Patient Journey in Hospital With Acute Heart Failure (JourneyHF-TR)

Mehdi Zoghi

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Heart Failure

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02621203

Cardiovascular Academy

Details and patient eligibility

About

A multicentre, prospective, observational, hospital-based registry of patients with acute heart failure (AHF) those whose care was guided by a cardiologist in Turkey.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to compose a national database of the etiologies, clinical and demographic characteristics, using diagnostic tests, precipitating and risk factors, management of from intensive care unit (ICU) or coronary care unit to hospital discharge, length of stay in the ICU and hospital, in-hospital mortality and discharge medications of hospitalized AHF patients in Turkish population.

The etiologies, precipitating factors, demographics, clinical characteristics, management and outcome of patients admitted in hospital with acute heart failure in Turkish population will be recorded.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients >18 years old
• Clinical diagnosis of acute heart failure
• Admitted to the participating hospitals

Exclusion criteria

• Patients <18 years old
• Patients with acute heart failure who are discharged from the emergency room without admission.
• Failure to obtain informed consent