Temporal trends, sex-differences and outcomes of patients hospitalized for heart failure in Germany

Abstract Background Despite remarkable improvements in treatment of cardiovascular disease, heart failure (HF) is still characterized by a high mortality rate. Sex-specific differences in HF have been described, but underlying reasons are widely unexplored. Thus, we aimed to investigate sex differen...

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Published in:European heart journal 2020-11, Vol.41 (Supplement_2)
Main Authors: Goebel, S, Hobohm, L, Gori, T, Ostad, M.A, Muenzel, T, Wenzel, P, Keller, K
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract Background Despite remarkable improvements in treatment of cardiovascular disease, heart failure (HF) is still characterized by a high mortality rate. Sex-specific differences in HF have been described, but underlying reasons are widely unexplored. Thus, we aimed to investigate sex differences of patients hospitalized for HF in a nationwide cohort. Methods The nationwide German inpatient sample (2005–2016) was used for this sex-specific analyses. Temporal trends on hospitalizations, mortality, and treatments were analyzed and independent predictors of adverse outcomes identified. Results The present analysis comprises 4,538,977 hospitalizations due to HF (52.0%women) in Germany (2005–2016). Although women were older (median 82 (IQR75–87) vs. 76 (69–82), P
ISSN:0195-668X
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DOI:10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0976