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Hypokalemia is very common in heart failure patients. Deleterious effects have been report on the cardiovascular system. Most of the clinical data concerning this ionic trouble are based on post-hoc study and some findings seemed disjointed.
This study tried to describe hypokalemia impact during hospital stay in hospitalized patients with heart failure and particularly on mortality and re-hospitalization.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Composite of death and re-hospitalization | The number of death for any reason and re-hospitalization for congestive heart failure | Month 3 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Death | Percentage of death for any reason | Month 3 |
| Re-hospitalization | Percentage of re-hospitalization for congestive heart failure |
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All patients with congestive heart failure admitted to the Heart Failure Unit in the Mercy hospital (CHR Metz-Thionville).
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| CHR Metz-Thionville | Metz | 57085 | France |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006333 | Heart Failure |
| D007008 | Hypokalemia |
| ID | Term |
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| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D014883 | Water-Electrolyte Imbalance |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
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| Month 3 |
| Length of stay | Days spent at the hospital | Month 3 |
| Incidence of hypokalemia | Percentage of incidence during the stay of hypokalemia | Month 3 |
| Prevalence of hypokalemia | Percentage of initial prevalence during the stay of hypokalemia | Month 3 |
| D009750 |
| Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |