biostudies-literatureUnknown15(20)Loutati R<b>Background</b>: Intensive Cardiovascular Care Units (ICCUs) are critical in managing high-acuity cardiovascular conditions, yet contemporary data on evolving admission patterns and their association with outcomes are limited. <b>Methods</b>: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all patients admitted to a tertiary-care ICCU between July 2019 and December 2024. Patients were stratified by admission period: early (2019-2021) and late (2022-2024). Baseline characteristics, index diagnosis, interventions, complications, and mortality outcomes were compared. The primary endpoints were in-hospital and one-year mortality. <b>Results</b>: The study included 6266 patients (median age 69 years, 32% female). Of them, 3125 and 3141 patients were admitted in the early and late periods, respecDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2563https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12564537biostudies-literatureShifting Trends in Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit Admission Patterns: Retrospective Insights and Prospective Implications.PMC12564537Fink NAbu-Salman ANaimark ATvito AMamas MATaha LLoutati RWiener-Well YAsher EShuvy MKarmi MSabouret PMerin OGlikson MfalseShifting Trends in Intensive Cardiovascular Care Unit Admission Patterns: Retrospective Insights and Prospective Implications.<b>Background</b>: Intensive Cardiovascular Care Units (ICCUs) are critical in managing high-acuity cardiovascular conditions, yet contemporary data on evolving admission patterns and their association with outcomes are limited. <b>Methods</b>: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all patients admitted to a tertiary-care ICCU between July 2019 and December 2024. Patients were stratified by admission period: early (2019-2021) and late (2022-2024). Baseline characteristics, index diagnosis, interventions, complications, and mortality outcomes were compared. The primary endpoints were in-hospital and one-year mortality. <b>Results</b>: The study included 6266 patients (median age 69 years, 32% female). Of them, 3125 and 3141 patients were admitted in the early and late periods, respec2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Oct2026-05-14T03:18:51.031Z2026-05-14T03:11:04.277ZS-EPMC125645374115323610.3390/diagnostics15202563