Chronic Heart Failure, Decompensated Heart Failure, Morality
Conditions
Keywords
Temporal Dispersion of Repolarization Phase, proBNP, QTVI, QT, Tpeak-Tend
Brief summary
Background and objectives Heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and it is a major cause of emergency department access for cardiovascular disease patients. Aim of this study is to identify the markers, based on short-term temporal repolarization dispersion, capable to individuate decompensated chronic heart failure (CHF) patients at high mortality risk. Method: We will obtain the following variables from ECG monitor, via mobile phone, during 5-minute recordings in decompensated CHF patients: RR, QT end (QTe), QT peak (QTp) and T peak to T end (Te) and we calculated mean, standard deviation (SD) and normalized index (N).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Roma La Sapienza
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
OTHER
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* at least one symptom or sign compatible with a decompensation and/or a previous documented history of CHF
Exclusion criteria
* pneumonia * pulmonary embolism
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality | 3 months | in-hospital mortality in decompensated heart failure patients |
Outcome results
None listed