Acute Heart Failure
Conditions
Brief summary
KorHF III is a multi-center, nationwide, prospective registry of the Korean Society of Heart Failure, which enrolls patients with acute heart failure in Korea. The aim of this registry is to analyze the etiology, treatment, treatment, and prognosis to develop strategies for managing acute heart failure.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
All consecutive hospitalized adult heart failure patients who fulfill one of 1-3 and 4 Inclusion Criteria: 1. Symptoms of heart failure 2. Signs of heart failure 3. Lung congestion in Chest-x-ray 4. Objective finding of structural and/or functional disorder of the heart or elevated natriuretic peptide levels
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients younger than 18 years old 2. Patients who do no consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| In-hospital mortality | 5 years | In-hospital mortality |
| Post-discharge mortality | 5 years | Post-discharge mortality |
| Post-discharge re-hospitalization | 5 years | Post-discharge re-hospitalization |
Countries
South Korea