PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Phil ED - Miró, Òscar TI - Precipitants of ADHF Affect 90-Day Outcome DP - 2014 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 13--14 VI - 14 IP - 42 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/42/13.2.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/42/13.2.full AB - Patients with acute decompensated heart failure are frequently treated in the emergency department prior to being admitted to the hospital. This article discusses data from the PAPRICA-2 study showing that, in almost 75% of these patients, it is possible to identify =1 precipitant of the decompensation, and these factors can be used to predict mortality risk and the probability of ED readmission.