Global Comparison of Readmission Rates for Patients With Heart Failure

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) readmission rates are low in some jurisdictions. However, international comparisons are lacking and could serve as a foundation for identifying regional patient management strategies that could be shared to improve outcomes. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to summarize 30-day and 1-year all-cause readmission and mortality rates of hospitalized HF patients across countries and to explore potential differences in …

Authors

Foroutan F; Rayner DG; Ross HJ; Ehler T; Srivastava A; Shin S; Malik A; Benipal H; Yu C; Alexander Lau TH

Journal

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 82, No. 5, pp. 430–444

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

8 2023

DOI

10.1016/j.jacc.2023.05.040

ISSN

0735-1097

Associated Experts

Farid Foroutan

Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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