March 1, 2001European Journal of Heart Failure
How Patients with Heart Failure are Managed in Italy
Key result
Italian cardiologists manage a minority of HF patients, highlighting the need for broader trial inclusion.
Population
Patients with heart failure in Italy
Design
Review
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Implication
Supports including internists and GPs in Italian HF trials; leaves open effects on evidence uptake.
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Population
Patients with heart failure in Italy
Highlights the need to involve internists and general practitioners in heart failure treatment trials to improve the translation of evidence-based therapies into clinical practice in Italy.
Cite This Study
Senni et al. (2001) conducted a review in Heart failure. Heart failure management was evaluated. In Italy, only a minority of heart failure patients are managed by cardiologists, highlighting the need to involve internists and general practitioners in treatment trials to improve clinical practice.