EUR Observational Research Programme: regional differences and 1-year follow-up results of the Heart Failure Pilot Survey (ESC-HF Pilot)
Population
Patients with acute and chronic heart failure
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1-year
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Persistent acute HF mortality risk warrants targeted strategies; this cohort study leaves open causal benefits of evidence-based chronic HF therapies.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with acute and chronic heart failure
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Outcome
1-year prognosis and outcome profile
The ESC-HF Pilot survey demonstrates that acute HF retains a poor prognosis, whereas evidence-based treatments have improved outcomes in chronic HF, with notable regional variations across Europe.
Cite This Study
Maggioni et al. (2013) studied this question.