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such as older age&#44; diabetes&#44; renal failure&#44; higher NYHA class&#44; low LVEF&#44; low peak oxygen consumption&#44; low plasma sodium levels and high natriuretic peptides&#46; In our study low PP and low LVEF were the most important predictors of CV death&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a></p><p id="par0110" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The data on the relationship between PP and HF prognosis are limited and controversial&#46; In two large trials&#44; high PP predicted adverse CV outcomes in mild HF patients&#46; The SAVE investigators<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> showed that higher PP predicted worse outcome in patients with asymptomatic LV systolic dysfunction&#44; and the SOLVD investigators<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a> reported that high PP was an independent predictor of total CV death in patients with mild HF&#46; Other investigators showed that low PP independently predicted higher CV mortality in patients with advanced and decompensated HF&#44; but not in patients with mild HF&#46; Voors et al&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> proposed that low PP indicated decreased cardiac function&#46; In another study PP only appeared to be an independent predictor of CV death in non-ischemic HF&#46;</p><p id="par0115" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The differences between findings on the prognostic value of PP may be due to different characteristics of the study populations&#46; In mild HF&#44; a high PP is probably the result of vascular stiffening or decreased aortic elasticity&#44; which indicates atherosclerosis and therefore a poorer prognosis&#44; whereas in advanced HF&#44; low PP indicates decreased cardiac function and an associated worse prognosis&#44; as demonstrated in our study&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4&#44;5</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0030" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0090">Conclusion</span><p id="par0120" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">PP is easily calculated and can provide a clinical prognostic indicator in patients hospitalized for advanced HF&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0035" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0095">Ethical disclosures</span><span id="sec0040" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0100">Protection of human and animal subjects</span><p id="par0125" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that no experiments were performed on humans or animals for this study&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0045" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0105">Confidentiality of data</span><p id="par0130" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that no patient data appear in this article&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0050" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0110">Right to privacy and informed consent</span><p id="par0135" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that no patient data appear in this article&#46;</p></span></span><span id="sec0055" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0115">Conflicts of interest</span><p id="par0140" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare&#46;</p></span></span>"
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Pulse pressure can predict mortality in advanced heart failure
Pressão de pulso pode ser um preditor de mortalidade na insuficiência cardíaca avançada
Ana Rita Ferreira
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, Sofia Mendes, Luís Leite, Sílvia Monteiro, Mariano Pego
Serviço de Cardiologia A, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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