Characteristics of current heart failure patients admitted to internal medicine vs. cardiology hospital units: the VASCO study

The majority of patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) are admitted to internal medicine (IM) rather than to cardiology (CA) units, but to date few studies have analyzed the characteristics of these two populations. In this snapshot survey, we compared consecutive patients admitted for HF in s...

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Published in:Internal and emergency medicine 2020-10, Vol.15 (7), p.1219-1229
Main Authors: Ricciardi, Elisa, La Malfa, Giovanni, Guglielmi, Giulia, Cenni, Elisabetta, Micali, Marco, Corsello, Luca Moisio, Lopena, Patrizia, Manco, Luca, Pontremoli, Roberto, Moscatelli, Paolo, Murdaca, Giuseppe, Musso, Natale, Montecucco, Fabrizio, Ameri, Pietro, Porto, Italo, Pende, Aldo, Canepa, Marco
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Language:English
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Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Summary:The majority of patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) are admitted to internal medicine (IM) rather than to cardiology (CA) units, but to date few studies have analyzed the characteristics of these two populations. In this snapshot survey, we compared consecutive patients admitted for HF in six IM units vs. one non-intensive CA unit. During the 6-month survey period, 467 patients were enrolled (127 in CA, 27.2% vs. 340 in IM, 72.8%). IM patients were almost 10 years older (CA 75 ± 10, IM 82 ± 8 years; p  
ISSN:1828-0447
1970-9366
DOI:10.1007/s11739-020-02304-4