Evaluation of the Progression of Disease and Health-related Quality of Life in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: A Local Clinic-based Registry

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Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent conditions that impose a significant burden to the patients, the hospital and the healthcare system. In Hong Kong, HF was one of the commonest causes of hospitalization and death. While HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) infer high mortality, HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) can be equally debilitating with similar hospital readmission rate and decline in functional status. Despite recent advancement and approval of novel pharmacologic agents and device therapies to treat HF, HF remains difficult to manage, with increased mortality and frequent hospitalization. HF is characterized by a gradual progression with intervals of exacerbation that often necessitating frequent re-admission. These readmissions are common with up to 1 quarter of patients readmitting within 30 days and half within 6 months8. An ambulatory HF centre can serve both as a transition of care from inpatients to community setting and as a point-of-care for early HF exacerbation (HFE) to prevent recurrent HF hospitalization. This is a registry study aims to investigate the progression disease and its impact on the quality of life (QoL) of the patients who are managed at the ambulatory HF clinic.

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