Heart failure in Finland: clinical characteristics, mortality, and healthcare resource use

ConclusionsThe high mortality rate and HCRU among the studied HF patients highlight the severity of the disease and the economic and social burden on both patients and society. This calls for improved methods of care for this large patient population.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - May 2, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jenni Huusko, Samu Kurki, Iiro Toppila, Timo Purmonen, Mariann Lassenius, Elisabet Gullberg, Sara Bruce Wirta, Heikki Ukkonen Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research