Aims The aim of the current study is to examine 10 year trends in mortality and readmission
following heart failure (HF) hospitalization in metropolitan and regional Australian settings …

Background Heart failure (HF) is a common, costly condition with an increasing burden on
Australian health care system resources. Knowledge of the burden of HF on patients and on …

Background The New South Wales (NSW) Heart Failure Snapshot sought to provide a
contemporaneous profile of patients admitted with acute heart failure. We have previously …

Background Heart failure (HF) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and is a major
contributor to health care costs. Since the area continues to be rapidly evolving, the aim of …

Background—We examined trends in incidence of first-ever (index) hospitalization for heart
failure (HF), hospitalization rates, and 30-day and 1-year all-cause mortality subsequent to …

Objectives We examined differentials in short-term (30-day mortality) and 1-year mortality (in
30-day survivors) following index (first-ever) hospitalisation for heart failure (HF), between …

Aims To describe changes in heart failure (HF) epidemiology in New Zealand between 1988
and 2008 using the number of days alive and out of hospital after a first hospitalization for …

Aims Contemporary long‐term survival following a heart failure (HF) hospitalization is
uncertain. We evaluated survival up to 10 years after a HF hospitalization using national …

Background Hospitalisation for heart failure is common and post-discharge outcomes,
including readmission and mortality, are often poor and are poorly understood. The purpose …

Objective To describe the hospital burden and health outcomes associated with admission
for congestive heart failure (CHF). Design and setting Descriptive follow‐up study in a …