Kriti P Shah, Sadiya S Khan, Abigail S Baldridge, Kathleen L Grady, David Cella, Parag Goyal, Larry A Allen, Justin D Smith, Tara C Lagu, Faraz S Ahmad
BACKGROUND: People with heart failure (HF) and cancer experience impaired physical and mental health status. However, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has not been directly compared between these conditions in a contemporary population of older people. OBJECTIVES: The authors sought to compare HRQOL in people with HF vs those with lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers. METHODS: The authors performed a pooled analysis of Medicare Health Outcomes Survey data from 2016 to 2020 in participants ≥65 years of age with a self-reported history of HF or active treatment for lung, colon, breast, or prostate cancer...
October 30, 2023: JACC. Heart Failure