Key result
Acute heart failure accounted for 4.7% of acute medical admissions and was associated with a 19.2% in-hospital mortality rate.
Population
348 patients with acute heart failure admitted as acute medical admissions to a district general hospital…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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Informs acute HF service planning in diverse communities; extends descriptive epidemiology but leaves open optimal management strategies.
Observational (n=348)
No
Acute heart failure is a common cause of medical admission with high in-hospital mortality, and routine hospital coding may underestimate its true prevalence.
Lip et al. (1997) conducted an observational in Acute heart failure (n=348). Acute heart failure was evaluated on In-hospital mortality. Acute heart failure accounted for 4.7% of acute medical admissions and was associated with a 19.2% in-hospital mortality rate.
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