Impact of a heart failure multidisciplinary clinic on the reduction of healthcare-related events and costs: the GEstIC study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of hospitalization in the elderly in developed countries and significantly impacts public health expenditures. Patients with HF usually have associated comorbidities that require multidisciplinary management. This study aims to demonstrate the benefits of a multidisciplinary clinic in reducing all-cause hospitalizations and HF events (HF hospitalizations and urgent HF visits) in a real-world setting. Finally, the study evaluates the associated costs of HF events.

Methods

This observational study included patients admitted to GEstIC, a multidisciplinary Portuguese HF clinic, from January 2013 to February 2019, who had one-year follow-up. Hospitalizations and HF events, total days spent in the hospital during HF hospitalizat

SUBMITTER: Rego R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576556 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature