An intervention of variable intensity for congestive heart failure showed some improvements but no survival effect, suggesting a tradeoff between intervention cost and intensity and survival benefit.

The intervention program used in SPAN-CHF I consisted of a home visit by an experienced nurse-manager within 3 days of randomization. During this visit, which focused on dietary and medical compliance ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients with congestive heart failure, transitional care interventions (TCIs), especially high-intensity TCIs, are effective for reducing the risks of readmission and emergency ...

Several interventions were undertaken: a heart failure algorithm and clinical pathway were developed, with the aim of incorporating AHCPR clinical criteria for CHF. Programs for physician CHF ...

Panelists discuss how heart failure creates a massive economic burden of approximately $30 billion annually (expected to reach $70 billion to $80 billion by 2030), driven by hospitalizations, ...

'Heart failure self care' refers to the practices in which patients engage to maintain their own health, and to the decisions that they make about managing signs or symptoms. In this article, we base ...