Journal article
Diagnosis and management of heart failure in the outpatient setting
Primary care, Vol.32(4), pp.1115-1129
12/2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2005.09.005
PMID: 16326230
Abstract
Heart failure is a clinical syndrome that results in diminished tissue perfusion and volume overload. Because of increasing population age and improved survival after myocardial infarction, the prevalence of heart failure is likely to increase dramatically. Primary care physicians are in an ideal position to care for patients throughout the spectrum of heart failure, from identifying patients at increased risk to managing the final stages of the disease. New understandings of heart failure pathophysiology have led to more effective treatments aimed at blocking neurohormonal pathways. There is still much to be learned about the pathophysiology and treatment of diastolic heart failure, and rapidly expanding knowledge of heart failure is likely to lead to better treatment in the coming years.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Diagnosis and management of heart failure in the outpatient setting
- Creators
- Jason Wilbur - Department of Family Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. jason-wilbur@uiowa.eduPaul James
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Primary care, Vol.32(4), pp.1115-1129
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pop.2005.09.005
- PMID
- 16326230
- ISSN
- 0095-4543
- eISSN
- 1558-299X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2005
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984025292602771
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