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Primary Prevention of Heart Failure
Most heart failure research and quality improvement efforts are targeted at treatment and secondary prevention of patients with manifest heart failure. This is distinct from coronary disease where primary prevention has been a focus for over three decades. Given the current importance and the projec...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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International Scholarly Research Network
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3431085/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22957272 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/982417 |
| Sumario: | Most heart failure research and quality improvement efforts are targeted at treatment and secondary prevention of patients with manifest heart failure. This is distinct from coronary disease where primary prevention has been a focus for over three decades. Given the current importance and the projected worsening of heart failure epidemiology, a more focused effort on prevention is urgently needed. |
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