Hospital Cost of Heart Failure at the Cardiology Department of the National Reference Teaching Hospital, N’Djamena (Chad)

Introduction: Heart failure is a major public health problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost of hospitalization for heart failure patients. Patients and method: This was a prospective descriptive and analytical study carried out in the cardiology department of the National Reference Teaching Hospital of N'Djamena from May 1st, 2022, to April 30, 2023. Patients hospitalized for heart failure were included. The financial cost was expressed in FCFA. Results: 306 patients hospitalized during the study period for heart failure, 106 (34.6%) of whom met the inclusion criteria. The average age was 51 ± 18 years old (with extremes of 17 to 86 years old) with a sex ratio of 0.79. The average direct cost of hospitalization was 227.812 ± 63.008 FCFA for an average duration of 10 days. Conclusion: Heart failure is a frequent condition in cardiology practice in Chad and diagnosis must be made early in order to implement effective therapies, at reasonable cost and accessible on a case-by-case basis.