ReviewEcho research and practice2017
The heart failure epidemic: a UK perspective.
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- Risk prediction models for detecting a new diagnosis of heart failure within 5 years in the community: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Polypharmacy definition and prevalence in heart failure: a systematic review.Heart failure reviews · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of clinical prediction rules for the diagnosis of chronic heart failure.ESC heart failure · 2019Pooled it
- A digital diagnostic pathway for heart failure: an economic evaluation.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2026Article
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- Pharmacist-led guideline-directed medical therapy in heart failure: impact analysis in primary care.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
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- The impact of different perspectives on the cost-effectiveness of remote patient monitoring for patients with heart failure in different European countries.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2025Article
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Exploring the Underlying Causes.Medical research archives · 2024Article
- A quasi-experimental study to assess the effect of Benson's relaxation on anxiety and depression among patients with heart failure in Jordan.Acute and critical care · 2024Article
- Demystifying heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction: what you need to know.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024Article
- Effect of implementing a heart failure admission care bundle on hospital readmission and mortality rates: interrupted time series study.BMJ quality & safety · 2023Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound with artificial intelligence-assisted assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of exhaled nitric oxide for the prediction of non-invasive left atrial pressure in older people: a cross-sectional cohort study.BJGP open · 2023Article
- A historical review of experimental imaging of the beating heart coronary microcirculation in vivo.Journal of anatomy · 2023Review
- 'Acute Heart Failure': Should We Abandon the Term Altogether?Current heart failure reports · 2022Review
- Recurrent heart failure hospitalizations increase the risk of mortality in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the United Kingdom: a retrospective analysis of Clinical Practice Research Datalink database.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Article
- Inferior Vena Cava Edge Tracking Echocardiography: A Promising Tool with Applications in Multiple Clinical Settings.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Point-of-care screening for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction using artificial intelligence during ECG-enabled stethoscope examination in London, UK: a prospective, observational, multicentre study.The Lancet. Digital health · 2022Observational
- The "discordant doppelganger dilemma": SGLT2i mimics therapeutic carbohydrate restriction - food choice first over pharma?Journal of human hypertension · 2021Article
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Abstract
Heart failure is appropriately described as an epidemic, with 1-2% of health care expenditure being directed at its management. In England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued guidance on the best practice for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure. Echocardiography is key to the diagnosis of the underlying cardiac abnormalities, and access to this (with our without biochemical testing using natriuretic peptides) is key to high-quality and speedy diagnosis. New models of care aim to speed up access to echocardiography, but a shortage of technically trained staff remains a limiting factor in improving standards of care. The NHS audits the quality of care and outcome for patients admitted to hospital with heart failure, and this continues to show wide variation in practice, particularly, where patients are not reviewed by the local heart failure multidisciplinary team. Recently, the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cardiac Disease issued 10 suggestions for improvement in care for patients with heart failure - access to echocardiography being one of the key suggestions. Time will tell as to whether this support from law makers will assist in the implementation of NICE-recommended standards of care consistently across the country.
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