Journal of General Practice Nursing (GPN) | September 2020

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Why timely diagnosis of heart failure is vital for patient wellbeing

Why timely diagnosis of heart failure is vital for patient wellbeing
Heart failure

Pages: 20 - 21

A diagnosis of heart failure does not come easy — in more ways than one. For many, it is a long and convoluted road. And when you finally get clear answers, it hits you like a train from left field. This happened to me at the age of just 39, when I was diagnosed with heart failure caused by viral myocarditis.


References

British Heart Foundation. Facts and Figures. Available online: www.bhf.org.uk/whatwe-do/news-from-the-bhf/contact-thepress- office/facts-and-figures.

Kim D, Bottle A, Aylin P, et al (2018) Realworld presentation with heart failure in primary care: do patients selected to follow diagnostic and management guidelines have better outcomes? Open Heart 5: e000935.doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2018-000935

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2014) Clinical guidance: Acute heart failure: diagnosis and management. NICE, London. Available online: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg187

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016) Resource impact report: Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (NG106). NICE, London. Available online: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng106/resources/resourceimpact-report-pdf-6537494413

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018) Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management. NICE, London. Available online: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng106/chapter/Recommendations#diagnosing-heartfailure


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