Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Apr 2014
Multicenter StudyEfficacy of an integrated hospital-primary care program for heart failure: a population-based analysis of 56,742 patients.
The efficacy of heart failure programs has been demonstrated in clinical trials but their applicability in the real world practice setting is more controversial. This study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of an integrated hospital-primary care program for the management of patients with heart failure in an integrated health area covering a population of 309,345. ⋯ The implementation of multidisciplinary heart failure management programs that integrate the hospital and the community is feasible and is associated with a significant reduction in patient morbidity and mortality.