Heart Failure Day Hospital as a Comprehensive Approach Strategy in the Heart Failure Unit: Analysis of a Single Center in Latin America

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Authors

  • Aldana Ameri Department of Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation; Department of Intrathoracic Transplant; University Hospi tal, Favaloro Foundation. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9622-9242
  • María F. Renedo Department of Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation; Department of Intrathoracic Transplant; University Hospi tal, Favaloro Foundation. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-3665
  • Daniel Absi Department of Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation; Department of Intrathoracic Transplant; University Hospi tal, Favaloro Foundation. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5282-2696
  • Elián F. Giordanino Department of Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation; Department of Intrathoracic Transplant; University Hospi tal, Favaloro Foundation. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7380-4753
  • Roxana D. Ratto Department of Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation; Department of Intrathoracic Transplant; University Hospi tal, Favaloro Foundation. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4873-9096
  • Fabricio G. Procopio Cardiac Intensive Care Service - Coronary Care Unit. University Hospital, Favaloro Foundation. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
  • Liliana E. Favaloro Department of Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation; Department of Intrathoracic Transplant; University Hospi tal, Favaloro Foundation. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4542-0012

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7775/rac.es.v89.i4.20417

Keywords:

Heart failure – Readmissions – Functional class – Quality of life – Mortality

Abstract

Background: To describe the clinical characteristics, impact on quality of life, functional class (FC), number of hospitalizations, and survival rate of patients with heart failure (HF) enrolled in an heart failure day hospital (DH).


Methods: Patients enrolled in a DH for infusion of iron, furosemide, levosimendan —or the combination of these two drugs— over a 3-year period were retrospectively analyzed. Baseline and 6-month variables were FC (NYHA), 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and quality of life using the Minnesota questionnaire (MLHFQ). The number of HF hospitalizations was compared with that of the year
prior to DH enrollment, and survival was assessed at 1-year follow-up.


Results: A significant improvement in FC was observed in all four groups. and a decrease of HF hospitalizations in the first three.

 

Conclusions: DH development can change the present and future of this population.

 

Ameri A. Heart Failure Day Hospital as a Comprehensive Approach Strategy in the Heart Failure Unit: Analysis of a Single Center in Latin America. REV ARGENT CARDIOL 2021;89:332-336. 

 http://dx.doi.org/10.7775/rac.v89.i4.20417

Author Biography

  • Liliana E. Favaloro, Department of Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation; Department of Intrathoracic Transplant; University Hospi tal, Favaloro Foundation.
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2025-04-04

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Rev Argent Cardiol 2021 Vol. 89 Issue 4

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