Critical elements of clinical follow‐up after hospital discharge for heart failure: insights from the EVEREST trial

Hospitalized heart failure (HF) patients are at high risk for death and readmission. We examined the incremental value of data obtained 1 week after HF hospital discharge in predicting mortality and readmission.In the Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study with tolvaptan, 1528 hospitalized patients (ejection fraction < or =40%) with a physical examination, laboratories, and health status [Kansas City Cardiomyopathy...