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

• 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
• Journal Title: JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
• Volume: Volume 19, Number 9
• Publisher: SCIENCE PRESS | 2022-01-01, Pages 719-724
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2022.09.004
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery
• Keywords: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems; Geriatrics & Gerontology; Cardiovascular System & Cardiology; ELDERLY-PATIENTS; PROGNOSTIC VALUE; BLOOD-PRESSURE; DISEASE; UPDATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYPONATREMIA; CROSSOVER

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]