Why the study?
How do patient characteristics contribute to difficulties in diagnosing systolic heart failure based on clinical variables?
Population
70 physicians assessing 40 case vignettes based on authentic patients referred for suspected heart failure.
Design
Other
Authors
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Diagnostic variability in mild systolic HF may lessen with multiple positive cues; hypothesis-generating for training to boost agreement in primary care.
How do patient characteristics contribute to difficulties in diagnosing systolic heart failure based on clinical variables?
Clinical diagnosis of mild heart failure is difficult and highly variable among physicians, with diagnostic conformity improving when more positive clinical cues, particularly cardiac enlargement, are present.
Skånér et al. (2003) studied this question.
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