Quality of life assessed six months after hospitalisation for acute heart failure: An analysis from REPORT‐HF (International Registry to assess medical Practice with longitudinal observation for Treatment of Heart Failure)

Recovery of well‐being after hospitalization for acute heart failure (AHF) is a measure of the success of interventions and the quality of care but has rarely been quantified. Accordingly, the study measured health status after discharge in an international registry (REPORT‐HF) of AHF. The analysis included 4,606 patients with AHF who survived hospital discharge, had known vital status at six months. The median age was 69 years, 40% were women, 34% had a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40%, and 12% of patients died by six months. In this international global registry, health status recovery after AHF hospitalization was highly variable. Those with the best health status at 6 months were younger, had new‐onset HF, and had higher baseline KCCQ; nearly one‐third of survivors were “alive and well”. Investigating reasons for changes in KCCQ after hospitalization might identify new therapeutic targets to improve patient-centered outcomes.