Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a common disease requiring admission to
hospital among elderly people and is associated with a high mortality rate. The objective of …

BACKGROUND: The incidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) has increased due, in part,
to an aging population and improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of myocardial …

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the independent effect of hospitalization for congestive heart
failure (CHF) on subsequent mortality, readmission for CHF, hospitalization for any reason …

Objectives: To describe trends in hospital admissions and mortality from congestive heart
failure in the elderly population aged 65 years and over in Singapore, 1991 to 1998. Design …

PURPOSE: Despite dramatic changes in heart failure management during the 1990s, little is
known about the national heart failure mortality trends during this time period, particularly …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is highly prevalent in the elderly. The aim of this study was to
identify the predictors of CHF mortality in patients over 65 years of age who were free of CHF …

Objectives. The purpose of the study was to estimate the 8-year rate of hospitalization for
congestive heart failure (CHF), to report the resources consumed, and to evaluate previously …

Background Congestive heart failure is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the
elderly but the disease impact on the oldest and sickest population has not been defined …

Background Population-based secular trends in survival of patients with congestive heart
failure (CHF) are central to public health research on the burden of the syndrome. Methods …

Background: Hospital management of CHF and predictors of hospital mortality remain
unclear. Methods: To address these issues, we analyzed the hospital admissions for CHF …