Multidisciplinary Approach for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure.

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Multidisciplinary Approach for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure.

Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2015 Oct;68(10):885-91

Authors: Frankenstein L, Fröhlich H, Cleland JG

Abstract
Acute heart failure describes the rapid deterioration, over minutes, days or hours, of symptoms and signs of heart failure. Its management is an interdisciplinary challenge that requires the cooperation of various specialists. While emergency providers, (interventional) cardiologists, heart surgeons, and intensive care specialists collaborate in the initial stabilization of acute heart failure patients, the involvement of nurses, discharge managers, and general practitioners in the heart failure team may facilitate the transition from inpatient care to the outpatient setting and improve acute heart failure readmission rates. This review highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to acute heart failure with particular focus on the chain-of-care delivered by the various services within the healthcare system.

PMID: 26409892 [PubMed - in process]

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