Retrospective Study PloS one 2024 Canadian

Safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with heart failure: A retrospective cohort study.

Schiavo S, Brenna CTA, Albertini L, Djaiani G, Marinov A, Katznelson R — PloS one, 2024

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers retrospectively reviewed 23 patients with pre-existing heart failure who underwent elective hyperbaric oxygen therapy at two Canadian centers to analyze HBOT-related acute heart failure complications.

What They Found

Twenty-three patients with a history of heart failure (13 with HFpEF, 7 with HFrEF) completed an average of 39 elective hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions.

The study found no acute heart failure complications among these patients during or immediately after their therapy, suggesting its safety in this population.

Canadian Relevance

This study is highly relevant to Canadian patients as it was conducted at two Hyperbaric Centers in Ontario: Toronto General Hospital and Rouge Valley Hyperbaric Medical Centre.

Study Limitations

The retrospective design and small sample size of 23 patients limit the generalizability of these findings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Retrospective Study
Category	Cardiac
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	38330042
Year Published	2024
Journal	PloS one
MeSH Terms	Male; Humans; Heart Failure; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Function, Left; Retrospective Studies; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Pulmonary Edema; Prognosis; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left; Diuretics; Dyspnea

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