Journal article
Substantial decline in hospital admissions for heart failure accompanied by increased community mortality during COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract
AIMS: We hypothesized that a decline in admissions with heart failure during COVID-19 pandemic would lead to a reciprocal rise in mortality for patients with heart failure in the community.
METHODS AND RESULTS: We used National Heart Failure Audit data to identify 36 974 adults who had a hospital admission with a primary diagnosis of heart failure between February and May in either 2018, 2019, or 2020. Hospital admissions for heart failure in …
Authors
Shoaib A; Van Spall HGC; Wu J; Cleland JGF; McDonagh TA; Rashid M; Mohamed MO; Ahmed FZ; Deanfield J; de Belder M
Journal
European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 378–387
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
July 21, 2021
DOI
10.1093/ehjqcco/qcab040
ISSN
2058-5225