Health Care Utilization and Death in Patients With Heart Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the 1-year health care utilization and mortality in persons living with heart failure (HF) before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Patients and methods

Residents of a 9-county area in southeastern Minnesota aged 18 years or older with a HF diagnosis on January 1, 2019; January 1, 2020; and January 1, 2021, were identified and followed up for 1-year for vital status, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations.

Results

We identified 5631 patients with HF (mean age, 76 years; 53% men) on January 1, 2019, 5996 patients (mean age, 76 years; 52% men) on January 1, 2020, and 6162 patients (mean age, 75 years; 54% men) on January 1, 2021. After adjustment for comorbidities and risk factors, patients with HF in 2020

SUBMITTER: Manemann SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature