Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Türkiye
Author Information
Author(s): ATA Naim, ÇÖLLÜOĞLU İnci Tuğçe, ŞAHİN Anıl, YILMAZ Mehmet Birhan, NALBANTGİL Sanem, BİRİNCİ Şuayip, ÜLGÜ Mustafa Mahir, KANIK Emine Arzu, URAL Dilek, ASARCIKLI Lale Dinç, DEMİR Emre, ÇAVUŞOĞLU Yüksel, MURAT Selda, ÇELİK Ahmet
Primary Institution: General Directorate of the Health Information Systems, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkiye
Hypothesis
The study aimed to investigate the epidemiological data on heart failure in Türkiye across all age groups regarding seven geographical regions.
Conclusion
Despite regional variations, the prevalence of heart failure in Türkiye’s regions aligns with global trends, showing significant sex-based differences.
Supporting Evidence
- The median age of index diagnosis of heart failure was 70 years in all age groups.
- The prevalence rate of heart failure was highest in the Black Sea Region at 3.103%.
- Female patients with heart failure were older and had a higher prevalence rate than male patients across all regions.
- The incidence rates of heart failure declined to 3.0 per 1000 person years from 2017 to 2021.
- The prevalence of heart failure in children was 0.81 per 1000 people.
Takeaway
This study looked at how many people in Türkiye have heart failure and found that it affects more women than men, especially in certain areas.
Methodology
A nationwide retrospective cohort study using deidentified data from the National Electronic Database of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health.
Limitations
The study lacked data on the annual incidence rates of children with heart failure and specific information regarding the rate of heart failure phenotypes.
Participant Demographics
The study included 2,722,151 patients with heart failure from the Turkish population across all age groups.
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