Why the study?
Does management in specialized heart failure outpatient clinics within a registry network improve evidence-based medication use and outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure?
Population
3,632 patients with chronic heart failure managed in 24 hospital outpatient clinics in Norway.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Supports specialized HF clinics in registry networks for fewer CV hospitalizations; leaves open causal benefits pending randomized confirmation.
Does management in specialized heart failure outpatient clinics within a registry network improve evidence-based medication use and outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure?
Specialized heart failure clinics managed in a registry network are associated with high rates of evidence-based medication use and significant reductions in cardiovascular hospital admissions.
Grundtvig et al. (2010) studied this question.
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