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Table 2 Characteristics and causes of death of patients who died after hospital admission for heart failure in the period between 2008 and 2010

From: Mortality after hospital admission for heart failure: improvement over time, equally strong in women as in men

 

30-day mortality

1-year mortality

5-year mortality

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total deaths

2738

100%

3056

100%

6713

100%

7265

100%

13,351

100%

14,521

100%

Mean age at admission in years (SD)

81 (9)

 

84 (9)

80 (9)

 

83 (9)

 

78 (9)

 

82 (9)

 

Median survival time in days (IQR)

8 (13)

 

7 (12)

52 (157)

 

49 (148)

360 (884)

 

365 (905)

 

Cause of death

 Cardiovacular disease

1748

64%

1996

65%

3845

57%

4350

60%

7126

53%

8021

55%

  Heart failure

563

21%

725

24%

1153

17%

1499

21%

2151

16%

2804

19%

  Ischaemic heart disease

628

23%

516

17%

1302

19%

962

13%

2293

17%

1659

11%

   Myocardial infarction

298

11%

275

9%

553

8%

481

7%

929

7%

811

6%

  Cerebrovascular disease

52

2%

57

2%

144

2%

216

3%

361

3%

525

4%

  Other cardiovascular disease

505

18%

695

23%

1246

19%

1673

23%

2321

17%

3033

21%

 Cancer

240

9%

170

6%

867

13%

653

9%

1878

14%

1362

9%

  Lung cancer

64

2%

30

1%

253

4%

116

2%

538

4%

245

2%

 Respiratory disease

382

14%

427

14%

910

14%

834

12%

1758

13%

1669

12%

  COPD

158

6%

182

6%

437

7%

380

5%

932

7%

799

6%

Chronic kidney disease/ Renal failure

31

1%

35

1%

114

2%

141

2%

259

2%

326

2%

Other cause

337

12%

428

14%

977

15%

1287

18%

2330

18%

3143

22%

  1. Abbreviations: COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease