The State of Heart Failure Care in Canada: Minimal Improvement in Readmissions Over Time Despite an Increased Number of Evidence-Based Therapies

Background: An unanswered question is whether the combination of advances in medical and device therapy over the past decade has translated into improved outcomes for patients with heart failure (HF) in Canada. Methods: The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Hospital Morbidity Database...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Poon, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Benjamin Leis, MD, FRCPC, Laurie Lambert, PhD, Kendra MacFarlane, MSc, Kim Anderson, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Claudia Blais, PhD, Catherine Demers, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Justin A. Ezekowitz, MBBCh, MSc, Nathaniel M. Hawkins, MBChB, MD, MPH, Douglas S. Lee, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Gordon Moe, MSc, MD, FRCPC, FAHA, FACC, Roopinder K. Sandhu, MD, MPH, MSc, Sean A. Virani, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCPC, FCCS, Stephen Wilton, MD, MSc, Shelley Zieroth, MD, FRCPC, Robert McKelvie, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X22000956