Familial Mortality Risks in Patients With Heart Failure-A Swedish Sibling Study.

ABSTRACT: Background The influence of familial factors on the prognosis of heart failure ( HF ) is unknown. This nationwide follow-up study aimed to determine familial mortality risks of HF among Swedish siblings hospitalized for HF . Methods and Results We linked several Swedish nationwide registers for individuals aged 0 to 80 years. The study population consisted of 373 people hospitalized for HF for the first time between 2000 and 2012 with 1 proband sibling previously hospitalized for HF for the first time between 2000 and 2007. Families with congenital heart disease were excluded. Familial hazard ratios ( HR s) for mortality after first HF hospitalization were determined with Cox regression. The influence of proband survival was categorized as short survival (<5 years) or long survival (≥5 yea

SUBMITTER: Lindgren MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6405608 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature