Heart failure is a major health care problem in Spain, although its precise impact is unknown
due to the lack of data from appropriately designed studies. In contrast with the 2 …

La insuficiencia cardiaca en un problema sanitario de primer orden en nuestro país, aunque
no disponemos de cifras que permitan dimensionar su impacto con exactitud por falta de …

Background Many elderly heart failure (HF) patients show some degree of functional
impairment. The study aim was to evaluate the functional status of oldest-old cohort of …

Aims Heart failure (HF) and diabetes are common clinical conditions that may coexist. The
main objective was to analyze the association of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on …

Background The incidence of pleural effusions (PEs) in acute decompensated heart failure
(ADHF) is not well established. We aimed to determine their prevalence, clinical …

Background Prealbumin is a maker of nutritional status and inflammation of potential
prognostic value in acute heart failure (HF). The aim of this study is to evaluate if low …

Background Obesity increases the risk of heart failure (HF), but a significant survival benefit
in obese patients has been described once they have been diagnosed with HF. There is …

Background: Our aim was to determine if hyponatremia, defined as serum sodium level<
135 mmol/L, is a predictor of worse outcome in a cohort of real-world patients with …

Background Renal dysfunction is common in patients with heart failure (HF) and is
associated with high mortality. This relationship is well established in HF and reduced …

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is frequent in elderly patients, but few studies have
focused on patients older than 84years. The aim of this study was to evaluate major …