Multidisciplinary interventions in heart failure

Multidisciplinary interventions in heart failure.

A National Service Framework for heart failure is urgently needed.

Systematic review of multidisciplinary interventions in heart failure.

OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of multidisciplinary interventions on hospital admission and mortality in heart failure. DESIGN Systematic review. Thirteen databases were searched and reference lists from included trials and related reviews were checked. Trial authors were contacted if further information was required. SETTING Randomised controlled trials conducted in both hospital and co...

CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE Systematic review of multidisciplinary interventions in heart failure

or full paper screened (n = 667) Potentially appropriate studies (n = 74) Trials of appropriate interventions for further review (n = 41) Trials with outcome data useful in meta-analysis (total = 30) • 21 all-cause re-admission data • 27 all-cause mortality data • 16 heart failure re-admission data • 10 mean inpatient days Excluded on basis of title alone as not primary research or inappropriat...

Multidisciplinary heart failure clinics: are they effective in Canada?

Nurse led, multidisciplinary intervention in chronic heart failure.

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors reduce morbidity and mortality in chronic heart failure (CHF), however, the prognosis for patients with this disorder remains poor. In the treatment arm of the studies of left ventricular dysfunction (SOLVD) 35% of patients in the enalapril group died within the 3.5 years of follow up, 46% were admitted to hospital with worsening CHF, and 69% were ...