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The purpose of this prospective evaluation is to document in‐hospital management and discharge trends of patients presented for acute heart failure.

A prospective evaluation of the patients presented for heart failure exacerbation at eight sites over 1 month using the method of the New South Wales Heart Failure Snapshot.

Trained personnel situated at each of the study sites recruited eligible patients to the study and collected data on their sociodemographic characteristics, clinical presentation, self‐care, frailty, and depression.

Eight sites, out of the 27 contacted, agreed to participate in this study. A total of 137 admissions were reported in the 1‐month time window. Mean age was 72 (SD = 13) years and the majority were female (52%). More than half (n = 60%) had heart failure reduced ejection fraction with a mean ejection fraction of 41%. The mean Charlson Comorbidity …