BACKGROUND: @entity712 is a condition associated with significant morbidity. It is caused by structural or functional abnormalities of the heart. Many of these abnormalities if detected and managed early would prevent the onset of @entity712 . AIMS: The aim of this study was to to determine the usefulness of echocardiography as a means of predicting readmission rates. A secondary aim was to profile @entity1 with echocardiography abnormalities. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study that followed @entity1 over 36  months. Data were abstracted from the medical records of 76 cardiology @entity1 in a large urban teaching hospital between 1.6.11 and 31.8.14. The outcome of interest was the number of readmissions occurring up to 48  months after discharge. We also aimed to profile these @entity1 in terms of their co-morbidities and their medication history. RESULTS: Of those @entity1 who had echocardiography (n  =  447), 76 were considered to have a @entity299 ( @entity19359 , VHD, or LVSD) (n  =  29). The mean readmission rate for @entity19359 was 0.82, LVSD 0.62, and @entity19359 0.98. @entity1 with @entity19359 were associated with a higher readmission rate of 1.8980 and for LVSD-1.24 times more likely. Those with a @entity299 were 13  % more likely to have a readmission within the next 36  months than those without a @entity299 . CONCLUSIONS: A significant proportion of @entity1 were found to have a @entity299 related to HF. @entity854 were shown to be an independent risk factor for readmission.

Readmission rates among cardiology inpatients with echocardiography abnormalities associated with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['Heart failure', 'heart failure'] @entity19359 :: ('MESH:D016506', 'Disease') :: ['HHD'] @entity854 :: ('MESH:D018376', 'Disease') :: ['Echocardiographic abnormalities'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['cardiac disorder']
@entity712 :: (MESH:D006333,Disease) :: ['heart failure']
