Real world heart failure epidemiology and outcome: A population-based analysis of 88,195 patients

Núria Farré, Emili Vela, Montse Clèries, Montse Bustins, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Cristina Enjuanes, Pedro Moliner, Sonia Ruiz, José María Verdú-Rotellar, Josep Comín-Colet

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Abstract

Background Heart failure (HF) is frequent and its prevalence is increasing. We aimed to evaluate the epidemiologic features of HF patients, the 1-year follow-up outcomes and the independent predictors of those outcomes at a population level. Methods and results Population-based longitudinal study including all prevalent HF cases in Catalonia (Spain) on December 31st, 2012. Patients were divided in 3 groups: patients without a previous HF hospitalization, patients with a remote (>1 year) HF hospitalization and patients with a recent (<1 year) HF admission. We analyzed 1year all-cause and HF hospitalizations, and allcause mortality. Logistic regression was used to identify the independent predictors of each of those outcomes. A total of 88,195 patients were included. Mean age was 77 years, 55% were women. Comorbidities were frequent. Fourteen percent of patients had never been hospitalized, 71% had a remote HF hospitalization and 15% a recent hospitalization. At 1-year follow-up, all-cause and HF hospitalization were 53% and 8.8%, respectively. Oneyear all-cause mortality rate was 14%, and was higher in patients with a recent HF hospitalization (24%). The presence of diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation or chronic kidney disease was independently associated with all-cause and HF hospitalization and all-cause mortality. Hospital admissions and emergency department visits the previous year were also found to be independently associated with the three study outcomes. Conclusions Outcomes are different depending on the HF population studied. Some comorbidity, an allcause hospitalization or emergency department visit the previous year were associated with a worse outcome.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere0172745
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2017

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