Does awareness, diagnostic approaches, and management of heart failure differ between primary care physicians and cardiology specialists in Korea?
There is a critical need for targeted education and system-level strategies to improve heart failure guideline implementation among physicians in Korea, especially in primary care.
Physicians' awareness and clinical practices regarding HF in Korea remain suboptimal. Given the growing burden, high mortality, and substantial costs of HF, early detection, appropriate diagnostic evaluation, and timely referral are essential. Targeted education and system-level strategies to improve guideline implementation, particularly in primary care settings, are warranted.
Lee et al. (Thu,) studied this question.