Left ventricular ejection fraction in individuals with heart failure and associated factors

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https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3378rec.2024.e5754

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Heart Failure, Pharmacological Treatment, Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Risk Factors

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OBJECTIVE: To verify the relationship of modifiable risk factors, clinical complications and drug therapy with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in individuals with heart failure (HF). METHODS: Cross-sectional study with secondary data from the matrix study Cerebral infarction in patients with heart failure: associated characteristics and left atrial function. The sample comprised 75 adult individuals treated at a reference outpatient clinic in Salvador, Bahia. LVEF groups were classified: reduced LVEF (LVEFr) ≤ 40%, intermediate LVEF (LVEFi) 40-49%, and preserved LVEF (LVEFp) ≥50%. An analysis was conducted using SPSS software and considered statistical significance p≤0.05. RESULTS: The sample had an average age of 62±10 years; the majority were men n=42 (56%), functional class II/IV n=41 (54.7%) and of idiopathic etiology n=33 (44%). LVEF and LVEFp were similar n=31 (41%), followed by LVEFi n=13 (18%). The LVEF subgroups were related to Diabetes Mellitus (DM) as a risk factor (p=0.049), Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) as a complication (p=0.001), drug therapy with beta-blockers (p=0.004) and Converting Enzyme Inhibitors of Angiotensin (ACEI/ARB) (p=0.007). CONCLUSION: DM as a risk factor, stroke as a complication, and beta-blocker medications and ACE inhibitors/ARBs are related to LVEF in individuals with HF.

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08/13/2024

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Oliveira Santos C, Gama GGG, de Carvalho MMCO. Left ventricular ejection fraction in individuals with heart failure and associated factors. Rev Enf Contemp [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];13:e5754. Available from: https://journals.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/enfermagem/article/view/5754

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