Key result
The number of heart failure patients and hospital stays more than doubled when both primary and secondary discharge diagnoses were included, suggesting an increasing prevalence in Sweden.
Observational
Yes
Despite a reduction in hospital beds, the prevalence of heart failure and related hospitalizations in Sweden have increased over the last decade.
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May signal rising HF burden in Sweden despite fewer beds; leaves open whether trends reflect true prevalence or coding changes.
Mejhert et al. (2001) conducted an observational in Heart failure. The number of heart failure patients and hospital stays more than doubled when both primary and secondary discharge diagnoses were included, suggesting an increasing prevalence in Sweden.
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