Table 2

Morbidity data

All HF AdmissionsHFrEFHFpEFVHF
2012/20132015/20162012/20132015/20162012/20132015/20162012/20132015/2016
Pre-IHFSPost-IHFSPre-IHFSPost-IHFSPre-IHFSPost-IHFSPre-IHFSPost-IHFS
Coded diagnosis of HF420576
Readmissions<30 days3536
Confirmed HF admissions385540
Subtyped admissions35050513521014718168114
 Age8180787782818383
 Gender F:M169:216265:27549:8566:14467:80110:7137:3169:45
 NYHA 131 (8.1%)12 (2.2%)7 (5%)5 (2%)13 (9%)3 (2%)7 (1%)3 (3%)
 NYHA 220 (5.2%)45 (8.3%)10 (7%)17 (8%)6 (4%)11 (6%)4 (6%)11 (10%)
 NYHA 354 (14.0%)209 (38.7)%15 (11%)95 (45%)21 (14%)63 (35%)13 (19%)44 (39%)
 NYHA 4233 (60.5%)274 (50.7%)86 (64%)93 (44%)89 (61%)104 (57%)35 (51%)56 (49%)
 Unknown47 (12.2%)017 (13%)018 (12%)09 (13%)0
 HTN140 (36.4%)278 (51.5%)47 (35%)97 (46%)48 (33%)106 (56%)35 (51%)56 (49%)
 Diabetes96 (24.9%)148 (27.4%)41 (30%)70 (33%)39 (27%)56 (31%)10 (15%)14 (13%)
 COPD58 (15%)92 (17%)23 (17%)36 (17%)21 (14%)34 (19%)9 (13%)19 (17%)
 Mean serum creatinine (mmol/L)123129134145119116116123
 HTN unknown30003000
 Diabetes unknown20002000
 COPD unknown00000000
Admissions to cardiology1212315611441582058
 Age7678747479787483
 Gender F:M46:75103:12821:3531:8317:2436:228:1236:22
 NYHA 113 (11%)3 (1%)4 (7%)1 (1%)5 (12%)1 (2%)3 (15%)1 (2%)
 NYHA 25 (4%)18 (8%)4 (7%)8 (7%)03 (5%)1 (5%)7 (12%)
 NYHA 317 (14%)107 (46%)9 (16%)56 (49%)5 (12%)26 (45%)3 (15%)25 (43%)
 NYHA 477 (64%)103 (45%)36 (64%)49 (43%)28 (68%)28 (48%)10 (50%)25 (43%)
 Unknown9 (7%)03 (5%)03 (7%)03 (15%)0
 HTN38 (31%)113 (49%)20 (36%)53 (46%)8 (20%)31 (53%)9 (45%)28 (48%)
 Diabetes30 (25%)63 (27%)16 (29%)40 (35%)10 (24%)15 (26%)2 (10%)8 (14%)
 COPD11 (9%)35 (15%)6 (11%)16 (14%)3 (7%)10 (17%)2 (10%)9 (16%)
 Mean serum creatinine (mmol/L)133142149155117127121132
 HTN unknown20002000
 Diabetes unknown10001000
 COPD unknown00000000
  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HF, heart failure; HTN, hypertension; IHFS, integrated heart failure service.