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Heart failure hospitalizations in Brazil steadily declined among adults aged 40 and older from 2000 to 2021, whereas in-hospital mortality rates showed an upward trend across all age groups and sexes.
An editorial highlighting that despite a decline in heart failure hospitalizations in Brazil from 2000 to 2021, in-hospital mortality has increased, possibly due to admissions of more severe patients.
Heart failure (HF) accounts for a growing burden of disease and healthcare costs both globally and in Brazil. It represents the final common pathway of several cardiovascular diseases, including specific and well-defined conditions such as ischemic heart disease. Prevalence and incidence data have shown progressive increases over recent decades, with the current HF prevalence estimated at 2.5% among U.S. adults, and projected to reach 3.0% by 2030., HF-related hospital admissions are also on the rise in the United States. Meanwhile, [...]
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Adriana Lopes Latado (2025) conducted an editorial in Heart Failure. Temporal trends (2000-2021) was evaluated on Heart failure-related hospitalizations and in-hospital mortality. Heart failure hospitalizations in Brazil steadily declined among adults aged 40 and older from 2000 to 2021, whereas in-hospital mortality rates showed an upward trend across all age groups and sexes.
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