title: [Heart failure in Norwegian hospital departments. Prevalence, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects].
abstract: The prevalence of congestive heart failure was studied in the medical departments of eight Norwegian hospitals for two days. A mean of 179 patients with heart failure was identified, representing 20% of the total number of in-patients in the participating hospital departments. About 60% of the patients studied were over 70 years of age. There were equal numbers of men and women, but men dominated below 70 years. Ischemic heart disease (59%), valvular heart disease (15%) and hypertension (14%) were the most common primary heart diseases. The drugs used most frequently were diuretics (91%), digitalis (60%), nitrates (40%), and ACE-inhibitors (38%); the last were used more often among patients with severe heart failure (56%).
authors.affiliation: Hjertemedisinsk avdeling, Medisinsk klinikk, Ullevål sykehus, Oslo.
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Klemsdal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mangschau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Hjertesvikt i norske sykehusavdelinger. Prevalens, diagnostiske og terapeutiske aspekter.