Comparison of Management of Four Patients With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a Disease Management Program Versus by a Primary Care Physician

In a heart failure (HF) disease management program (DMP), 4 patients with advanced HF and low ejection fractions had near full recovery within 4 to 45 months. When discharged to their primary care physicians, all 4 had severe symptom relapse and deterioration of their left ventricular function. Read...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2006-01, Vol.97 (2), p.253-255
Main Authors: Saucier, Nathan, Richmond, Tyler, Jain, Gaurav, Littmann, Laszlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy
Cardiovascular disease
Disease Management
Female
Heart
Heart failure
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Program Evaluation
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Summary:In a heart failure (HF) disease management program (DMP), 4 patients with advanced HF and low ejection fractions had near full recovery within 4 to 45 months. When discharged to their primary care physicians, all 4 had severe symptom relapse and deterioration of their left ventricular function. Readmission to the HF DMP for a second time resulted in similar improvement in all parameters, as was seen the first time.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.08.029