A Global Perspective/Health Inequity in Heart Failure, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

Pablo Castro

Description

This special issue of Heart Failure Clinics examines heart failure with a truly global perspective, exposing health inequities in the treatment of heart failure.

Sujets

• Médecine
• Spécialités médicales
• Médecine Générale
• Medical
• Cardiology

Informations

• Publié par: Elsevier
• Date de parution: 07 janvier 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780323400879
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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A Global Perspective/Health Inequity in Heart Failure
Heart Failure Clinics
Editors
Pablo F. Castro, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases FONDAP ACCDis, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Naoki Sato, MD, PhD, FESC
Cardiology and Intensive Care Unit, Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Robert J. Mentz, MD
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute; Duke University School of Medicine,Durham, North Carolina
Ovidiu Chioncel, MD, PhD, FHFA
Institute of Emergency for Cardiovascular Diseases C.C.Iliescu , University of Medicine Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania

Consulting Editors
Mandeep R. Mehra
Javed Butler
Founding Editor
Jagat Narula

Clinics Review Articles

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October 2015 Volume 11 Number 4
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Contributors
Consulting Editors
Editors
Authors
Forthcoming Issues
Forthcoming Issues
Recent Issues
Foreword. Heart Failure: A Global Pandemic and Not Just a Disease of the West
Socioeconomic Inequalities in Heart Failure
Key points
Background
Socioeconomic status and heart failure
Educational level and occupation
Health literacy and heart failure
Bridging the gaps in socioeconomic inequality
Future directions
Summary
References
Heart Failure in Rural Communities
Key points
Background
Epidemiology
Organizational factors in rural health systems
Patient-related factors in rural communities
Role of interventions to improve chronic heart failure outcomes in rural communities
Summary
References
Inequalities in the Access to Advanced Therapy in Heart Failure
Key points
Introduction
Some definitions
General approach to advanced therapies and introduction to the problem of inequalities
Other factors that make difficult the access to advanced therapies
Summary
References
Gaps and Resemblances in Current Heart Failure Guidelines: A Clinical Perspective
Key points
Introduction
Grading the evidence and classifying the recommendations
Definitions and types of heart failure
Pharmacologic treatment in heart failure
Novel treatments
Device recommendations in heart failure
Summary
References
Prognostic Factors in Hospitalization for Heart Failure in Asia
Key points
Introduction
Prognostic factors of mortality and morbidity
Emerging prognostic factors
Other prognostic factors
Summary
References
Biomarkers for Heart Failure in Asia
Key points
Introduction
Key players
Japan and the natriuretic peptide story
The Hong Kong heritage in biomarkers for heart failure
New developments from Asia in biomarkers for heart failure
References
Heart Transplant in Asia
Key points
Introduction
Heart failure in asia
Heart transplant in asia
Heart transplant in special situations
Post-heart transplant care
Heart transplant complication
Summary
References
Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Asia
Key points
Introduction
Important issues for epidemiologic comparison
Epidemiologic comparison of patients hospitalized for heart failure in Asia
Summary
References
Identifying Barriers and Practical Solutions to Conducting Site-Based Research in North America: Exploring Acute Heart Failure Trials As a Case Study
Key points
Introduction
Barrier: poor visibility of cardiovascular disease and clinical trials within the institution and the broader community
Barrier: inability of study sponsors to identify sites capable of enrolling high volume and quality patients
Barrier: time-consuming study protocols that do not reflect the day-to-day realities of patient care
Barrier: inadequate infrastructure for recruitment of participants and study conduct
Barrier: underdeveloped relationships between cardiologists and other physicians caring for the cardiac patient
Barrier: misalignment of incentives between principle investigators and parent clinical facility
Barrier: limited upfront training and ongoing support for study coordinators and other staff
Summary
References
Hospitalized Heart Failure in the United States: Lessons Learned from Clinical Trial Populations
Key points
United States study enrollment
Patient characteristics
Length of stay and readmission risk
Therapy utilization
Clinical outcomes
Potential future directions for United States trials
Summary
References
The Impact of Worsening Heart Failure in the United States
Key points
Introduction and definitions
Establishing a definition for worsening heart failure as a clinical trial endpoint
Initial descriptions of the incidence of worsening heart failure and associated outcomes
Worsening heart failure as a trial endpoint
Association of worsening heart failure with clinical outcomes
Treatment of worsening heart failure
Prediction of worsening heart failure
Developing therapeutics and treatment strategies that decrease worsening heart failure
Summary
References
End-of-life Heart Failure Care in the United States
Key points
Introduction
Resource use
Predicting death
Management options
Palliative care and hospice
Challenges and solutions
Summary
References
Epidemiology of Heart Failure in Europe
Key points
Introduction
Patients hospitalized for acute heart failure
Ambulatory patients with chronic heart failure
Summary
References
Acute Heart Failure Syndromes in the Elderly: The European Perspective
Key points
Introduction
Clinical presentation of elderly patients with acute heart failure
Comorbidities
Management of elderly patients with acute heart failure
Outcomes of elderly patients with acute heart failure
Predictors of clinical outcomes of elderly patients with acute heart failure
Comparison of the European and North American experience in elderly with acute heart failure
Summary and future directions
References
Characteristics of Intensive Care in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in Europe
Key points
Introduction
Data source information
Intensive care unit admission rates
Baseline characteristics of patients admitted to intensive care units
In-hospital therapies and invasive procedures
Intensive care unit outcomes
Intensive care unit triage
Clinical research in the intensive care unit setting
European perspectives on training and education in critical care
Summary
References
Copyright
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