Kolkata : 5,590 patients included in study : 59 Years Average age of patient
17% Women, 83% Men
• Indian heart failure patients are much younger than those in US and Europe.
• Coronary artery disease was present in three-fourths of patients in contrast rheumatic heart disease was seen in only a few patients.
• One-year all-cause mortality rate was 18% higher than reported in Asian Heart Failure or the European Society of Cardiology.