Characteristics of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in primary care: a cross-sectional analysis

Characteristics of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in primary care: a cross-sectional analysis

Background: Many patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are undiagnosed, and UK general practice registers do not typically record heart failure (HF) subtype. Improvements in management of HFpEF is dependent on improved identification and characterisation of patients in...

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Main Authors: Faye Forsyth, James Brimicombe, Joseph Cheriyan, Duncan Edwards, FD Richard Hobbs, Navazh Jalaludeen, Jonathan Mant, Mark Pilling, Rebekah Schiff, Clare J Taylor, M Justin Zaman, Christi Deaton, on behalf of the OPTIMISE HFpEF investigators and collaborators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal College of General Practitioners 2021-11-01
Series:BJGP Open
Subjects:
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
primary health care
multimorbidity
frailty
Online Access:https://bjgpopen.org/content/5/6/BJGPO.2021.0094

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