Each one-year increase in the year of hospitalization for heart failure between 2010 and 2020 was associated with a 5% lower risk of 1-year all-cause mortality (HR 0.95).
Cohort (n=4,097)
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Despite a modest trend toward decreased 1-year mortality over time, the prognosis for patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure remains poor, with a 5-year mortality rate of 55.4%.
Effect estimate: HR 0.95 (95% CI 0.92-0.99)
p-value: p=0.012
AIMS: We analyzed the mortality risk and its predictors in patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF). METHODS: Patients discharged from hospitalization for acute decompensation of HF in 2010-2020 and younger than 86 years were followed (n=4097). We assessed the incidence and trends of all-cause death, its main predictors, and the pharmacotherapy recommended at discharge from the hospital. RESULTS: The 30 days all-cause mortality was in discharged patients 3.2%, while 1-year 20.4% and 5-years 55.4%. We observed a modest trend to decreased 1-year mortality risk over time. Any increase of year of hospitalization by one was associated with about 5% lower risk in the fully adjusted model. Regarding predictors of 1-year mortality risk, a positive association was found for age over 65, history of malignancy, and peak brain natriuretic peptide during hospitalization ≥10times higher than normal concentration. In contrast, as protective factors, we identified LDL ≥1.8 mmol/L, treatment with beta-blockers, renin-angiotensin axis blockers, statins, and implanted cardioverter in the same regression model. The ejection fraction category and primary etiology of HF (coronary artery disease vs. others) did not significantly affect the mortality risk in a fully adjusted model. CONCLUSIONS: Despite advances in cardiovascular disease management over the last two decades, the prognosis of patients hospitalized for heart failure remained highly unfavorable.
Mayer et al. (Thu,) conducted a cohort in Heart failure (n=4,097). Year of hospitalization was evaluated on 1-year all-cause mortality (HR 0.95, 95% CI 0.92-0.99, p=0.012). Each one-year increase in the year of hospitalization for heart failure between 2010 and 2020 was associated with a 5% lower risk of 1-year all-cause mortality (HR 0.95).