Clinical characteristics and short-term outcome of patients admitted with heart failure in Belgium: results from the BIO-HF registry.

Aims: Hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure (HF) is associated with poor outcome. As specific data for Belgium are currently not available, the aim of the Belgian BIO-HF registry is to evaluate the clinical characteristics, in-hospital mortality and outcomes after discharge of patients hospitalized for acute HF.

Methods And Results: This is a prospective observational cohort study conducted in 2 Belgian hospitals.