European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Background: Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is one of the common cause for admission in emergency medical units. Patients admitted with Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) have high in-hospital mortality. This study aims at evaluating the prognostic significance of hepatic dysfunction in patients admitted with Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF ). Methods: 84 patients admitted with Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) were evaluated for hepatic dysfunction using MELD ( Model for Endstage Liver Disease ) score and MELD-Na (MELD Sodium) score. They where followed up during their course in hospital and the outcome in terms of mortality was measured. Results: 57 patients survived and 27 patients died during hospitalisation. The MELD and MELD-Na scores of those patients who died during hospitalization were significantly high when compared to those who survived.