AIMS Increases in body weight (BW) are important determinants for hospitalization in ambulatory patients with heart failure (HF), but have not yet been explored in patients hospitalized for worsening HF. We explore the relationship between change in BW after hospitalization for worsening HF and risk for repeat hospitalization and mortality in the EVEREST trial. METHODS AND RESULTS The EVEREST...

BACKGROUND Hospitalizations for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) result in significant health care resource use and excess expenditures. Despite well-documented sociodemographic disparities in COPD outcomes, no study has characterized geographic variations in COPD hospitalization across the US. METHODS Almost 3.8 million COPD hospitalization records were extracted fro...

Objective The present study was conducted to compare the effects of pharmacological treatments during the acute and maintenance phases of mood episodes, sociodemographic, and clinical characteristics between a shorter time to hospitalization group (＜12 months) and a longer time to hospitalization group (≥12 months). Methods The discharge medication for the first hospitalization was considered...

BACKGROUND Hospitalization is an important outcome in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), shown previously to correlate with survival. Using the Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-term PAH Disease Management (REVEAL Registry), we sought to characterize first-time hospitalizations and their effect on subsequent hospitalization and survival in patients with newly diagnosed disease. METHODS ...

AIMS There are limited data on whether clinical presentation at first heart failure (HF) hospitalization predicts recurrent HF events. We aimed to assess predictors of recurrent HF hospitalizations in mild HF patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator. METHODS AND RESULTS Data on HF hospitalizations were prospectively collec...

BACKGROUND Little is known about how chronic conditions other than prematurity, heart disease, and Down syndrome affect the risk and severity of hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). We assess the risk and severity of RSV hospitalization in children with chronic conditions in this register-based, population-based cohort study. METHODS Data on RSV tests, maternal smoking, sibl...

BACKGROUND The choice of surgical technique to approach the appendicular stump depends mostly on skill and personal preference of the surgeon or on the protocol used in the service, and the influence of this choice in hospitalization time is not evaluated. AIM To evaluate the relation between surgical technique and postoperative hospitalization time in patients presenting with acute appendici...