BNP can predict all cause mortality in patients with sarcoidosis

Physical health status measures predict all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure.

BACKGROUND Physical health status measures have been shown to predict death in heart failure (HF); however, few studies found significant associations after adjustment for confounders, and most were not representative of all HF patients. METHODS AND RESULTS HF patients from southeastern MN were prospectively enrolled between 10/2007 and 12/2010, completed a 12-item Short Form Health Survey (S...

Blood Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids Predict All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease

Background—Omega-3 fatty acid (n-3 FA) blood levels and intake have been inversely associated with risk for sudden cardiac death, but their relationship with all-cause mortality is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which baseline blood n-3 FA levels are associated with reduced risk for all-cause mortality in patients with stable coronary heart disease. Methods an...

All-cause mortality in hemodialysis patients with heart valve calcification.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Calcification of the mitral and aortic valves is common in dialysis patients (CKD-5D). However, the prognostic significance of valvular calcification (VC) in CKD is not well established. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS 144 adult CKD-5D patients underwent bidimensional echocardiography for qualitative assessment of VC and cardiac computed tomography (CT)...

Validation of a model to predict all-cause in-hospital mortality in vascular surgical patients

OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a pre- and postoperative model of all-cause in-hospital mortality in South African vascular surgical patients. METHODS We carried out a retrospective cohort study. A multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression was conducted on a derivation cohort using clinical, physiological and surgical data. Interaction and colinearity between covariates were in...

Physical Health Status Measures Predict All-Cause Mortality in Heart Failure Patients