| Heart failure |
|
Incident cases (N medical charts reviewed) |
127 |
| ICD-9 code, N (%) |
| 428.0 Congestive heart failure, unspecified |
81 (64) |
| 428.1 Left heart failure |
30 (24) |
| 428.2 Systolic heart failure |
| 428.20 Unspecified |
- |
| 428.21 Acute |
- |
| 428.22 Chronic |
- |
| 428.23 Acute on chronic |
3 (2) |
| 428.3 Diastolic heart failure |
| 428.30 Unspecified |
2 (2) |
| 428.31 Acute |
- |
| 428.32 Chronic |
- |
| 428.33 Acute on chronic |
1 (1) |
| 428.4 Combined systolic and diastolic heart failure |
| 428.40 Unspecified |
- |
| 428.41 Acute |
3 (2) |
| 428.42 Chronic |
- |
| 428.43 Acute on chronic |
5 (4) |
| 428.9 Heart failure, unspecified |
2 (2) |
| Sex, N (%) |
| Male |
60 (47) |
| Female |
67 (53) |
| Age, N (%) |
| < 60 |
4 (3) |
| 60–79 |
45 (35) |
| ≥ 80 |
78 (61) |
| Instrumental examinations, N (%) |
| Electrocardiography (ECG) |
123 (97) |
| Echocardiography |
81 (64) |
| Chest radiography |
61 (48) |
| Coronary arteriography |
10 (8) |
| Laboratory analysis, N (%) |
| Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) |
59 (46) |
