Hospitalizations for heart failure: still major differences between East and West Germany 30 years after reunification.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Heart failure (HF) is the most common primary inpatient diagnosis in Germany. We examined temporal trends of HF hospitalization within Germany focusing on regional differences.

Methods and results

We analysed aggregated data of more than 320 million hospitalizations in Germany from 2000 to 2017. Temporal trends of HF-related parameters were analysed, focusing on regional differences between the federal states. The absolute number of HF-related hospitalizations throughout Germany increased continuously and almost doubled (from 239 694 to 464 724 cases, +94%) with the relative increase being higher in East Germany compared with West Germany (119% vs. 88%). These regional differences persisted after age standardization with 609 and 490 cases per 100 000 population, respect

SUBMITTER: Dorr M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8318397 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature