Medicina clinica
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February 2024
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Prognosis of acute heart failure in patients followed up in nursing homes in Spain: Results from the RICA registry.
Patients with chronic diseases such as heart failure (HF) are at risk of hospital admission. We evaluated the impact of living in nursing homes (NH) on readmissions and all-cause mortality of HF patients during a one-year follow up. ⋯ Nursing home residents with heart failure showed higher one-year mortality which could be due to worse functional status, higher comorbidity, and cognitive deterioration.