Determinants of mortality among seniors acutely readmitted for heart failure: racial disparities and clinical correlations

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Tuoyo O Mene-Afejuku, Tower Health System; Gini P Jeyashanmugaraja, Yale New Haven Health System; Mahfuz Hoq, Yale New Haven Health System; Olatunde Ola, Mayo Clinic Health System; Amit Shah, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-01-01
• Publisher: SCIENCE PRESS
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2022 JGC All rights reserved; www.jgc301.com
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2022.09.004
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 9
• Start Page: 719
• End Page: 724
• Keywords: Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Geriatrics & Gerontology; DISEASE; Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems; PROGNOSTIC VALUE; Cardiovascular System & Cardiology; Science & Technology; ELDERLY-PATIENTS; BLOOD-PRESSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; CROSSOVER; UPDATE; HYPONATREMIA
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Heart failure (HF) is a devastating condition characterized by a high rate of mortality.[1] About 6.2 million individuals are grappling with the burden of HF in the United States (U.S).[2] Of this over 6 million individuals affected with HF, a higher proportion is made up of people older than 65 years.[3,4] More than 50% of patients hospitalized due HF are older than 75 years.[5] Seniors do not just account for the greater proportion of individuals affected by HF but also have a worse outcome compared to younger individuals with HF.[6-14]