Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) during COVID-19 pandemic-insights from South India

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AIM: This retrospective study compares admissions and outcomes due to acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) during the COVID-19 pandemic from 25 March to 25 July 2020 with the historical patient control who were admitted during the same period in 2019.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Data of the participating hospitals was collected and analysed from the ICC NHFR (Indian College of Cardiology National Heart Failure Registry) for 2019 and 2020. Total number of ADHF admissions, demographics, aetiology, co-morbid conditions and in-hospital mortality was compared and analysed. A significant decrease in the number of hospital admissions due to ADHF from 2019 to 2020 (1056 vs. 526 respectively) was noted. Incidence of admissions with <40% ejection fraction (EF) reduced in 2020 (72.4% and 80.2% in2020 and 2019)and >40% (EF) increased (27.6% and 19.8% in 2019 and 2020 respectively, p = 0.0005). Ischemic heart disease (IHD) was the most common aetiology (78.59% in 2019 and 80.98% in 2020, p = 0.268). The in-hospital mortality was numerically higher in 2020 (10%) than in 2019 (8%), but not statistically significant (p = 0.161).

CONCLUSION: This study from the registry shows that the incidence of ADHF admissions during COVID-19 lockdown significantly reduced compared to the previous year. Demographic patterns remained similar but patients presenting with de-novo HF increased; IHD was the most common cause. The in-hospital mortality was numerically higher during the lockdown. The impact of lockdown perhaps led to fewer hospitalisations and this is to be factored in future strategies to address health care delivery during such crises.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

Enthalten in:

Indian heart journal - 73(2021), 4 vom: 02. Juli, Seite 464-469

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jayagopal, P B [VerfasserIn]
Abdullakutty, Jabir [VerfasserIn]
Sridhar, L [VerfasserIn]
Nanjappa, Veena [VerfasserIn]
Joseph, Johny [VerfasserIn]
Vaidyanathan, P R [VerfasserIn]
Somasekhar, G [VerfasserIn]
Raghu, T R [VerfasserIn]
Srinivas, B C [VerfasserIn]
Chopra, V K [VerfasserIn]
Manjunath, C N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Covid-19
Heart failure
Journal Article
Lockdown
Mortality
SARS-CoV2

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Date Completed 15.11.2021

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ihj.2021.06.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330172557