The D.E.A.R. Heart Program – A Registry of Adult Symptomatic Heart Failure Patients Being Admitted to Tertiary Hospitals in the Philippines: Insights Gained from 1078 Patients Registered in 6 Pilot Hospitals from Nov. 1, 2002 to Dec. 1, 2004

Abstract

Introduction: The DEAR Heart(Dysfunction Established And Registered adult symptomatic Heart failure patients) Program is a developmental registry program to surveil adult symptomatic heart failure(HF) patients being admitted to tertiary hospitals in the Philippines. Methodology: Adult symptomatic HF patients admitted to the ER or direct- to-room are logged on to the HF logbook, a DEAR Heart registry form is inserted to the chart, and data are encoded and analyzed utilizing Epi-Info 6. Results: data analyses from1078 patients registered in 6 pilot hospitals from Nov.