Heart Failure
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients in the medical facility which obtain the information of in/out patients data continuously least 24 months, were hospitalized least two times during the period from April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2017 due to HF (ICD 10; I11.0, I13.0, I13.2, I50) and were continuously administered any of the diuretics (1st cohort).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who were aged less than 20 years at the time of the Index date Patients who were not prescribed a diuretic within 30 days after the Index date Patients who received dialysis (medical treatment of classification No. J038, and J042 by qualified medical personal) within 30 days after the Index date Patients where the Index date is March 2, 2017 or late Patients with no NYHA classified data within 1 year before the Index date Patients who were diagnosed with acute or recurrent myocardial infarction (ICD 10; I2[12]), and unstable angina (ICD 10; I200) within 30 days before the Index date Patients who were diagnosed with malignant neoplasm (ICD 10; C), liver failure (K704, K72), or an infectious disease with a poor prognosis such as HIV (ICD 10; B2 [01234]) within 1800 days before the Index date. Patients who were rehospitalized due to HF within 30 days after the Index date
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Period until first rehospitalization due to HF after the index date in the Case 1 group and the matched Hcont group and Scont group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The period until first rehospitalization due to HF after the Index date in the Case 2 group and the matched Hcont group and Scont group. The period until first all cause rehospitalization after the index date in the Case 1 and Case 2 group and respective matched Hcont and Scont group. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
MediStatLab Co., Ltd. Head Office