Heart failure, post-hospital mortality and renal function in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine one-year, post-hospital mortality and the predictors of mortality in Tanzanian adults with heart failure (HF) compared to other admitted adults.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study we consecutively enrolled medical inpatients admitted during a 3-month period, screened for HF and followed until 12 months after hospital discharge. Standardized history, physical examination, echocardiography and laboratory investigations were obtained during hospital presentation. The primary outcome was one-year post-discharge mortality. The secondary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Cox regression adjusted for age and sex was used.

Results

During the study period, we enrolled 558 adults; 145 had HF and 107 of these survived until discharge. Patients with H

SUBMITTER: Kingery JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5570474 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature