Lesser Poland Cracovian Heart Failure Registry

LECRA-HF is a registry of patients with acute heart failure (AHF) hospitalized in the Department of Coronary Disease and Heart Failure, John Paul II Hospital in Krakow, Jagiellonian University Medical College. So far, a small population of patients has been included in similar registries conducted in the Polish population. This did not allow to draw reliable conclusions about this diverse group of patients.

As part of the LECRA-HF registry, a comprehensive analysis of the clinical characteristics of patients is planned, taking into account their medical history, anthropometric measurements, results of electrocardiographic, imaging and laboratory tests, as well as the treatment used during the index hospitalization and after discharge. Their long-term prognosis will also be analyzed. LECRA-HF is a continuous registry, updated annually until 2026.

The data collected in the LECRA-HF will be used to distinguish and describe relatively new subtypes of HF (HFimpEF, HFsnEF) as well as to properly characterize that difficult and very diverse population with a serious long-term prognosis.