The aging burden of hospitalization for heart failure in Chinese populations: evidence from the Macao Heart Failure Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the aging burden of hospitalization for heart failure in Chinese populations in Macao.

Methods

The Macao Heart Failure Study consists of patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute heart failure (AHF) at Centro Hospitalar Conde de São Januário (the only public hospital that provides medical care for the approximately 600, 000 residents of Macao) from January 2014 to December 2016. First, we investigated the relationship between socioeconomic development and epidemiological characteristics of HF in Macao. Then we assessed the patientso clinical features and outcomes according to the age groups.

Results

A total of 967 patients were included in the final analysis. The median age at admission was 82 years old. The advanced age at the admission of H

SUBMITTER: Lu ZN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568047 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature