Key result
The CHART-1 cohort study demonstrated that the prognosis of Japanese patients with chronic heart failure is similarly poor compared with those in Western countries.
Population
Japanese patients with chronic heart failure (CHF)
Design
Review
Authors
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May inform prognostic expectations in Japanese chronic HF; leaves open dedicated cohort studies for optimization.
This review highlights that despite historically lower prevalence, CHF is increasing in Japan with a prognosis as poor as in Western countries, underscoring the need for large-scale Japanese cohort studies like CHART-2.
Nobuyuki Shiba (2008) conducted a review in Chronic heart failure. The CHART-1 cohort study demonstrated that the prognosis of Japanese patients with chronic heart failure is similarly poor compared with those in Western countries.
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