Open AccessClinical Characteristics of Older Heart Failure Patients With Hospital-Acquired Disability: A Preliminary, Single-Center, Observational Study
Author(s) -
Yuki Takara,
Masakazu Saitoh,
Tomoyuki Morisawa,
Toshio Takahashi,
Nozomu Yoshida,
Munetoshi Sakiyama,
Ryuta Nakamura,
Imun Tei,
Toshiyuki Fujiwara
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-2837
pISSN - 1923-2829
DOI - 10.14740/cr1306
Subject(s) - interquartile range , medicine , heart failure , observational study , single center , cardiology , physical therapy
This study investigated the clinical factors related to hospital-acquired disability (HAD) among 70 patients (median age, 78 years; interquartile range (IQR), 78 - 83) who were hospitalized for heart failure (HF) at Ayase Heart Hospital between December 2019 and October 2020.