Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Relevance of Different Types of Caregivers for Elderly Patients with Acute Heart Failure-Analysis from the RICA Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with heart failure encompass a heterogeneous group, but they are mostly elderly patients with a large burden of comorbid conditions.

Objective

The aim of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics and the prognostic impact on hospital admissions and mortality in a population of patients with HF with different types of caregivers (family members, professionals, and the patient himself).

Methods

We conducted an observational study from a prospective registry. Patients from the National Registry of Heart Failure (RICA), which belongs to the Working Group on Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI), were included. Patients with heart failure were classified, according to the type of main careg

SUBMITTER: Mendez-Bailon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225050 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature