Since the inception of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society heart failure (HF) guidelines in
2006, much has changed in the care for patients with HF. Over the past decade, the HF …

Background Heart failure (HF) clinics (HFCs) are an integral aspect of the strategy for
community HF care. Methods A systematic search was conducted to retrieve studies. We …

Acute heart failure (AHF) is a common and serious condition that contributes to about 5% of
all emergency hospital admissions in Europe and the USA. Here, we present the …

Chronic diseases are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Europe, accounting for
more than 2/3 of all death causes and 75% of the healthcare costs. Heart failure is one of the …

Objective Diabetic foot disease poses a significant and rising financial burden on health
care systems worldwide. This study investigated the effect of a new multidisciplinary diabetic …

Background—Patients with heart failure (HF) who live in rural areas have less access to
cardiac services than patients in urban areas. We conducted a randomized, clinical trial to …

Introduction and objectives The efficacy of heart failure programs has been demonstrated in
clinical trials but their applicability in the real world practice setting is more controversial …

Objectives The purpose was to pilot the feasibility and impact of a 4-week transition-to-care
program on quality of life for heart failure patients. Background The transition from the acute …

Objective Although heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of premature death in adult
congenital heart disease (ACHD), little population-specific data exist. This study reports …

This study was undertaken with the goal of developing a Concept Map Knowledge
Management System (CMKMS) for use as a tool in observing change in a student's …