Table 5.
Population stratified by discharge diagnosis and then subcategorized by a discrepant or congruent diagnosis based on cardiology diagnosis. Data are presented as median and interquartile ranges or frequencies and percentages as appropriate.
| Discharge Diagnosis | ||||||||
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| No AHFS | AHFS | |||||||
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| What was the cardiology diagnosis? | What was the cardiology diagnosis? | |||||||
| No AHFS | AHFS | No AHFS | AHFS | |||||
| Demographics | ||||||||
| Age (years) | 60 | 49–73 | 65 | 51–73 | 66 | 56–82 | 64 | 51–76 |
| Female | 74 | 44.0 | 9 | 39.1 | 18 | 46.2 | 116 | 45.8 |
| African American | 55 | 32.7 | 6 | 26.1 | 14 | 35.9 | 89 | 35.2 |
| Caucasian | 113 | 67.3 | 17 | 73.9 | 25 | 64.1 | 163 | 64.4 |
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| Vital Signs | ||||||||
| Heart Rate (beats/min) | 88 | 76–100 | 90 | 75–98 | 83 | 73–102 | 87 | 74–103 |
| Temperature (degrees F) | 98.00 | 97.4–98.6 | 97.80 | 97.1–98.1 | 97.80 | 97.3–98.1 | 97.80 | 97.2–98.2 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 140 | 123–159 | 136 | 117–157 | 129 | 109–150 | 140 | 123–160 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 78 | 67–91 | 72 | 64–90 | 70 | 62–82 | 82 | 69–94 |
| Respiratory Rate | 20 | 18–22 | 20 | 18–26 | 18 | 17–20 | 20 | 18–24 |
| Oxygen Saturation | 96 | 94–98 | 95 | 90–98 | 97 | 95–98 | 96 | 93–98 |
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| Lab Values | ||||||||
| BNP (pg/ml) | 118.50 | 38–318 | 1001.50 | 485–3109 | 114.00 | 63–459 | 782.00 | 366–1517 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 138.00 | 136–140 | 138.00 | 135–142 | 137.00 | 133–140 | 138.00 | 136–140 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 116.00 | 99–144 | 127.00 | 99–168 | 123.00 | 99–163 | 118.50 | 102–148 |
| BUN (mg/dl) | 15.00 | 11–27 | 33.50 | 22–62 | 21.00 | 15–38 | 23.00 | 14–40 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 1.16 | 0.9–1.6 | 1.99 | 1.3–6.7 | 1.31 | 1.0–1.8 | 1.32 | 1.0–2.1 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 12.50 | 11.1–13.9 | 11.80 | 10.0–13.2 | 12.60 | 11.4–13.6 | 12.40 | 11.0–13.9 |
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| Chest X-ray Findings | ||||||||
| Pulmonary Edema | 6 | 3.7 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.6 | 28 | 11.2 |
| Infiltrates | 45 | 27.4 | 6 | 26.1 | 6 | 15.4 | 57 | 22.9 |
| Pleural Effusion | 33 | 20.1 | 7 | 30.4 | 5 | 12.8 | 78 | 31.3 |
| Interstitial Edema | 8 | 4.9 | 8 | 34.8 | 1 | 2.6 | 28 | 11.2 |
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| Exam Findings | ||||||||
| Rales or Crackles | 81 | 48.5 | 13 | 56.5 | 19 | 48.7 | 139 | 55.8 |
| S3 Gallop | 6 | 4.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 4 | 10.8 | 33 | 15.6 |
| JVD | 24 | 17.3 | 4 | 25.0 | 7 | 21.2 | 61 | 29.6 |
| Extremity Edema | 98 | 58.7 | 13 | 56.5 | 26 | 72.2 | 153 | 61.2 |
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| Medical History | ||||||||
| Renal Disease | 26 | 15.5 | 11 | 47.8 | 8 | 20.5 | 63 | 24.9 |
| Heart Failure | 63 | 37.5 | 19 | 82.6 | 34 | 87.2 | 220 | 87.0 |
| COPD | 84 | 50.0 | 14 | 60.9 | 16 | 41.0 | 90 | 35.6 |
| Hypertension | 141 | 83.9 | 20 | 87.0 | 37 | 94.9 | 217 | 85.8 |
| Myocardial Infarction | 36 | 21.4 | 12 | 52.2 | 13 | 33.3 | 103 | 40.7 |
| CABG | 28 | 16.7 | 7 | 30.4 | 7 | 17.9 | 76 | 30.0 |
| Pacemaker | 19 | 11.3 | 4 | 17.4 | 13 | 33.3 | 67 | 26.5 |
| ICD | 16 | 9.5 | 3 | 13.0 | 9 | 23.1 | 56 | 22.1 |
BP=blood pressure; BNP=B-type natriuretic peptide; BUN=blood urea nitrogen; JVP=jugular venous pressure; CRI=chronic renal insufficiency; COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CABG=coronary artery bypass grafting; ICD=implantable cardioverter defibrillator