Low Systolic Blood Pressure on Admission Predicts Mortality in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Due to Moderate to Severe Aortic Stenosis

Background:We investigated the relationship between admission systolic blood pressure (SBP) and all-cause mortality in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) due to aortic stenosis (AS).Methods and Results:We retrospectively reviewed the data for 71 consecutive patients (mean age 85±7 years) who had been hospitalized for ADHF due to AS between January 2006 and August 2012. The primary endpoint of the study was the 1-year all-cause mortality. Clinical outcomes of patients who survived and those who died during a 1-year period were compared. Low admission SBP was defined as –1·1.73 m–2, P=0.005), and left ventricular ejection fraction Conclusions:Low admission SBP is associated with significantly higher 1-year all-cause mortality in patients hospitalized for ADHF due to AS. (Circ J 2014; 78: 2455–2459)