Heart failure units: State of the art in disease management.

Authors :: Timóteo AT
Silva TP
Moreira RI
Gonçalves A
Soares R
Ferreira RC
Source :: Revista portuguesa de cardiologia [Rev Port Cardiol (Engl Ed)] 2020 Jun; Vol. 39 (6), pp. 341-350. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 26.
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: The prevalence of heart failure has increased over the past decades and is a major social and economic burden on healthcare services. Patient quality of life is severely impaired and heart failure is one of the main causes of death in Portugal. The functional organization of multidisciplinary teams engaged in the treatment of these patients is essential to improve health care provision and outcomes, specifically reducing mortality, hospital admissions, and improving quality of life. We describe current approaches to heart failure management and discuss the organization of heart failure units and cooperation among these units and also with other healthcare professionals.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)