The aging burden of hospitalization for heart failure in Chinese populations: evidence from the Macao Heart Failure Study.

Objective: To assess the aging burden of hospitalization for heart failure in Chinese populations in Macao.

Methods: The Macao Heart Failure Study consists of patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute heart failure (AHF) at Centro Hospitalar Conde de São Januário (the only public hospital that provides medical care for the approximately 600, 000 residents of Macao) from January 2014 to December 2016. First, we investigated the relationship between socioeconomic development and epidemiological characteristics of HF in Macao.