Characterization of diastolic dysfunction heart failure following an acute hospitalization for heart failure in an urban, underserved population

Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
Brooke R WobeterJoel C Marrs

Abstract

The aim of this retrospective study was to describe demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with diastolic dysfunction heart failure (DHF) in a safety-net institution. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize characteristics for adults with DHF hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2010. Of 483 patients with an ADHF-related admission, only 83 (17.2%) had pure DHF. Mean age was 59.6 ± 13.1 years old, with nearly equal proportions of male and female patients. Hypertension (89.2%), coronary artery disease (74.7%), and diabetes (63.9%) comorbidities were most common. Diuretics (91.6%), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (69.9%), and β blockers (60.3%) were most frequently prescribed on discharge. In our population, DHF is more prevalent in younger patients of any ethnicity, especially Hispanic/Latino and black ethnicities, compared with nationwide estimates. Our patients with DHF had higher ejection fractions and were prescribed higher rates of traditional heart failure medications.

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