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Diabetes, quality of care, and in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure.

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Kapoor, JR; Fonarow, GC; Zhao, X; Kapoor, R; Hernandez, AF; Heidenreich, PA
Published in: Am Heart J
September 2011

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is frequently comorbid with heart failure (HF). It is unclear if comorbid diabetes is associated with quality of care and in-hospital mortality. METHODS: We analyzed 133,971 HF admissions from 431 hospitals between January 2005 and January 2010 comparing patients with and without diabetes. RESULTS: There were 54,352 (41%) patients hospitalized with HF with a history or newly diagnosed diabetes. After adjustment, patients with diabetes were as likely as patients without diabetes to appropriately receive the composite of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker and β-blockers (odds ratio [OR] 0.99, 95% CI 0.94-1.04), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.92-1.05), evidence-based β-blockers (OR 1.04, 95% CI 0.98-1.1), and hydralazine/nitrates (OR 1.09, 95% CI 0.99-1.2). However, patients with diabetes were less likely to receive smoking cessation counseling (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.81-0.98) and blood pressure control (OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.78-0.84) and to attain the all-or-none composite measure (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.93-0.99). Patients with diabetes were more likely to receive an aldosterone antagonist for reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.00-1.11), lipid-lowering agent (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.26-1.41), and influenza vaccination (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.01-1.09). Diabetes was independently associated with longer hospital stay but not within-hospital mortality. CONCLUSIONS: With few exceptions, the application of evidence-based care and in-hospital outcomes were similar whether or not diabetes was present in this large contemporary cohort of patients hospitalized with HF.

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Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

September 2011

Volume

162

Issue

3

Start / End Page

480 / 6.e3

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Prospective Studies
  • Male
  • Inpatients
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Hospital Mortality
  • Heart Failure
  • Female
 

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Kapoor, J. R., Fonarow, G. C., Zhao, X., Kapoor, R., Hernandez, A. F., & Heidenreich, P. A. (2011). Diabetes, quality of care, and in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure. Am Heart J, 162(3), 480-6.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2011.06.008
Kapoor, John R., Gregg C. Fonarow, Xin Zhao, Roger Kapoor, Adrian F. Hernandez, and Paul A. Heidenreich. “Diabetes, quality of care, and in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure.Am Heart J 162, no. 3 (September 2011): 480-6.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2011.06.008.
Kapoor JR, Fonarow GC, Zhao X, Kapoor R, Hernandez AF, Heidenreich PA. Diabetes, quality of care, and in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure. Am Heart J. 2011 Sep;162(3):480-6.e3.
Kapoor, John R., et al. “Diabetes, quality of care, and in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure.Am Heart J, vol. 162, no. 3, Sept. 2011, pp. 480-6.e3. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2011.06.008.
Kapoor JR, Fonarow GC, Zhao X, Kapoor R, Hernandez AF, Heidenreich PA. Diabetes, quality of care, and in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure. Am Heart J. 2011 Sep;162(3):480–6.e3.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am Heart J

DOI

EISSN

1097-6744

Publication Date

September 2011

Volume

162

Issue

3

Start / End Page

480 / 6.e3

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Prospective Studies
  • Male
  • Inpatients
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Hospital Mortality
  • Heart Failure
  • Female