First author [ref.] | Patients n | Inclusion criteria | Intrahospital mortality % | Mortality rate at 3 months % | Factors associated with mortality |
Sztrymf [21] | 46 | Acute RHF requiring catecholamine treatment in ICU (100% inotropic or vasopressor support) | 41 | 50 | BNP level Creatinine CRP Systemic arterial pressure |
Haddad [17] | 119 | Acute RHF requiring urgent in-patient therapy (17% inotropic or vasopressor support) | 15.8 | Respiratory rate >20 breaths·min-1 Renal dysfunction Hyponatraemia Tricuspid regurgitation severity | |
Huynh [18] | 99 | Acute RHF requiring admission to ICU | 30 | Pre-existing treatment with PGI2 analogues | |
Mechanical ventilation | |||||
Dialysis | |||||
Kurzyna [19] | 37 | Acute RHF requiring admission to ICU | 32 | Functional class Aspartate transaminases | |
Systemic arterial pressures | |||||
Connective tissue disease |
RHF: right heart failure; ICU: intensive care unit; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; CRP: C-reactive protein; PGI2: prostaglandin I2.