Abstract
Abstract
Research objective. To carry out the analysis of the causes of decompensation of chronic heart failure (CHF)
in patients hospitalized in the therapeutic department within a year.
Materials and methods. Design is a one-time retrospective study. The analysis of the disease histories of patients
admitted to the therapeutic department due to decompensation of CHF was performed. The specially developed
protocol of the study recorded gender and age parameters, risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, clinical data,
diagnosis upon admission, conducted therapy at the outpatient stage before the present hospitalization, data of
laboratory and instrumental methods of study were noted, the index of comorbidity was calculated.
Results. One hospitalization per year with decompensation of CHF was observed in only 13.1% of patients, 2-
3 hospitalizations per year - 62.0%, 4 or more hospitalizations - in 24.9% of patients. At the same time, 47.1%
of patients at the outpatient stage did not follow the doctor's recommendations for medical treatment, 75.1% -
non-drug measures and self-control. 89.9% of patients took blockers of the reninangiotensinaldosterone system,
21.5% - beta-adrenergic blockers, 27.9% - mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. As the main diagnosis, 92.3%
had hypertensive disease, 58.6% - atrial fibrillation, 33.7% had myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus was
noted in 31.6%, angina of effort - in 21.5%; chronic kidney disease stage 3 and above was established in 64.6%
of patients; 79.9% had a comorbidity index of five or more. At the time of hospitalization, functional class (FC)
II of CHF was found in 9.4%, FC III - 70.4%, FC IV - 20.2% of patients. Most of the patients had a conserved
release fraction (RF) - 46.1%, intermediate RF - 33.3%, reduced RF - 20.6%. Among hospitalized patients with
decompensation of CHF, male patients constituted 41.4%, women — 58.6%, 90.6% were elderly and senile people. In comparison with men, women were less likely to have smoking (by 66.6%) and alcohol consumption (by
60.0%), sufficient physical activity (by 25.6%), overweight and obesity (by 21.4%).
Conclusion. The analysis will allow planning and development of complex measures aimed at optimizing the
provision of medical care to patients with CHF in the conditions of a large specialized hospital.