Search for: [Abstract = "European countries. METHODOLOGY ESC\-HF Long Term Registry was a prospective, multi\-centre, observational study conducted at 211 cardiology centres in 21 European and Mediterranean ESC member countries. The patients were recruited at the Sites on one regular day of the week for the subsequent 12 months, with patients being monitored for 12 months. 1202 patients were enrolled in the Polish part of ESC\-HF Long Term Registry during the 1st phase of the registry between May 2011 and April 2013. Inclusion criteria\: All outpatients and inpatients admitted to the Ward on a previously selected, given day of the week were invited to participate in the registry. Therefore, the following patients were enrolled in the study\: \- Outpatients with chronic heart failure diagnosed according to the clinical assessment of the responsible cardiology specialist at the participating sites \- Patients hospitalised at the cardiology ward or cardiac intensive care unit due to acute heart failure requiring intravenous therapy Exclusion criteria\: \- Patient under 18 years of age \- No patient’s written consent for participation in the registry Statistical analysis\: Nominal variables were presented as sizes and percentages, while continuous variables as an average with standard deviation and median along with third and fourth quartile. The normality of distribution was tested using the Shapiro\-Wilk"]
