Impact of hospital volume on clinical outcomes of hospitalized heart failure patients: analysis of a nationwide database including 447,818 patients with heart failure

Impact of hospital volume on clinical outcomes of hospitalized heart failure patients: analysis of a nationwide database including 447,818 patients with heart failure

Abstract Background Hospital volume is known to be associated with outcomes of patients requiring complicated medical care. However, the relationship between hospital volume and prognosis of hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF) remains not fully understood. We aimed to clarify the impact of...

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Main Authors: Hidehiro Kaneko, Hidetaka Itoh, Haruki Yotsumoto, Hiroyuki Kiriyama, Tatsuya Kamon, Katsuhito Fujiu, Kojiro Morita, Nobuaki Michihata, Taisuke Jo, Norifumi Takeda, Hiroyuki Morita, Hideo Yasunaga, Issei Komuro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Hospital volume
Heart failure
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01863-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01863-4

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