OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical and epidemiological characteristics and clinical outcomes in @entity1 hospitalized with @entity712 ( @entity712 ), with a comparison between Chagas and @entity1526 . METHOD: This is a retrospective cohort study involving 136 @entity1 consecutively admitted with @entity712 between January 1 and December 31, 2011, with the following outcomes: @entity810 , @entity1455 , rehospitalization, and @entity204 . Individuals aged >=  18 years with @entity712 were included while those with more than 10% of missing data regarding outcomes were excluded. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 17.0. Chi-squared test was used to compare proportions. Student's T test was used to compare means. Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests were used to compare rehospitalization rates between the two groups over time. RESULTS: Chagasic and non-chagasic @entity1 were compared. The first had lower mean systolic blood pressure (111.8  18.4 versus 128.8  24.4, p<0.01), lower mean diastolic blood pressure (74.5  13.6 versus 82.0  15.2, p<0.01) and lower left ventricular ejection fraction (26.5  6.2 versus 41.5  18.9, p<0.01). In all, 20 @entity1 with Chagas (50.1%) were rehospitalized, compared to 35 @entity1 in the non-Chagas group (35.4%, p=0.04). Log rank test = 4.5 (p<0.01) showed that rehospitalization rates between the two groups over time (Kaplan-Meier curves) differed. CONCLUSION: @entity1526 was associated with lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure and lower left ventricular ejection fraction. The rehospitalization rate was higher in @entity1526 .

Decompensated @entity712 versus non- XXXX at a tertiary care hospital: Clinical characteristics and outcomes.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['decompensated heart failure', 'DHF'] @entity1526 :: ('MESH:D014355', 'Disease') :: ['non-Chagas disease', 'Chagas disease'] @entity810 :: ('MESH:D058186', 'Disease') :: ['acute renal failure'] @entity1455 :: ('MESH:D012770', 'Disease') :: ['cardiogenic shock'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['hospital death']
@entity712 :: (MESH:D006333,Disease) :: ['chagasic heart failure']
