Figure 1.

In‐hospital mortality is high after acute decompensation (left, 4–6%). In the post‐discharge phase, rehospitalization rate (depicted by arrow) and death are higher (10–30% death or rehospitalization) than in the chronic outpatient heart failure population (40–50% 5 year mortality). The figure shows landmark heart failure trials during the period where patients were included in those studies (in‐hospital and pre‐discharge, early post‐hospitalization—vulnerable phase, and in the chronic phase). Also, this figure shows which trial did or did not meet its primary endpoints. Data taken from several studies. ⁸ , ⁹ , ²¹ , ²² , ²³ , ²⁴ , ²⁵ , ²⁶ , ²⁷