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- Title
Real-World Clinical Burden of Newly Diagnosed Heart failure in Thai Patients.
- Authors
Boonyapiphat, Thanita; Tangkittikasem, Thidaporn; Torpongpun, Artit; Senthong, Vichai; Jiampo, Panyapat
- Abstract
Introduction: There are limited data on the burden of newly diagnosed patients with heart failure (HF) in Thailand. Thus, this study aimed to fully understand the hospitalization, rehospitalization, mortality rates, demographics and characteristics, and quality of care in these patients. Method: A retrospective review of all eligible adult patients' medical records from 2018 and 2019 was conducted at five hospitals. The patients were newly diagnosed with HF, as indicated by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 code "I50." Descriptive statistics was used to investigate patients' hospital burden and clinical outcome data. Results: There were 1134 patients newly diagnosed with HF, classified as HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) (44.0, 40.0, and 16.0%, respectively). The male-to-female ratios in HFmrEF and HFpEF were similar. In contrast, the proportion of men with HFrEF was greater. The mean age of all patients was 66.0 years. The hospitalization rate was 1.3. Rehospitalization rates for HF-related issues were 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.5 at 30 days, 60 days, 180 days, and 1 year, respectively. The percentage of deaths from all causes among these patients was 9.8%, while the percentage of deaths from cardiovascular-related causes was 8.5%. Only a small proportion of patients received a target dose of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). Conclusions: The study revealed that the characteristics, hospitalization rate for HF, and in-hospital mortality rate among newly diagnosed patients with HF were higher compared to similar studies conducted in Thailand and other countries. Moreover, a high quality of care is needed to improve the morbidity and mortality associated with HF in Thailand.
- Subjects
THAILAND; HEART failure patients; HEART failure; NOSOLOGY; MEDICAL records; VENTRICULAR ejection fraction; HOSPITAL patients
- Publication
Cardiology & Therapy, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 2, p415
- ISSN
2193-8261
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s40119-024-00366-5