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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Heart Fail. 2016 Jun;4(6):419–427. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2016.01.013

Table.

Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes in Asia compared with other regions.

CHART-
1
(19)
CHART-
2
(19)
JCARE-
CARD
(69)
ATTEN
D
(20)
KorAH
F
(31)
Tseng
(12)
ADHER
E-AP
(4)
ADHERE
(30)
OPTIMI
ZE-HF
(70,71)
EHFS II
(72)
Study population 2000–04 Japan Stage C/D N=1078 26 hospitals 2006–10 Japan Stage C/D N=4735 24 hospitals 2004–05 Japan AHF N=2549 164 hospitals 2007–11 Japan AHF N=4841 52 hospitals 2011–12 Korea AHF N=206 6 10 centers 2005 Taiwan AHF N=2692 Insured patients 2006–08 AP Region AHF N=10171 43 hospitals 2001–04 US AHF N=105388 274 hospitals 2003–04 US AHF N=48612 259 hospitals 2004–05 Europe AHF N=3580 133 hospitals
Age, yr 69 ± 13 69 ± 12 71 ± 13 73 ± 14 69 ± 14 73 ± 13 67 72 ± 14 73 ± 14 70 ± 13
Male Sex 65% 68% 60% 58% 55% 55% 57% 48% 48% 61%
Ischemic etiology 26% 47% 32% 31% 38% 32% 50% 57% 46% 54%
LVEF/≥50% 51/51% 57/69% 42 ± 18 40 ± 18 53% (LVEF<4 0%) 34 ± 16/46% (>40%) 39 ± 18 38 ± 15/34% (LVEF≥4 5%)
Diabetes 20% 23% 30% 34% 36% 28% 45% 44% 25% 33%
Atrial fibrillation 42% 31% 35% 40% 27% 24% 31% 31% 39%
Renal dysfunction 50% 47% 12% 13% 22% 30% 20% 17%
BMI, kg/m2 23.0±3.7 23.8±3.9 22.4±4.1 26.8
SBP, mmHg 126±19 126±19 117±18 146±37 136±31 57% with SBP 90–140 144±33 143±33 135 (110–160)
HR, bpm 75±14 72±15 70±12 99±29 91±26 87±22 95 (77–114)
Creatinine/eGFR −/61±31 −/61±24 (Stage C) 1.4/52±25 1.4 ± 1.6 1.5±1.6 >1.5mg/d L in 41% 1.8±1.6 1.8±1.8
BNP/NT- proBNP, pg/mL 273±353 191 (C), 454 (D) 375±474 707 (362–1284) 840 (430–1730) 800 (403–1660)
Chronic HF therapies
 ACE/ARB 57%/13% 45%/32% 37%/44% 31%/46% 65% 51% 63% 41%/12% 40%/12% 80%
 Beta-blocker 28% 49% 49% 67% 44% 25% 41% 48% 53% 61%
 MRA ~21% ~22% 42% 40% 31% 20% 7% 48%
 Digoxin 48% 24% 31% 24% 32% 34% 28% 23% 31%
 CRT/ICD 1.5% 2.9% (C), 15.8% (D) 1.6%/2.0% 2.3%/3.4% 1.3%/1.4% −/1.6% 5% 9.1% pacemaker
In patient therapies
 IV diuretic 76% 72% 76% (all diuretic) 85% 92% 84%
 IV vasodilator 78% 40% 14% (IV nitrate) 9% 14% 38%
 IV Inotrope 19% 32% 15% 15% 7% >11%
In-hospital mortality 3.9% (rEF) 6.5% (pEF) 6.4% 5.2% 3.9% 4.8% 4.0% 3.8% 6.7%
Length of stay, days 36 (rEF) 31 (pEF) 30±39/21 (14–32) 8 15.8±42.7 6.0 4.3 6.4 9 (6–14)
30-day Mortality 1.2% 8.6% at 60–90 days
Short-term rehospitalizati on 6% HF rehosp at 30-day 29.6% at 60–90 days

Abbreviations: AHF indicates acute heart failure; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; BMI, body mass index, HR, heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; ACE; angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; MRA, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; IV, intravenous.