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Improved survival after heart failure: a community-based perspective.

Samuel W Joffe¹, Kristy Webster, David D McManus

¹Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.

Journal of the American Heart Association

|May 17, 2013

Summary

Survival rates for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients improved between 1995 and 2004. However, long-term prognosis remains poor, with less than one-third surviving five years, especially older patients with comorbidities.

Keywords:

acute heart failure population surveillance survival time trends

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Cardiology
Public Health
Epidemiology

Background:

Heart failure is a prevalent, costly disease with poor prognosis.
Evidence-based therapies offer improved outcomes for heart failure.
Few studies examine survival trends in acute heart failure patients.

Purpose of the Study:

Describe survival trends in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients.
Examine patient characteristics linked to decreased long-term survival.

Main Methods:

Population-based study of 9748 ADHF hospitalizations.
Data collected from 11 central Massachusetts medical centers.
Analysis of survival at 1, 2, and 5 years post-discharge across multiple years (1995-2004).

Main Results:

ADHF patients in 2004 were older and more comorbid than in 1995.
In-hospital, 1, 2, and 5-year post-discharge survival significantly improved.
Five-year survival increased from 20% (1995) to 29% (2004).

Conclusions:

ADHF patient population aged and became more comorbid from 1995-2004.
Significant survival improvements were observed.
Long-term prognosis remains poor; <33% survived 5 years in 2004.