European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Dec 2019
Multicenter StudyInfluence of the length of hospitalisation in post-discharge outcomes in patients with acute heart failure: Results of the LOHRCA study.
To investigate the relationship between length of hospitalisation (LOH) and post-discharge outcomes in acute heart failure (AHF) patients and to ascertain whether there are different patterns according to department of initial hospitalisation. ⋯ Short hospitalisations are not associated with worse outcomes. While post-discharge readmissions are not affected by LOH, mortality risk increases as the LOH lengthens. These findings were similar across hospitalisation departments.
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Dec 2019
The Renal Resistive Index in systemic sclerosis: Determinants, prognostic implication and proposal for specific age-adjusted cut-offs.
Renal Resistive Index (RRI), reflects changes in both renal vascular and tubular-interstitial compartments and in systemic vascular compliance related to age and comorbidities. ⋯ If corroborated, Renal Resistive Index cut-offs might be used to evaluate renal and extrarenal involvement in SSc and could serve as predictors of mortality.