 13,8 371 37 1 37,1 reinternados NTProBNP NT ProBNP p=0,034 p0034 034 (p=0,034 p=0,033 p0033 033 (p=0,033 p=0,027 p0027 027 (p=0,027 C p=0,011 p0011 011 (p=0,011 p000 p=0,00 00 (p=0,001 13, 3 37, p=0,03 p003 03 (p=0,03 p=0,02 p002 02 (p=0,02 p=0,01 p001 01 (p=0,01 p00 p=0,0 (p=0,00 (p=0,0 p0 p=0, (p=0, p=0 (p=0 p= (p= (p

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Recent studies have linked malnutrition with undesirable outcomes in cardiovascular diseases. However, the underlying mechanism is unknown. Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) increased cardiovascular mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study hypothesizes that prognostic nutritional index (PNI) plays a role in the development of CI-AKI in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing emergency PCI. METHODS This study enrolled 551 patients. PNI was determined as 10× serum albumin (g/dL)+0.005×total lymphocyte count (mm3). CI-AKI was characterized as the increase in serum creatinine ≥0.3 mg/dL level within 48 h after PCI. Patients were classified as either CI-AKI (+) or CI-AKI (−). RESULTS CI-AKI has occurred in 72 of 551 patients (13.1%). PNI was significantly lower in the CI-AKI (+) group than in the CI-AKI (-) group (44.4±6.6 versus 47.2±5.8, p<0.001, respectively). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that PNI [odds ratio, OR: 1.631, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.168–2.308, p=0.02] and estimated glomerular filtration rate (OR: 3.26, 95%CI 1.733–6.143, p<0.001) were independent risk factors for CI-AKI. CONCLUSIONS PNI is an independent risk factor for CI-AKI. The development of CI-AKI may be the mechanism responsible for the relationship between poor nutritional status and adverse cardiac events.