Joan Carles Trullàs, Ana Isabel Peláez, Julio Blázquez, Anna Sánchez-Biosca, Manuel Lorenzo López-Reborio, Prado Salamanca-Bautista, José María Fernández-Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel Vázquez-Ronda, Melitón Francisco Dávila-Ramos, Humberto Mendoza-Ruiz-De-Zuazu, José Luís Morales-Rull, Jesús Olmedo-Llanes, Pau Llàcer, Alicia Conde-Martel
AIMS: To determine the prevalence and the impact on prognosis of metabolic alkalosis (MA) in patients admitted for acute heart failure (AHF). METHODS AND RESULTS: The ALCALOTIC is a multicenter, observational cohort study that prospectively included patients admitted for AHF. Patients were classified into four groups according to their acid-base status on admission: acidosis, MA, respiratory alkalosis, and normal pH (reference group for comparison). Primary endpoint was all-cause in-hospital mortality, and secondary endpoints included 30/90-day all-cause mortality, all-cause readmission, and readmission for HF...
May 6, 2024: Clinical Research in Cardiology: Official Journal of the German Cardiac Society