Disease management interventions for heart failure

A Takeda, N Martin, RS Taylor… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Despite advances in treatment, the increasing and ageing population makes
heart failure an important cause of morbidity and death worldwide. It is associated with high …

[HTML][HTML] Home-based versus centre-based cardiac rehabilitation: abridged Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

SA Buckingham, RS Taylor, K Jolly, A Zawada… - Open …, 2016 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective To update the Cochrane review comparing the effects of home-based and
supervised centre-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on mortality and morbidity, quality of …

National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of heart failure in …

JJ Atherton, A Sindone, CG De Pasquale… - Heart, Lung and …, 2018 - heartlungcirc.org
A transthoracic echocardiogram is recommended in patients with suspected heart failure, to
improve diagnostic accuracy, and in patients with a new diagnosis of heart failure, to assess …

Standard versus atrial fibrillation-specific management strategy (SAFETY) to reduce recurrent admission and prolong survival: pragmatic, multicentre, randomised …

S Stewart, J Ball, JD Horowitz, TH Marwick… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Patients are increasingly being admitted with chronic atrial fibrillation, and
disease-specific management might reduce recurrent admissions and prolong survival …

Multidisciplinary heart failure clinics are associated with lower heart failure hospitalization and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Gandhi, W Mosleh, UC Sharma, C Demers… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Does case management for patients with heart failure based in the community reduce unplanned hospital admissions? A systematic review and meta-analysis

AL Huntley, R Johnson, A King, RW Morris, S Purdy - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The aim of this systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and
controlled trials (non-RCTs, NRCTs) is to investigate the effectiveness and related costs of …

Transitional care interventions: Relevance for nursing in the community

A Coffey, H Mulcahy, E Savage… - Public Health …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The coordination and integration of health care is compromised by complex
challenges related to transitions between care settings, greater prevalence of chronic health …

Heart failure disease management: a systematic review of effectiveness in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

F Kalogirou, F Forsyth, M Kyriakou, R Mantle… - ESC heart …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) poses a substantial challenge for
clinicians, but there is little guidance for effective management. The aim of this systematic …

Cost-effectiveness of home versus clinic-based management of chronic heart failure: Extended follow-up of a pragmatic, multicentre randomized trial cohort—The …

S Maru, J Byrnes, MJ Carrington, YK Chan… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the long-term cost-effectiveness of two multidisciplinary management
programs for elderly patients hospitalized with chronic heart failure (CHF) and how it is …

The challenge of comorbidity in clinical trials for multiple sclerosis

RA Marrie, A Miller, MP Sormani, A Thompson… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: We aimed to provide recommendations for addressing comorbidity in clinical trial
design and conduct in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We held an international workshop …