The presence of bendopnea (lack of air that occurs during the first 30 s while bending
forward) in the population with heart failure (HF), both stable (ambulatory) and decompensated
(hospitalized) has been studied during the last years [
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
]. Its prevalence in stable heart failure patients (SHF) is around 28% and in patients
with decompensated heart failure (DHF) is increased to 48.8%, but its changes during
admission has not been studied yet. This 30% difference may be related to treatment,
congestion or HF decompensation. We conducted the present study to evaluate the evolution
of this symptom during admission in patients with decompensated heart failure.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: February 26, 2018
Accepted:
February 23,
2018
Received:
February 21,
2018
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