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INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT CLINIC REDUCES READMISSIONS FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH BENEFIT AT 1-YEAR

Authors :
Nabeel Saghir
Holli Sadler
Clay A. Cauthen
Mrinalini Kulkarnia-Date
Brian Allen
Eric Meyers
Jeffrey Eaton
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:784
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2019.

Abstract

Patients with heart failure (HF) are at a greater risk for readmission than other medical conditions. The efficacy of outpatient therapy has been established as key factor in reducing hospital readmissions. We retrospectively examined 250 consecutive patients admitted with the diagnosis of heart

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
73
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........eafe3d9154d391f7764eddaaff129676
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(19)31392-0