From: Anemia and chronic kidney disease are associated with poor outcomes in heart failure patients
Inhospital mortality N = 955 | 30 day readmission N = 866 | |||
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Patients Characteristics | N | N dead (%) 89 (9.3%) | N | N Readmitted (%) 116 (13.4%) |
Hospital A | 411 | 41 (10.0) | 370 | 43 (11.6) |
Hospital B | 544 | 48 (8.8) | 496 | 73 (14.7) |
Age (N = 955) | ||||
16 – 60 years | 114 | 7 (6.1) | 107 | 18 (16.8) |
61 – 70 years | 172 | 12 (7.0) | 160 | 20 (12.5) |
71 – 80 years | 282 | 23 (8.2) | 259 | 43 (16.6) |
> 80 years | 387 | 47 (12.1) | 340 | 35 (10.3) |
Sex (N = 954) | ||||
Male | 518 | 49 (9.5) | 469 | 64 (13.7) |
Female | 436 | 40 (9.2) | 396 | 52 (13.1) |
Previous history HF (N = 876) | 514 | 50 (9.7) | 464 | 51 (11.0)* |
Prior MI (N = 945) | 322 | 29 (9.0) | 293 | 35 (12.0) |
COPD, bronchitis, emphysema (N = 944) | 188 | 26 (13.8)* | 162 | 32 (19.8)* |
Hypertension (N = 950) | 577 | 49 (8.5) | 528 | 68 (12.9) |
Diabetes (N = 952) | 221 | 20 8 (9.0) | 201 | 34 (16.9) |
Current smoker (N = 930) | 141 | 13 (9.2) | 128 | 24 (18.8)* |
Symptoms and findings | ||||
PND (N = 608) | 163 | 9 (5.5) | 154 | 24 8 (15.6) |
DOE (N = 849) | 672 | 49 (7.3) | 623 | 80 (12.8) |
Orthopnea (N = 655) | 330 | 22 (6.7) | 308 | 43 (14.0) |
Leg edema (N = 791) | 438 | 39 (8.9) | 399 | 55 (13.8) |
Pulmonary rales (N = 815) | 508 | 35 (6.9) | 473 | 53 (11.2) |
S3 gallop (N = 757) | 39 | 2 (5.1) | 37 | 3 (8.1) |
JVD (N = 700) | 236 | 20 (8.5) | 216 | 31 (14.4) |
Atrial fibrillation (N = 797) | 221 | 9 (4.1) | 212 | 24 (11.3) |