Prevalence, Morbidity, and Mortality of Heart Failure–Related Hospitalizations in Children in the United States: A Population-Based Study

• Published in: Journal of cardiac failure Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 459 - 470
• Main Authors: Rossano, Joseph W., MD, Kim, Jeffrey J., MD, Decker, Jamie A., MD, Price, Jack F., MD, Zafar, Farhan, MD, Graves, Daniel E., PhD, Morales, David L.S., MD, Heinle, Jeffrey S., MD, Bozkurt, Biykem, MD, Towbin, Jeffrey A., MD, Denfield, Susan W., MD, Dreyer, William J., MD, Jefferies, John L., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Cardiovascular; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; epidemiology; Female; Heart failure; Heart Failure - mortality; Hospital Mortality; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Male; pediatrics; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; United States; United States; Heart failure; epidemiology; pediatrics

Abstract Background Few data exist on prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of pediatric heart failure hospitalizations. We tested the hypotheses that pediatric heart failure–related hospitalizations increased over time but that mortality decreased. Factors associated with mortality and length of sta...