Table 3.

Outcomes in 3688 Propensity Score-Matched Hospitalized Older Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (≤40%), by Hospitalization due to Heart Failure in the Past Six Months

	Events (%) by heart failure hospitalization in six months prior to the index hospitalization		Hazard ratio associated with prior hospitalization due to heart failure (95% CIs); p value
	No (n=1844)	Yes (n=1844)
30-day outcomes
All-cause mortality	131 (7%)	158 (9%)	1.22 (0.96 –1.53); p=0.099
All-cause readmission	462 (25%)	623 (34%)	1.44 (1.28–1.63); p<0.001
Heart failure readmission	225 (12%)	365 (20%)	1.72 (1.46–2.03); p<0.001
1-year outcomes
All-cause mortality	647 (35%)	748 (41%)	1.21 (1.09 –1.34); p=0.001
All-cause readmission	1273 (69%)	1455 (79%)	1.40 (1.30 –1.51); p<0.001
Heart failure readmission	763 (41%)	1007 (55%)	1.56 (1.42 –1.72); p<0.001
Overall outcomes
All-cause mortality	1354 (73%)	1463 (79%)	1.17 (1.09 –1.26); p<0.001
All-cause readmission	1595 (86%)	1637 (89%)	1.32 (1.23 –1.41); p<0.001
Heart failure readmission	1061 (58%)	1249 (68%)	1.48 (1.37 –1.61); p<0.001