Clinical characteristics of elderly HFmrEF patients / 中华老年心脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the cause,clinical characteristics and treatment of HFmrEF,HFrEF and HFpEF patients.Methods Three hundred and eighty-five heart failure (HF) patients aged ≥60 years admitted to our hospital from January 2016 to March 2017 were divided into HFrEF group (n=96),HFmrEF group (n=34) and HFpEF group (n=255) according to their ejection fraction.Their demographic data,HF cause,clinical characteristics,cardiac ultrasonographic data,laboratory testing data and therapies were recorded.Their clinical characteristics were compared.Results The number of males was greater and the cardiac function grade Ⅳ was higher in HFmrEF group than in HFrEF and HFpEF groups.The incidence of hypertension was the highest followed by that of valvular disease.The number of HFmrEF patients who used intravenous nitrates,spironolactone and milrinone was greater than that of HFpEF and HFrEF patients who used intravenous nitrates,spironolactone and milrinone.The serum creatinine level was higher in HFmrEF patients than in HFpEF and HFrEF patients at the time when they were discharged.Conclusion Hypertension and valvular disease are the mian risk factors for HFmrEF.The number of males is greater and the cardiac function grade Ⅳ is higher in HFmrEF patients than in HFrEF and HFpEF patients.The serum creatinine level is higher and the outcome is better in HFmrEF patients than in HFrEF and HFpEF patients at the time when they are discharged.