March 9, 2013Circulation Heart Failure
Multicenter Prospective Observational Study on Acute and Chronic Heart Failure
Population
5610 patients, including 1855 hospitalized for acute heart failure and 3755 outpatients with chronic heart…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
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Implication
High post-discharge mortality after AHF admission warrants intensified surveillance; leaves open whether targeted interventions can narrow the gap versus stable CHF.
Structured PICO
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Population
5610 patients, including 1855 hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) (797 with de novo HF and 1058 with worsening HF) and 3755 outpatients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
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Outcome
Cumulative total mortality rate at 1 yearhard clinical
In a large prospective observational study, patients admitted for acute heart failure had a 1-year mortality rate of 24%, compared to 5.9% in chronic heart failure outpatients, highlighting the persistent high risk following acute decompensation.
Cite This Study
Tavazzi et al. (2013) studied this question.