High prevalence of undetected heart failure in long-term care residents: findings from the Heart Failure in Care Homes (HFinCH) study

AIMS: Diagnosis of heart failure in older people in long-term care is challenging because of co-morbidities, cognitive deficit, polypharmacy, immobility, and poor access to services. This study aimed to ascertain heart failure prevalence and clinical management in this population. METHODS AND RESULT...

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Autores principales: Hancock, Helen C., Close, Helen, Mason, James M., Murphy, Jerry J., Fuat, Ahmet, Singh, Raj, Wood, Esther, de Belder, Mark, Brennan, Gill, Hussain, Nehal, Kumar, Nitin, Wilson, Doug, Hungin, A. Pali S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
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Diagnosis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3547366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfs165

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