Epidemiology of paediatric chronic heart failure in Germany-A population-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Paediatric chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with significant morbidity. The aim of this study was to describe paediatric CHF epidemiology in Germany.

Methods and results

This is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of anonymized healthcare claims data in the InGef database. This database includes longitudinal data from a representative sample of the German population of approximately 4.8 million insured members. We included individuals <18 years from 2016 to 2021. CHF was defined by ≥2 diagnoses in different quarters of the year as inpatient or outpatient, using ICD-10-GM codes I50.- or P29.0. The number of eligible children in the database was 674 462 in 2016 and 660 692 in 2021. Prevalence of CHF per 100 000 children was 20.6 [95% confidence interval (CI)

SUBMITTER: Bobrowski A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11631234 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature