Why the study?
Does an extended 6-month heart failure program reduce death and/or unplanned rehospitalization for HF in patients admitted with NYHA class IV HF compared to a standard 3-month program?
Population
130 patients admitted with NYHA class IV HF who completed the standard 3-month HF program, mean age…
Comparison
Extended 6-month heart failure program vs Standard care
Design
RCT, randomized
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Extended program confers no benefit over standard 3-month care; reinforces limiting structured management to 3 months in NYHA IV HF.
Does an extended 6-month heart failure program reduce death and/or unplanned rehospitalization for HF in patients admitted with NYHA class IV HF compared to a standard 3-month program?
Extending a structured heart failure disease management program from 3 to 6 months does not significantly reduce death or unplanned HF readmissions over a 2-year follow-up.
Ledwidge et al. (2005) studied this question.
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