Although overall mortality has changed little between 2002 and 2013, noncardiovascular mortality has increased, especially among the oldest old.
We have made substantial progress in improving outcomes for patients with ischemic heart disease, but what about for patients with heart failure? Investigators examined a clinical database of about 7% of the U.K. population to assess trends in 1-year mortality and hospital admissions among 86,833 patients with a diagnosis of incident heart failure from 2002 through 2013 (aged ≥80, 48%; ≥3 comorbidities, 79%; women, 49%).
The 1-year mortality was 32%; it declined modestly over the study period, with a rate ratio of 0.94 in an analysis adjusted for sex, age, comorbidities, and socioeconomic status. However, causes of death shifted. Cardiovascular causes dropped by 27%, but noncardiovascular causes increased by 22%. In 2013, cardiovascular caus…
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DisclosuresConsultant/Advisory BoardUnited Healthcare; Element Science; Eyedentifeye, F-Prime
EquityHugo Health; Refactor Health; Element Science
Grant/Research SupportPfizer; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Janssen Research and Development, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Cancer Institute; American Heart Association