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摘要
objective: the present study aimed to evaluate the profile of patients with decompensated heart failure hospitalized in a tertiary hospital. methods: it was designed an observational and retrospective study where data from clinical records of patients suffering from heart failure along 2005 were registered randomly. results: 209 patients were collected (average age: 78.6 ㊣ 9.1; male: 52.4%) with a comorbidity rate of 87.55%. almost one third of them have not stimation of systolic function and among the others 72.4% have it preserved. most of decompensated were due to respiratory infections. ischemic-hipertensive cardiopathy was the most frequent aetiology of systolic disfunction. average stay was 12.9 days with a mortality rate of 9.56%. its main risk factors were advanced stages in nyha od red cross scales, as so as dementia or ictus. conclusions: the present study shows a patient hospitalized for decompensated heart failure roughly different from that one reported at clinical trials. it makes difficult to apply therapeutical interventions, previously well documented to be useful.
