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We assessed the prevalence, determinants, regional variation, and prognostic implications of co-morbidities in patients with chronic HF in Europe.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 3226 European outpatients with chronic HF were included in this analysis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart Failure Pilot Survey. The following co-morbidities were considered: diabetes, hyper- and hypothyroidism, stroke, COPD, sleep apnoea, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and anaemia. Prognostic implications of co-morbidities were evaluated using population attributable risks (PARs), and patients were divided into geographic regions. Clinical endpoints were all-cause mortality and HF hospitalization. The majority of patients (74%) had a least one co-morbidity, the most prevalent being CKD (41%), anaemia (29%), and diabetes (29%). Co-morbidities were independently associated with higher age (P &amp;lt; 0.001), higher NYHA functional class (P &amp;lt; 0.001), ischaemic aetiology of HF (P &amp;lt; 0.001), higher heart rate (P = 0.011), history of hypertension (P &amp;lt; 0.001), and AF (P &amp;lt; 0.001). Only diabetes, CKD, and anaemia were independently associated with a higher risk of mortality and\/or HF hospitalization. There were marked regional differences in prevalence and prognostic implications of co-morbidities. Prognostic implications of co-morbidities (PARs) were: CKD = 41%, anaemia = 37%, diabetes = 14%, COPD = 10%, and &amp;lt;10% for all other co-morbidities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this pilot survey, co-morbidities are prevalent in patients with chronic HF and are related to the severity of the disease. 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