Factors Participating in Readmission of Heart Failure Patient, and Hospital Burden in Karachi, Pakistan

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Research Article | Volume 5 Issue :4 (, 2015) | Pages 1 - 10

Factors Participating in Readmission of Heart Failure Patient, and Hospital Burden in Karachi, Pakistan

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Nov. 12, 2015

Abstract

Background: Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and readmission among older adults. Chronic heart failure (CHF) is the most common cause of readmission among patients in Pakistan and worldwide. Despite this recent attention to HF readmission, we knowrelatively little about its actual causes despite the fact that patients themselves can identify the underlying factors that contribute to their readmissions.

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Heart failure

Hospital readmission

Participating factors

Hospital burden

European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

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