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Volume 5 | Issue 2 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/cardiology.5.053

Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Early Heart Failure Rehospitalization in Older Adults: A Sex-Specific Analysis and Update

  • 1Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
  • 2Department of Cardiology, Piedmont Hospital of Augusta Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30904, United States
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Corresponding Author

Carolyn B. Sue-Ling, sueling@mailbox.sc.edu

Received Date: April 17, 2024

Accepted Date: May 27, 2024

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and heart failure (HF) remain important global health issues affecting young and older adults, independently contributing to HF hospitalizations and early rehospitalizations. Understanding sex-specific differences in HF research and accurately identifying risk of rehospitalization in patients with HF remains important for clinical decision making and management. We recently conducted a literature review and retrospective analysis of data specifically focusing on predictors of the 31 to 60-day HF rehospitalization timeframe among older women, as well as derivation of a conceptual model. Our review confirmed that the influence of risk predictors such as sex-based disparities, risk factor profiles, and therapeutic interventions on early (< 60-day) HF rehospitalization remain inconsistent and challenging. The presence of risk predictors predates the clinical event and further understanding is warranted given the prevalence and potentially serious consequences of the MetS and recurrent HF rehospitalizations. In this mini-review, we examined recent published data that address MetS and sex-specific differences within the context of HF rehospitalization, and determined contributions from machine-learning approaches.

Keywords

Heart failure, Metabolic syndrome, Rehospitalization

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