New statement outlines essentials of heart failure clinics
Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 11:48
in Health & Medicine
Heart failure (HF) clinics are an increasingly important approach to the treatment of patients with heart failure, yet there have been no published standards regarding the care provided by these specialised clinics. To address this gap, the Quality of Care Committee of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) has developed a consensus statement summarising the rationale, goals, and components of HF clinic care. The statement appears in the December issue of the Journal of Cardiac Failure, published by Elsevier...
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