Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age = 18 years old; 2. Hospitalized at our institution between January 1, 2018, and September 10, 2025; 3. Medical records meet Western medical diagnostic criteria for heart failure; 4. Patients with complete echocardiogram reports during hospitalization, clearly documenting inferior venous diameter measurements and inspiratory collapse rate, or pulmonary artery systolic pressure and tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient values; 5. Medical records contain relatively complete documentation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) four diagnostic methods sufficient for TCM syndrome differentiation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing mechanical ventilation during hospitalization, which may affect the accuracy of IVC measurements; 2. Patients with documented severe restrictive pericardial disease; 3. Patients with documented malignant tumors or other terminal illnesses, with an expected survival period of <1 year; 4. Patients with severely incomplete TCM diagnostic data, rendering syndrome differentiation impossible.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The occurrence and timing of death or readmission for heart failure.; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All-cause mortality occurrence and timing of occurrence;Cardiovascular death occurrence and timing;Circumstances and timing of heart failure readmissions;Heart function classification (NYHA classification) on follow-up.;Emergency Department Visits After Discharge;Use of intravenous diuretics;Nighttime waking due to urinary retention;Lower limb edema; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongzhimen Hospital