Increased Blood Lactate is Prevalent and Identifies Poor Prognosis in Patients with Acute Heart Failure without Overt Peripheral Hypoperfusion

Zymliński, Robert; Biegus, Jan; Sokolski, Mateusz; Siwołowski, Paweł; Nawrocka‐Millward, Sylwia; A. Todd, John; A. Jankowska, Ewa; Banasiak, Waldemar; Cotter, Gad; G.F. Cleland, John; Ponikowski, Piotr

doi:10.1002/ejhf.1156

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Increased Blood Lactate is Prevalent and Identifies Poor Prognosis in Patients with Acute Heart Failure without Overt Peripheral Hypoperfusion

Published in European Journal of Heart Failure • Feb 12, 2018

Authors:

Robert Zymliński

Jan Biegus

Mateusz Sokolski

Abstract

AIMS: Lactate is produced by anaerobic metabolism and may reflect inadequate tissue perfusion in conditions such as acute heart failure (AHF). We evaluated the prevalence and clinical significance of elevated blood lactate on admission in patients with AHF. METHODS AND RESULTS: We enrolled 237 patie...

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Medicine

Heart failure

Cardiology

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