Abstract

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia is a common infectious disease, that is being associated with high mortality, especially in patients with comorbidities, such as heart failure. Also, preexisting heart failure increases pneumonia mortality by 30 - 50%, therefore it is important to identify patients who are in the risk group.

Methods: This is a retrospective study, where we examined causes of death in 62 patients with community-acquired pneumonia and heart failure, with emphasis on clinical, laboratory and microbiological characteristics.

Results: Our results show that cardiovascular disease, especially heart failure, represents a heavy load on the outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia patients and that progression of heart failure, it's complications and other co-morbidities increase the risk of death associated with pneumonia.

Conclusion: The obtained data suggests that community-acquired pneumonia is not only affecting the respiratory system, but it is also a systematic inflammation process that affects the cardiovascular system.

Keywords: Community-Acquired Pneumonia; Heart Failure; Outcomes; Risk Factors; Comorbidities

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Citation

Citation: Cașcaval Virginia., et al. “The Influence of Pre-Existing Heart Failure on Community-Acquired Pneumonia Outcomes".Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 4.8 (2020): 66-70.

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