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Foram recolhidos: características demográficas, análises laboratoriais e fatores de risco cardiovascular dos doentes incluídos. Métodosįoram estudados, retrospetivamente, 914 doentes em classe III-IV de NYHA, que foram internados numa unidade de insuficiência cardíaca, entre janeiro de 2003 e agosto de 2012. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar se a PP pode ser usada como um marcador de prognóstico em doentes com insuficiência cardíaca avançada. A PP sobe acentuadamente após a quinta década de vida, sendo considerada um fator de risco para o desenvolvimento de doenças cardiovasculares. PP is easily calculated, and enables prediction of cardiovascular death in patients with advanced heart failure.Ī pressão de pulso (PP) é a diferença entre os valores da pressão arterial sistólica e diastólica (BP). On Kaplan-Meier analysis, group 2 had higher mortality (38 vs. The most important difference between the groups was in left ventricular dysfunction, which was greater in patients with lower PP. Resultsĭuring follow-up 914 patients in NYHA class III–IV were hospitalized, 520 in group 1 and 394 in group 2. Median follow-up was 666±50 days for the occurrence of cardiovascular death and heart transplantation. PP was calculated as the difference between systolic and diastolic BP at admission, and the patients were divided into two groups (group 1: PP >40 mmHg and group 2: PP ≤40 mmHg). Demographic characteristics, laboratory tests, and cardiovascular risk factors were recorded. We retrospectively studied patients in NYHA class III–IV who were hospitalized in a single heart failure unit between January 2003 and August 2012. The aim of this study was to assess whether PP can be used as a prognostic marker in advanced heart failure. High PP is a risk factor for the development of coronary heart disease and heart failure. PP rises markedly after the fifth decade of life.
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Pulse pressure (PP) is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP).