Abstract
Heart failure is a severe issue globally affecting more than 26 million people. On the average in every 40 seconds someone dies of this fatal disease. As reported by American Heart Association (AHA) 2017, the number of diagnosed heart patients is increasing drastically and figure is expected to rise 46% by 2030. Despite the significant improvements in treatment and prevention survival rates are intimidating and show geographical variations. The prevalence of disease is more alarming in developing or underdeveloped countries like Pakistan. The present study was focused on survival analysis on rehospitalization of heart failure patients who were admitted to Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology (FIC), Pakistan during July 2016 to May 2017. Latest analytical tools supported by graphical appreciation have been used to model the rehospitalization considering age, ejection fraction, serum creatinine, serum sodium, platelets, blood pressure, gender, diabetes, potassium, coronary artery disease, hemoglobin, myocardial infraction, blood urea nitrogen, smoking status and functional class as potentially contributing risk factors. Age, blood pressure, serum creatinine, coronary artery disease, myocardial infraction and functional class were found significant risk factors for rehospitalization of heart failure patients. The study is important for the patients, physicians and policy makers related to the heart failure syndrome.
