Abstract P346: Racial and Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Readmission and 1-Year Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure

Background: Prior outcomes research among heart failure (HF) patients has documented higher readmission rates among blacks vs. whites. However, data are limited among Hispanics and few studies have evaluated long-term outcomes by race/ethnicity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate 30-day readmission and 1-year mortality rates among a diverse group of hospitalized HF patients by race/ethnicity. Methods: This was a 1-year prospective study of consecutively hospitalized patients with an admission diagnosis of HF who participated in a NHLBI clinical outcomes study (N=407; 52% white, 25% Hispanic, 20% black, 3% Asian; 38% female). Demographics (self-reported race/ethnicity, age, sex, health insurance), comorbidities (ischemic vs. non ischemic HF, hypertension, diabetes, renal failure/dialysis, peripheral vascular disease), discharge medications (inotrope, statin, ACE-I/ARB, beta blocker, calcium channel blocker, diuretic), readmission to the medical center, readmission diagnosis, and death were systemati...