Regional differences in heart failure hospitalizations, mortality, and readmissions in Slovenia 2004-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Heart failure (HF) burden is displaying significant inter-regional differences within Europe and within countries. Due to limited data focusing on regional differences, our aim was to evaluate HF hospitalizations, readmissions, and mortality burden in Slovenian statistical regions.

Methods and results

The Slovenian National Hospitalization Discharge Registry was searched for HF hospitalizations in patients 20 years or over in the period 2004-12. Annual sex and age-standardized HF hospitalizations, mortality, and HF readmissions rates were calculated for Slovenia and for each Slovenian statistical region. Trends were evaluated using ANOVA. Multiple mixed effect logistic regression models, which included statistical region, admission year, sex, age, intensive care unit tr

SUBMITTER: Omersa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6816070 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature