Heart Failure Morbidity and Mortality Trends in Paraiba and Brazil, 2008-2017

A 10-year trend analysis of heart failure epidemiology in less developed areas of Brazil, authored by Amanda Fernandes. The dataset likely contains aggregated statistics on hospital admissions, in-hospital mortality, population mortality, and length of stay, stratified by year, gender, and age. Data was collected retrospectively from the DATASUS database for patients aged 15 and older from 2008 to 2017.

Use Cases

• Analyzing 10-year trends in heart failure admissions based on aggregated yearly data.
• Studying disparities in in-hospital mortality rates based on gender and age stratification.
• Comparing regional (Paraiba) versus national (Brazil) heart failure epidemiology.
• Investigating correlations between hospital length of stay and mortality outcomes.

Strengths

• Covers a 10-year time range (2008-2017) for longitudinal analysis.
• Includes stratification by key demographic variables: year, gender, and age.
• Provides specific statistical results, such as a 62% decrease in HF admissions in Paraiba.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

DATASUS database (Brazil's public health information system).

Collection Method

Retrospective search of patients with a primary diagnosis of heart failure.

Time Range

2008 to 2017.

Freshness

Data covers up to 2017; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Paraiba state and Brazil.