Influence of Hospitalization for Cardiovascular Versus Noncardiovascular Reasons on Subsequent Mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Across the Spectrum of Ejection Fraction

BACKGROUND: Noncardiovascular (non-CV) comorbidities may contribute to hospitalizations in patients with heart failure (HF). We examined the incidence of mortality following hospitalization for cardiovascular (CV) versus non-CV reasons in the Candesartan in Heart Failure: Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and Morbidity (CHARM) Program. METHODS AND RESULTS: First hospitalizations for CV or non-CV reasons during the CHARM trial (N=7599) were …