Association Between Coexisting Constipation and Heart Failure Readmission in Patients With Heart Failure　― A Nationwide Database Study

• Published in: Circulation Reports Vol. 6; no. 11; pp. 529 - 535
• Main Authors: Okada, Akira, Michihata, Nobuaki, Morita, Kojiro, Isogai, Toshiaki, Yasunaga, Hideo, Matsui, Hiroki, Miyawaki, Atsushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Circulation Society 08.11.2024
• Subjects: Brief Report; Constipation; Epidemiology; Heart failure; Readmission; Heart failure; Readmission; Constipation; Epidemiology
• ISSN: 2434-0790; 2434-0790
• DOI: 10.1253/circrep.CR-24-0060

Background: Constipation often coexists with heart failure (HF) and can cause increased blood pressure variability, which may increase the risk of repeated HF admissions. However, large-scale contemporary data regarding the prognostic effect of constipation in patients with HF are lacking.Methods an...