Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

European Society of Cardiology Guidelines and 1 Year Outcomes of Acute Heart Failure Treatment in Central Asia and Europe

ESC Heart FailPublished Observational cohort study

Authors' conclusion

On the background of identical guidelines, age- and LVEF-adjusted outcomes were not different between Central Asian and Western European AHF patients despite of large ethnical disparity.

Study context

Population
Patients hospitalised for acute HF in Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland, ESC guideline-based care
Participants
538 vs 537
Exposure
Kyrgyz vs Swiss acute heart failure (AHF) patients
  • Kyrgyzn = 538
  • Swissn = 537reference
Outcome
All-cause mortality
Follow-up
1 year

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

1-year all-cause mortality
Kyrgyz vs SwissOdds ratio (95% CI)P value
Unadjusted
0.68(0.51–0.90)
P = 0.008
Adjusted for age and LVEF
1.03(0.71–1.49)
P = 0.894

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Secondary outcomes

OutcomeOR (95% CI)P value
1-year all-cause mortality or HF rehospitalisationUnadjusted0.72 (0.56–0.91)P = 0.006
1-year all-cause mortality or HF rehospitalisationAdjusted for age and LVEF0.82 (0.60–1.12)P = 0.206

Age

P < 0.001

LVEF

P < 0.001

Original publication

European Society of Cardiology Guidelines and 1 Year Outcomes of Acute Heart Failure Treatment in Central Asia and Europe. ESC Heart Fail. Published 7 December 2023. doi:10.1002/ehf2.14591

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