1. Temporal Trends in Heart Failure Management and Outcomes: Insights From a Japanese Multicenter Registry of Tertiary Care Centers
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Ryo Nakamaru, Shun Kohsaka, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Takashi Kohno, Ayumi Goda, Yuji Nagatomo, Mitsunobu Kitamura, Shintaro Nakano, Makoto Takei, Atsushi Mizuno, and Tsutomu Yoshikawa
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acute heart failure ,left ventricular ejection fraction ,mortality ,temporal trend ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Background The management of heart failure (HF) has markedly changed, due to changes in demographics and the emergence of novel pharmacotherapies. However, detailed analyses on the temporal trends in characteristics and outcomes among patients with HF are scarcely available. This study aimed to assess the temporal trends over 11 years in clinical management and outcomes in patients with HF. Methods and Results We analyzed data from a multicenter registry of hospitalized patients with acute HF, including 6877 patients registered from 2011 to 2021. Age‐adjusted mortality was calculated using standardized mortality ratios. During the study period, mean age increased from 75.2 years in 2011 to 2012 to 76.4 years in 2020 to 2021 (P for trend more...
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- 2023
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