Table 2 Total and per study group visits to a cardiologist, hospital admissions and deaths during follow-up
|  | Total (N = 1,360) | Disease management (N = 682) | Usual care (N = 678) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean | (s.d.) | Mean | (s.d.) | Mean | (s.d.) |
Length of follow-up (years) | 2.67 | (1.22) | 2.68 | (1.21) | 2.67 | (1.22) |
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Primary endpoint eventsa | 775 | (57.0) | 388 | (56.9) | 387 | (57.1) |
Deaths from all causes | 450 | (33.1) | 232 | (34.0) | 218 | (32.1) |
Hospital admissions for all causes | (N = 1,184) | (N = 587) | (N = 597) | |||
| Â | n | n | n | |||
 Total number of admissions | 5,766 | 2,913 | 2,853 | |||
 Total number of hospital days | 30,540 | 15,296 | 15,244 | |||
Hospital admissions for heart failure | (N = 628) | (N = 302) | (N = 326) | |||
 Total number of hospital admissions | 1,707 | 857 | 850 | |||
 Total number of hospital days | 10,235 | 5,029 | 5,206 | |||
| Â | Mean | (s.d.) | Mean | (s.d.) | Mean | (s.d.) |
Visits to a cardiologist during follow-up (number/year) | 6.8 | (5.6) | 7.9 | (6.3) | 5.6 | (4.5) |
Visits to a primary practitioner during follow-up (number/year) | 21.5 | (13.7) | 22.2 | (14.4) | 20.9 | (12.9) |