Management and outcomes of heart failure hospitalization among older adults in the United States and Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Despite advances in therapies, the disease burden of heart failure (HF) has been rising globally. International comparisons of HF management and outcomes may reveal care patterns that improve outcomes. Accordingly, we examined clinical management and patient outcomes in older adults hospitalized for acute HF in the United States (US) and Japan.

Methods

We identified patients aged >65 who were hospitalized for HF in 2013 using US Medicare data and the Japanese Registry of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (JROADHF). We described patient characteristics, management, and healthcare utilization and compared outcomes using multivariable Cox regression during and after HF hospitalization.

Results

Among 11 193 Japanese and 120 289 US patients, age and sex distributions

SUBMITTER: Bates BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11424315 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature