Between 1986 and 1993, initial heart failure hospitalizations in the US Medicare population increased, while in-hospital mortality decreased and discharges to post-acute care facilities increased.
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May reflect improved acute HF care amid rising elderly incidence; hypothesis-generating for modern trends and care transitions.
Croft et al. (1997) studied this question.
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