| Autor: |
Rani Khatib, Simon G Williams, James M Beattie, Ceri J Phillips |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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| Zdroj: |
Open Heart, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2053-3624 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/openhrt-2019-001153 |
| Popis: |
ObjectivesIron deficiency (ID), with or without anaemia (IDA), is an important comorbidity in people with chronic heart failure (HF), but the prevalence and significance in those admitted with HF is uncertain. We assessed the prevalence of ID or IDA in adults (age ≥21 years) hospitalised with a primary diagnosis of HF, and examined key metrics associated with these secondary diagnoses.MethodsA retrospective cohort study of Hospital Episode Statistics describing all adults admitted to National Health Service (NHS) hospitals across England from April 2015 through March 2016 with primary diagnostic discharge coding as HF, with or without subsidiary coding for ID/IDA.Results78 805 adults were admitted to 177 NHS hospitals with primary coding as HF: 26 530 (33.7%) with secondary coding for ID/IDA, and 52 275 (66.3%) without. Proportionately more patients coded ID/IDA were admitted as emergencies (94.8% vs 87.6%; p |
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