Trends in Prevalence and Outcome of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction  

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Owan, Theophilus E. ; Hodge, David O. ; Herges, Regina M ; Jacobsen, Steven J. ; Roger, Veronique L. ; Redfield, Margaret M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The New England Journal of Medicine (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 355 no. 03 (Jul. 2006), page 251.

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BACKGROUND The prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction may be changing as Fn a result of changes in population demographics and in the prevalence and treat- T ment of risk factors for heart failure. Changes in the prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction may contribute to changes in the natural history of heart M failure. We performed a study to define secular trends in the prevalence of heart M failure with preserved ejection fraction among patients at a single institution over a 15-year period. METHODS N We studied all consecutive patients hospitalized with decompensated heart failure Co. at Mayo Clinic Hospitals in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1987 through 2001. We classified patients as having either preserved or reduced ejection fraction. The patients were also classified as community patients (Olmsted County residents) or referral patients. Secular trends in the type of heart failure, associated cardiovascular disease, and survival were defined. RESULTS A total of 6076 patients with heart failure were discharged over the 15-year period; data on ejection fraction were available for 4596 of these patients (76 percent). Of these, 53 percent had a reduced ejection fraction and 47 percent had a preserved ejection fraction. The proportion of patients with the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction increased over time and was significantly higher among community patients than among referral patients (55 percent vs. 45 percent). The prevalence rates of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and diabetes among patients with heart failure increased significantly over time. Survival was slightly better among patients with preserved ejection fraction (adjusted hazard ratio for death, 0.96; P=O.01). Survival improved over time for those with reduced ejection fraction but not for those with preserved ejection fraction. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction increased over a 15-year period, while the rate of death from this disorder remained unchanged. These trends underscore the importance of this growing public health problem.

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