Key result
One-year survival for new heart failure diagnoses increases ~7% between 2000 and 2016.
Why the study?
Reliable estimates of short-term and long-term survival rates for patients diagnosed with heart failure, along with temporal trends by diagnosis year, hospital admission, and socioeconomic group, were needed.
Population
55 959 patients aged 45 and over with new heart failure and 278 679 matched controls
Comparison
Patients with new heart failure diagnosis vs age- and sex-matched controls
Design
Population based cohort study
Authors
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Modest survival gains in UK heart failure should not yet change practice; extends temporal trends but leaves mechanisms and equity gaps open.
Cohort (n=55,959)
Yes
Effect estimate: HR 3.36 (95% CI 3.31-3.42)
p-value: p=<0.001
Survival after a heart failure diagnosis in the UK has shown only modest improvement since 2000, with persistent socioeconomic inequalities and significantly worse outcomes for those requiring hospital admission at the time of diagnosis.
Taylor et al. (2019) conducted a cohort in heart failure (n=55,959). Survival rates at one year improved from 74.2% in 2000 to 80.8% in 2016, indicating a 6.6% increase over time in patients with new diagnoses of heart failure.
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