Multimorbidity patterns in patients with heart failure: an observational Spanish study based on electronic health records.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterise the comorbidities of heart failure (HF) in men and women, to explore their clustering into multimorbidity patterns, and to measure the impact of such patterns on the risk of hospitalisation and mortality.

Design

Observational retrospective population study based on electronic health records.

Setting

EpiChron Cohort (Aragón, Spain).

Participants

All the primary and hospital care patients of the EpiChron Cohort with a diagnosis of HF on 1 January 2011 (ie, 8488 women and 6182 men). We analysed all the chronic diseases registered in patients' electronic health records until 31 December 2011.

Primary outcome

We performed an exploratory factor analysis to identify the multimorbidity patterns in men and women, and logistic and Cox pr

SUBMITTER: Gimeno-Miguel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7008407 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature