Design and Rationale of the National Tunisian Registry of Heart Failure (NATURE-HF): Protocol for a Multicenter Registry Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The frequency of heart failure (HF) in Tunisia is on the rise and has now become a public health concern. This is mainly due to an aging Tunisian population (Tunisia has one of the oldest populations in Africa as well as the highest life expectancy in the continent) and an increase in coronary artery disease and hypertension. However, no extensive data are available on demographic characteristics, prognosis, and quality of care of patients with HF in Tunisia (nor in North Africa).

Objective

The aim of this study was to analyze, follow, and evaluate patients with HF in a large nation-wide multicenter trial.

Methods

A total of 1700 patients with HF diagnosed by the investigator will be included in the National Tunisian Registry of Heart Failure study (NATURE-

SUBMITTER: Abid L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8581756 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature