Background: Nearly 25% of patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) are readmitted
within 30 days. Purpose: To assess the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and harms of …

Heart failure (HF) is a life-limiting illness and presents as a gradual functional decline with
intermittent episodes of acute deterioration and some recovery. In addition, HF often occurs …

Heart failure (HF) is a growing healthcare burden and one of the leading causes of
hospitalizations and readmission. Preventing readmissions for HF patients is an increasing …

Background Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization and readmission in many
hospitals worldwide. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of …

PURPOSE We aimed to determine the impact of transitional care interventions (TCIs) on
acute health service use by patients with congestive heart failure in primary care and to …

Objective To compare the effectiveness of two “treatments”—early, intensive home health
nursing and physician follow‐up within a week—versus less intense and later postacute …

Background: Individuals with heart failure are frequently rehospitalized owing to a lack of
knowledge concerning how to perform their self-care and when to inform their healthcare …

Background—Reducing 30-day heart failure readmission rates is a national priority. Yet,
little is known about how hospitals address the problem and whether hospital-based …

This investigation sought to quantify the risk factors for short-term readmission in patients
with heart failure (HF). Electronic databases were systematically searched for studies …

Aims To compare the effectiveness of transitional care services in decreasing all‐cause
death and all‐cause readmissions following hospitalization for heart failure (HF). Methods …