Back to Search Start Over

In-hospital outcomes of cardiac tamponade in patients with pulmonary hypertension: A contemporary analysis.

Authors :
Vasquez MA
Vasquez SJ
Vargas N
Guilliod C
Alvarez AL
Rivera B
Leonor G
Chatzizisis YS
Source :
PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Oct 31; Vol. 19 (10), pp. e0312245. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 31 (Print Publication: 2024).
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Background: Cardiac tamponade (CT) has an atypical presentation in patients with underlying pulmonary hypertension (PH). Evidence regarding the impact of PH on CT in-hospital outcomes is lacking.<br />Methods: We used the National Inpatient Sample database to identify adult hospitalizations with a diagnosis of CT between 2016 and 2020, using relevant ICD-10 diagnostic codes. Baseline characteristics and in-hospital outcomes were compared in patients with and without a PH. Multivariate logistic regression analyses and case-control matching were performed, adjusting for age, race, gender, and statistically significant co-morbidities between cohorts.<br />Results: A total of 110,285 inpatients with CT were included, of which 8,670 had PH. Patients with PH tended to be older (66 ± 15.7) and female (52.5%), had significantly higher rates of hypertension (74% vs 65%), CAD (36.9% vs. 29.6%), CKD (39% vs 23%), DM (32.1%, vs. 26.9%), chronic heart failure (19.0% vs 9.7%) and COPD (26% vs 18%)(P<0.001 for all). After multivariate logistic regression, PH was associated with higher all-cause mortality (aOR 1.29; 95% CI: 1.11-1.49), higher rates of cardiogenic shock (aOR: 1.19; 95% CI: 1.01-1.41), ventricular arrythmias (aOR: 1.63; 95% CI: 1.33-2.01), longer length of stay (11 days vs 15 days), and higher total hospitalization costs ($228,314 vs $327,429) in patients presenting with CT. Despite pericardiocentesis being associated with lower in-hospital mortality, patients with PH were less likely to undergo pericardiocentesis (aOR: 0.77; 95% CI: 0.69-0.86).<br />Conclusion: PH was associated to increased in-hospital mortality and a higher rate of cardiovascular complications in an inpatient population with CT. Pericardiocentesis was associated with reduced mortality in patients with CT, regardless of whether they had PH. However, patients with PH underwent pericardiocentesis less frequently than those without PH.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright: © 2024 Vasquez et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1932-6203
Volume :
19
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
PloS one
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39480817
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312245