Does HFpEF have a higher association with 30-day hospital readmission compared to HFrEF?
HFpEF is an independent risk factor for 30-day hospital readmission, highlighting the need for targeted multidisciplinary management to reduce readmissions.
OBJECTIVE: Several studies identify heart failure (HF) as a potential risk for hospital readmission; however, studies on predictability of heart failure readmission is limited. The objective of this work was to investigate whether a specific type of heart failure (HFpEF or HFrEF) has a higher association to the rate of 30-day hospital readmission and compare their predictability with the two risk scores: HOSPITAL score and LACE index. DESIGN: Retrospective study from single academic center. METHODS: values of 0.05 or less were further analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. Odds ratio was used to measure potential risk. RESULTS: value of 0.001. CONCLUSIONS: Our data from an academic tertiary care center supports HFpEF as an independent risk factor for readmission. Multidisciplinary management of HFpEF may be an important target for interventions to reduce hospital readmissions.
Regmi et al. (Mon,) studied this question.