Global Variations in Heart Failure Etiology, Management, and Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Most epidemiological studies of heart failure (HF) have been conducted in high-income countries with limited comparable data from middle- or low-income countries.

Objective

To examine differences in HF etiology, treatment, and outcomes between groups of countries at different levels of economic development.

Design, setting, and participants

Multinational HF registry of 23 341 participants in 40 high-income, upper-middle-income, lower-middle-income, and low-income countries, followed up for a median period of 2.0 years.

Main outcomes and measures

HF cause, HF medication use, hospitalization, and death.

Results

Mean (SD) age of participants was 63.1 (14.9) years, and 9119 (39.1%) were female. The most common cause of HF was ischemic heart diseas

SUBMITTER: G-CHF Investigators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189564 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature