In an elderly, predominantly female cohort admitted to an internal medicine department for acute heart failure, in-hospital mortality was 19.6% and the 30-day readmission rate was 9.9%.
Cohort (n=280)
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Elderly patients admitted to internal medicine for acute heart failure exhibit high rates of HFpEF, multimorbidity, and adverse outcomes, with advanced age, renal dysfunction, and elevated NT-proBNP serving as key prognostic indicators.
This elderly IMD-HF cohort, mainly female and multimorbid, showed high HFpEF prevalence and adverse outcomes. NT-proBNP, renal function, haemoglobin, and non-cardiac causes of HF decompensation were key prognostic indicators.
Kaplinsky et al. (Wed,) conducted a cohort in Acute heart failure (n=280). In an elderly, predominantly female cohort admitted to an internal medicine department for acute heart failure, in-hospital mortality was 19.6% and the 30-day readmission rate was 9.9%.