In-hospital mortality in heart failure in Germany during the Covid-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The Covid-19 pandemic affects care for cardiovascular conditions, but data on heart failure (HF) are scarce. This study aims to analyse HF care and in-hospital outcomes during the pandemic in Germany. A total of 9452 HF admissions were studied using claims data of 65 Helios hospitals; 1979 in the study period (13 March 30 April 2020) and 4691 and 2782 in two control periods (13 March to 30 April 2019 and 1 January to 12 March 2020). HF admissions declined compared with both control periods by 29-38%. Cardiac resynchronization therapy was implanted in 0.55% during the study period, 0.32% [odds ratio (OR) 1.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.68-4.04, P = 0.27] in the previous year and 0.43% (OR 1.35, 95% CI 0.64-2.84, P = 0.43) in the same year control. Intensive care treatment was 6.22% dur

SUBMITTER: Bollmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754920 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature