Key result
Heart failure hospitalizations in Italy increased from 193,042 in 2001 to 211,183 in 2003, accounting for 1.6% of all medical hospitalizations and 2% of global hospitalization costs in 2003.
Population
National hospital discharge data for heart failure in Italy from 2001 to 2003
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
3 years (2001-2003)
Authors
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Documents rising HF hospitalization burden in Italy; leaves open contemporary trends and mitigation strategies.
Observational
Yes
Heart failure hospitalizations in Italy steadily increased from 2001 to 2003, representing a major and growing healthcare burden.
Gigli et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Heart failure. Heart failure hospitalizations in Italy increased from 193,042 in 2001 to 211,183 in 2003, accounting for 1.6% of all medical hospitalizations and 2% of global hospitalization costs in 2003.
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