Table 1 Disease management and clinical characteristics of patients with HF reported by patients, HF specialists, and caregivers
Patients (N = 82) | Patients described by physicians (N = 104) | Patients described by caregivers (N = 61) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD), years | 57 ± 3 | 57 ± 3 | – |
Disease duration (mean ± SD), years | 10 ± 2 | 8 ± 1 | 10 ± 3 |
Recurrence of specialist visits, n (%) | (n = 73) | – | (n = 52) |
≥ 1 in 6 months | 28 (38) | – | 25 (48) |
1 per 6 months | 35 (48) | – | 23 (44) |
1 per year | 8 (11) | – | 2 (4) |
< 1 per year | 3 (4) | – | 1 (2) |
Just in emergency cases | – | – | 1 (2) |
NYHA class, n (%) | (n = 73) | (n = 92) | (n = 53) |
I | 18 (25) | 4 (4) | 17 (32) |
II | 27 (37) | 44 (48) | 16 (30) |
III | 26 (36) | 34 (37) | 18 (34) |
IV | 2 (2) | 10 (11) | 2 (4) |
Ejection fraction, n (%) | (n = 73) | (n = 102) | (n = 52) |
> 40% (HF-pEF) | 18 (25) | 17 (17) | 14 (27) |
< 40% (HF-rEF) | 39 (53) | 85 (83) | 21 (40) |
I don’t know | 16 (22) | – | 17 (33) |