Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Excess Mortality and Hospitalizations Associated With Seasonal Influenza in Patients With Heart Failure
Authors' conclusion
Our results indicate that influenza activity likely causes substantial morbidity and mortality among patients with heart failure.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with HF in Denmark, 2010–2018 (8 influenza seasons)annual mean
- Participants
- 70,570 patients
- Outcome
- Annual excess number of deaths and hospitalizations associated with influenza infection
Methodological detailstime series linear regression model
- Time series linear regression model
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Annual excess all-cause deaths
- 250 (95% CI 144-489)
- Share of all all-cause deaths
- 2.6% (95% CI 1.5%-5.1%)
- Annual excess CV deaths
- 115 (95% CI 62-244)
- Share of all CV deaths
- 2.9% (95% CI 1.5%-6.1%)
- Annual excess hospitalizations for pneumonia or influenza
- 251 (95% CI 107-533)
- Share of all hospitalizations for pneumonia or influenza
- 5.0%
Original publication
Excess Mortality and Hospitalizations Associated With Seasonal Influenza in Patients With Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 31 August 2024. doi:10.
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