%0 Journal Article
%T Short-term outcomes in heart failure patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the community
%A Noel O¡¯Kelly
%A William Robertson
%A Jude Smith
%A Jonathan Dexter
%J World Journal of Cardiology
%D 2012
%I Baishideng Publishing Group Co. Limited
%R 10.4330/wjc.v4.i3.66
%X AIM: To establish the short term outcomes of heart failure (HF) patients in the community who have concurrent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: We evaluated 783 patients (27.2%) with left ventricular systolic dysfunction under the care of a regional nurse-led community HF team between June 2007 and June 2010 through a database analysis. RESULTS: One hundred and one patients (12.9%) also had a diagnosis of COPD; 94% of patients were treated with loop diuretics, 83% with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, 74% with ¦Â-blockers; 10.6% with bronchodilators; and 42% with aldosterone antagonists. The mean age of the patients was 77.9 ¡À 5.7 years; 43% were female and mean New York Heart Association class was 2.3 ¡À 0.6. The mean follow-up was 28.2 ¡À 2.9 mo. ¦Â-blocker utilization was markedly lower in patients receiving bronchodilators compared with those not taking bronchodilators (overall 21.7% vs 81%, P < 0.001). The 24-mo survival was 93% in patients with HF alone and 89% in those with both comorbidities (P = not significant). The presence of COPD was associated with increased risk of HF hospitalization [hazard ratio (HR): 1.56; 95% CI: 1.4-2.1; P < 0.001] and major adverse cardiovascular events (HR: 1.23; 95% CI: 1.03-1.75; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: COPD is a common comorbidity in ambulatory HF patients in the community and is a powerful predictor of worsening HF. It does not however appear to affect short-term mortality in ambulatory HF patients.
%K Heart failure
%K Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
%K Short-term mortality
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