Association between heart failure quality of care and mortality: a population-based cohort study using nationwide registries.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To evaluate the quality of heart failure (HF) care using the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) quality indicators (QIs) for HF and to assess whether better quality of care is associated with improved outcomes.

Methods and results

We performed a nationwide cohort study using the Swedish HF registry, consisting of patients with any type of HF at their first outpatient visit or hospitalization. Independent participant data for quality of HF care was evaluated against the ESC QIs for HF, and association with mortality estimated using multivariable Cox regression. In total, 43 704 patients from 80 hospitals across Sweden enrolled between 2013-2019 were included, with median follow-up 23.6 months. Of the 16 QIs for HF, 13 could be measured and 5 were inversely associated w

SUBMITTER: Batra G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099535 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature