Impact of Comorbidity on Mortality Among Older Persons with Advanced Heart Failure |
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| Authors: | Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia Cary P. Gross Sarwat I. Chaudhry Yuming M. Ning Linda Leo-Summers Peter H. Van Ness Terri R. Fried |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd. 111-G, Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA;(2) Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA;(3) Program on Aging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA;(4) Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA;(5) Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, USA |
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| Abstract: | BACKGROUND Care for patients with advanced heart failure (HF) has traditionally focused on managing HF alone; however, little is known about the prevalence and contribution of comorbidity to mortality among this population. We compared the impact of comorbidity on mortality in older adults with HF with high mortality risk and those with lower mortality risk, as defined by presence or absence of a prior hospitalization for HF, respectively. |
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