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September 18, 2026JACC Heart Failure

Contemporary Trends in Outcomes After Heart Failure Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries

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MUMuhammad UsmanAGAmritesh GrewalNKNeil Keshvani

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Overview

Retrospective cohort analysis reveals evolving mortality and readmission patterns in older heart failure patients, highlighting a critical need to improve post-discharge transitional care.

Key Points

  • Evaluate longitudinal trends in readmission and mortality among Medicare beneficiaries following hospitalization for heart failure.
  • Analyzed Medicare administrative claims data for beneficiaries admitted with a primary diagnosis of heart failure.
  • Evaluated secular trends in post-discharge clinical endpoints, including 30-day all-cause readmission and post-hospitalization mortality.
  • Demonstrated measurable shifts in transitional care outcomes following heart failure hospitalization across the examined period.
  • Reductions in 30-day readmissions were accompanied by persistent risks of post-discharge mortality among older patients.

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Usman et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aacf74f0c46fbdff987ddbbhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2026.103311
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