TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  De Luca, Leonardo
AU  -  Gheorghiade, Mihai
T1  -  Hospitalization for worsening chronic heart failure
PY  -  2004
Y1  -  2004-10-01
JO  -  Archivi - Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia
JA  -  Ital Heart J Suppl
VL  -  5
IS  -  10
SP  -  55
EP  -  62
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  1972-6481
Y2  -  2026/04/13
N2  -  The total number of admissions for heart failure (HF) in the United States is approaching 1 million/ year. HF is the number one volume diagnosis in the Medicare health system. Readmission rates are as high as 30 to 60% within 3 to 6 months after discharge even in patients without renal failure, low blood pressure or significant arrhythmias.<BR>Patients admitted with HF can be classified into three categories: new-onset HF (5% of total admissions), end-stage or refractory HF (5%), and worsening chronic HF (90%).<BR>This review will focus on the epidemiology, prognosis, pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment of patients hospitalized for worsening chronic HF.
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