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  • Gerontology
  • Public Health
  • General Practice Research

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  • Heart failure (HF) disproportionately affects the aging population.
  • Existing clinical guidelines often overlook the complexity of managing multiple chronic conditions in HF patients.
  • Multimorbidity is a significant challenge in managing elderly patients with chronic diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the prevalence of heart failure (HF) in Australian general practice.
  • To determine the extent of multimorbidity among HF patients.
  • To identify common co-existing conditions in HF patients managed in primary care.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Bettering the Evaluation And Care of Health (BEACH) program.
  • Analyzed 25,790 general practitioner (GP) encounters with patients aged 45 years and older.
  • Examined HF prevalence, number of comorbidities, and common disease combinations between November 2012 and March 2016.

Main Results:

  • Heart failure (HF) was diagnosed in 4.34% of GP encounters with patients aged ≥45 years.
  • Nearly all HF patients (99.1%) had at least one additional chronic condition.
  • Over half (53.4%) of HF patients presented with six or more comorbidities, with hypertension and osteoarthritis being the most frequent pair.

Conclusions:

  • Approximately 1 in 20-25 GP encounters involve patients aged ≥45 with heart failure (HF) in Australia.
  • Multimorbidity is the norm, not the exception, for HF patients in general practice.
  • Clinical guidelines must be updated to incorporate comprehensive management strategies for multimorbidity in heart failure care.