Impact of Comorbidity on Mortality Among Older Persons with Advanced Heart Failure
Ahluwalia SC, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI, Ning YM, Leo-Summers L, Van Ness PH, Fried TR. Impact of Comorbidity on Mortality Among Older Persons with Advanced Heart Failure. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 27: 513-519. PMID: 22095572, PMCID: PMC3326095, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1930-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleHeart DiseasesHeart FailureHip FracturesHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLongitudinal StudiesMaleMedicarePrevalencePrognosisPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseImpact of comorbiditiesAdvanced heart failureHeart failureHigher mortality riskMortality riskComorbidity burdenHip fractureMyocardial infarctionOlder adultsCount of conditionsOverall comorbidity burdenRetrospective cohort studyContribution of comorbiditiesObstructive pulmonary diseaseProportional hazards regressionLower mortality riskLife-prolonging interventionsHF mortalityHospitalized beneficiariesMost comorbiditiesCohort studyIndividual comorbiditiesPrior hospitalizationPulmonary diseaseChange in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure
Ahluwalia SC, Gross CP, Chaudhry SI, Leo-Summers L, Van Ness PH, Fried TR. Change in Comorbidity Prevalence with Advancing Age Among Persons with Heart Failure. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1145-1151. PMID: 21573881, PMCID: PMC3181289, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1725-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureDiscordant comorbiditiesComorbidity burdenMedicare beneficiariesDiscordant conditionsOlder personsChronic Conditions WarehouseCount of conditionsOverall comorbidity burdenHigher overall burdenOlder Medicare beneficiariesPatterns of comorbidityComorbidity prevalencePrimary illnessPrevalence increasesOverall burdenMedian numberComorbiditiesGreater prevalenceAge strataConcordant conditionsPrevalenceUnrelated conditionsOverall managementOlder beneficiaries