A National Perspective on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Heart Failure Hospitalizations in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nationwide data of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on Heart Failure (HF) hospitalizations is lacking. We conducted this study to elucidate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HF hospitalizations. Additionally, we assessed the differences in hospitalization characteristics during the pandemic and the impact that a concurrent diagnosis of COVID-19 has on various outcomes and predictors of inpatient mortality among patients admitted for HF.

Methods

The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database was queried for all hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of HF between 2017 - 2020. Monthly HF hospitalizations were trended longitudinally over this period. Beginning April 1, 2020, concurrent COVID-19 infections were identified. Subsequently, we stratified HF hospitaliz

SUBMITTER: Mishra T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10121154 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature