Key result
Noncardiovascular hospitalization in heart failure carried a subsequent mortality rate similar to cardiovascular hospitalization among 30-day survivors (14.6 vs 14.5 per 100 patient-years; P=0.62).
Why the study?
Does hospitalization for non-cardiovascular reasons compared to cardiovascular reasons affect subsequent mortality in patients with chronic heart failure?
Cohort (n=7,599)
Does hospitalization for non-cardiovascular reasons compared to cardiovascular reasons affect subsequent mortality in patients with chronic heart failure?
Absolute Event Rate: 14.5% vs 14.6%
p-value: p=0.62
Non-cardiovascular hospitalization in heart failure patients is associated with a similar long-term mortality risk as cardiovascular hospitalization among 30-day survivors, regardless of ejection fraction.
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Non-CV hospitalizations flag high mortality risk in HF survivors; leaves open whether targeted prevention alters outcomes.
Desai et al. (2014) conducted a cohort in Chronic Heart Failure (n=7,599). Hospitalization for cardiovascular reasons vs. Hospitalization for noncardiovascular reasons was evaluated on Subsequent mortality among 30-day survivors (p=0.62). Noncardiovascular hospitalization in heart failure carried a subsequent mortality rate similar to cardiovascular hospitalization among 30-day survivors (14.6 vs 14.5 per 100 patient-years; P=0.62).
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