Papel del factor precipitante de un episodio de insuficiencia cardiaca aguda en relación al pronóstico a corto plazo del paciente: estudio PAPRICA / The influence of precipitating factors on short-term prognosis in acute heart failure: the PAPRICA study

Objetivos: Hay pocos estudios que analicen el papel que juegan los factores precipitantes (FPre) en el manejo de la insuficiencia cardiaca aguda (ICA). El estudio PAPRICA pretende analizar la relación entre la identificación de diferentes FPre con la mortalidad precoz y las reconsultas a los 30 días. Método: Estudio retrospectivo, multicéntrico, con seguimiento de cohortes a partir del os datos incluidos en el registro EAHFE (Epidemiology Acute Heart Failure Emergency). Se recogieron datos de todos los episodios de ICA en 8 servicios de urgencias hospitalarios(SUH) españoles durante el mes de abril de 2007. Se recogieron datos del perfil clínico y la evolución a corto plazo (mortalidad y reconsulta a los 30 días). La variable clasificadora del estudio fue la ausencia o presencia conocida de FPre del episodio de ICA. Sólo se recogió un FPre por episodio. Resultados: Se incluyeron 662 casos. El 51,4% de los casos presentaron un FPre. A los30 días se registró una mortalidad del 6,2% y un índice de reconsultas del 26,6%. Los FPre más frecuentes fueron las infecciones (22,2%), las taquiarritmias (13%), la emergencia hipertensiva (4,9%), la transgresión del tratamiento (4,2%), la anemia (3,9%) yla isquemia coronaria (3,7%). En conjunto, no hubo diferencias (..) (AU)

Background and objective: Few studies have analyzed the impact of precipitating factors on the management of acute heart failure (AHF). The PAPRICA study sought to explore the relationship between identifying the precipitating factor in AHF and the 30-day mortality and emergency department revisit rates after the episode. Methods: Retrospective, multicenter study of AHF cases with follow-up data in the EAHFE registry (Epidemiology of Acute Heart Failure Emergencies). From the records of AHF episodes attended in 8 Spanish emergency departments in April 2007, we extracted the clinical characteristics of each episode and the short-term outcomes (30-day mortality and revisits). Patients were classified by absence or presence of a known precipitating factor for the AHF episode. Only the precipitating factor responsible for the episode was recorded. Results: Data for 662 cases were included. A precipitating factor was registered for 51.4% of the cases. At 30 days, overall mortality was 6.2% and revisits were made by 26.6% of the patients. The most common precipitating factors(..) (AU)

[Inclusion-body myositis: a familial report of 3 cases]. / Miositis con cuerpos de inclusión: presentación familiar de tres casos.

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a myopathy classified until now within the group of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Nevertheless, its clinical and histological features are specific and different from the other IIM. It is refractory to corticosteroid therapy. Recently, a few cases of IBM with familial transmission have been described, which is the first report in our country; previous reported cases in literature are reviewed. The similarities of some forms of IBM with muscle dystrophies, rather than with inflammatory myopathies are discussed.