Early and long-term outcomes of heart failure in elderly persons, 2001-2005.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The treatment of chronic heart failure has improved during the past 2 decades, but little is known about whether the improvements are reflected in trends in early and long-term mortality and hospital readmission.

Methods

In a retrospective cohort study of 2 540 838 elderly Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with heart failure between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2005, we examined early and long-term all-cause mortality and hospital readmission and patient- and hospital-level predictors of these outcomes.

Results

Unadjusted in-hospital mortality declined from 5.1% to 4.2% during the study (P < .001), but 30-day, 180-day, and 1-year all-cause mortality remained fairly constant at 11%, 26%, and 37%, respectively. Nearly 1 in 4 patients were readmitted wi

SUBMITTER: Curtis LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2629051 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature