Mortality and length of hospital stay in elderly with systolic heart failure at Alborz Hospital in Karaj (2003-2008)

Abstract

Background: Heart failure is a common, disabling, deadly, and highly threatening disease. Despite advances in the treatment of heart failure over the past decade, the prognosis remains poor. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the mortality frequency and length of hospital stay in elderly with systolic heart failure at Alborz Hospital in Karaj during 2009. Methods: This was a cross sectional study in which a total of 154 heart failure patients aged ≥65 years and low ejection fraction (EF)(