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Heart failure is a leading cause of hospitalization and death among older adults in high-income countries, and patients commonly die or are readmitted following discharge.
This paper reviews strategies to reduce hospitalizations and death following hospitalization for heart failure.
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Review supports comprehensive HF strategies to cut readmissions; leaves open optimal implementation pending prospective trials.
Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalisation and death among older adults in high-income countries. HF is often accompanied by comorbid conditions, and patients hospitalised for HF commonly die or are readmitted in the weeks follow- ing hospital discharge. The objectives of this paper are to discuss the burden of HF hospitalisations in healthcare systems and to review strategies that reduce hospitalisations and death in this condition.
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