Impact of age on the prognostic benefit of follow-up in UMIPIC units: analysis of the RICA registry
Pau Llàcer, François Croset, Álvaro González Franco, José Manuel Cerqueiro, Manuel Méndez, Manuel Montero-Pérez-Barquero, José Pérez Silvestre, Alicia Conde, Melitón Dávila, Margarita Carrera, Fernando Aguilar, Eduardo Martínez Litago, Francesc Formiga, Luis Manzano · 2026
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Description
Pau Llàcer and colleagues asked whether multidisciplinary heart-failure follow-up helps patients of every age, using the Spanish RICA registry. The prospective cohort included 5,644 patients hospitalized for acute heart failure, with a mean age near 80 years, followed for one year. Half received care in UMIPIC comprehensive management units, and the rest received conventional care.
About a quarter of patients died and nearly as many were readmitted for heart failure during follow-up. UMIPIC follow-up was tied to lower mortality and readmission overall, and the survival gain appeared most pronounced among patients aged ninety and older. Very old patients should therefore not be excluded from multidisciplinary heart-failure programs, the authors argue.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Pau Llàcer, François Croset, Álvaro González Franco, José Manuel Cerqueiro, Manuel Méndez, Manuel Montero-Pérez-Barquero, José Pérez Silvestre, Alicia Conde, Melitón Dávila, Margarita Carrera, Fernando Aguilar, Eduardo Martínez Litago, Francesc Formiga, Luis Manzano |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |