Abstract：
BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine whether participation in a quality improvement (QI) collaborative for heart failure (HF) was associated with better interpersonal aspects of care and health outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a cross-sectional telephone survey of patients in 6 organizations who participated in a QI collaborative for HF (participants, n = 387) and 6 comparable control organizations (controls, n = 414) and measured provider-patient communication, education received, knowledge of HF, self-management behaviors, satisfaction, and quality of life. The participant group patients were more likely to report their doctor and nurse discussed treatment options and reviewed self-management (P < .01 for both). A total of 88% of participants were told to weigh themselves daily and record their weight compared with 34% of controls (P < .01). Participants were more likely to know how often to check their weight (P < .01), recognize symptoms of worsening HF (P < or = .01 for all), have a scale (P = .002), and monitor their weight daily (P < .001). Participants had similar quality of life but fewer emergency department visits and hospitalizations. CONCLUSION:Participation in a QI collaborative for HF was associated with better communication, education, and knowledge, and lower health care use. Collaboratives may be a useful method for disseminating quality improvement strategies.
journal_name
J Card Failjournal_title
Journal of cardiac failureauthors
Baker DW,Asch SM,Keesey JW,Brown JA,Chan KS,Joyce G,Keeler EBdoi
10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.03.010keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2005-08-01 00:00:00pages
405-13issue
6eissn
1071-9164issn
1532-8414pii
S1071-9164(05)00137-5journal_volume
11pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical consequences of prehospital delay in heart failure (HF) patients are unknown. This study explores the relationship between prehospital delay of HF patients and length of hospital stay, plasma values of brain natriuretic peptides (BNP) as well as the association of delay with all-cause mortality,...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.12.007
更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients admitted for heart failure (HF), unrecognized elevation of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) at the time of discharge may have a role in the high rehospitalization rate for HF on follow-up. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a small, prospective study (n = 50), patients admitted for HF were ra...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.04.014
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment with specific beta-blockers and doses recommended by guidelines is often not achieved in practice. We evaluated an intervention directed to the pharmacy to improve prescribing. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial, where facilities (n = 12) with patients (n = 220) ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.06.004
更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart failure (HF) in developed countries. The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanisms of reduction of arrhythmias after sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) therapy in a myocardial infarction (MI)-HF rabbit model. METHODS AND RESULTS:Chronic MI in rabb...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.03.007
更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of elevated heart rate (HR) on outcomes after heart transplantation (HT) has not been well established. The aim of this study was to assess predictors of elevated HR following HT and its impact on outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS:We retrospectively evaluated 394 patients who underwent HT at 2 academ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.01.009
更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Members of the nuclear receptor family proteins function as transcription factors upon ligand binding and thereby regulate gene expression in host cells. Aldosterone, the high-affinity endogenous ligand for the mineralocorticoid receptor, induces cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in a variety of animal models...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1054/jcaf.2002.125369
更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic insufficiency (AI) is associated with morbidity and mortality in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), whereas its impact on the HeartMate 3 LVAD cohorts remains uninvestigated. We aimed to investigate the clinical impact of AI on patients with HeartMate 3 LVADs. METH...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.05.013
更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of carvedilol therapy on left atrial (LA) function in patients with heart failure from nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Thirty-five patients (42.4 +/- 13.5 years) in New York Heart Association functional Class II-III have been studied....
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.10.011
更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Disease management programs (DMPs) may reduce short-term readmission or death after heart failure (HF) hospitalization. We sought to determine if targeting of DMP to the highest-risk patients could improve efficiency. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients (n = 412) admitted with HF were randomized to usual care or an...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.01.015
更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Although heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend alcohol abstinence, existing evidence indicates that alcohol may not worsen survival and no data about associations between alcohol and health status (patients' symptoms, function, and quality of life) exist. METHODS AND RESULTS:Alcohol use was quantified in ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2004.11.009
更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Sympathetic adrenergic stimulation and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system are highly elevated in right heart failure. We evaluated if treatment with the adrenergic receptor blocker bisoprolol or the angiotensin II receptor blocker losartan could prevent the progression of right ventricular (RV) hypertr...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.08.003
更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC) is a naturally occurring compound that has been considered for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF). The rationale for its use in this pathology is related to its effects on cardiac and skeletal muscle. Chronic treatment with PLC improves the contraction of isolated and aerobic p...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1071-9164(97)90018-x
更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:For over a century, the dog model has been used widely in research studying cardiovascular physiology pertinent to humans. It has been specially applied, over the past 2 decades, in research on the pathophysiology and treatment of left ventricular (LV) remodeling and heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Becau...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1054/jcaf.2002.129274
更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction is a key component of heart failure and it has long been postulated that it may result from increased wall stress. It has recently been suggested that an injectable, non-degradable polymer may limit pathological remodeling in a manner analogous to that ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.03.003
更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The proinflammatory cytokines have been implicated in the pathogenesis of heart failure. Recent studies have shown that beta-adrenergic blockade can modulate cytokine production. This study investigates the different impact of different degrees of sympathetic antagonism on circulating levels of cytokines in ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2004.07.006
更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to systematically combine the evidence on efficacy of disease management programs (DMPs) in the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF), to identify and explain heterogeneity of results from prior studies of DMPs, and to assess potential publication bias from these studies. METHODS AND RESULTS...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.03.003
更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Anemia is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF), but its implications for heath care costs are not well described. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed data on 1056 patients with symptomatic HF seen at Duke University between 2002 and 2006. Health care costs were obta...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.06.435
更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of repeated clinical assessments of patients with heart failure is widely accepted. The frequency of such follow-up is not established and is likely to depend on the natural history and variability of patients' health status and the availability and use of appropriate treatments. METHODS AND ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2003.12.008
更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Large-scale clinical trials have demonstrated the benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III/IV heart failure, systolic left ventricular dysfunction, and a wide QRS. However, additional patient groups may also benefit from CRT. METHODS AN...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.12.018
更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise training improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in animals. This study was designed to determine whether forearm exercise training improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in control subjects and patients with heart failure, a disease associated with abnormal endothelium-dependent vasodilati...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1071-9164(98)80006-7
更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) has been associated with left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) in children. Little is known about the prevalence of this association, clinical outcomes, and treatment options. METHODS:Retrospective review of subjects with LVNC. LVNC was defined by established criteria; those with...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.09.014
更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:On October 17, 1849, Poland's greatest composer, Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) died aged 39. His cause of death remains unknown. An investigation of the documental sources was performed to reconstruct the medical history of the artist. Since his earliest years, his life had been dominated by poor health. Recurrent episo...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 传,历史文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.03.009
更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric heart failure (HF) patients have a suboptimal response to traditional HF medications, although phosphodiesterase-3 inhibition (PDE3i) has been used with greater success than in the adult HF population. We hypothesized that molecular alterations specific to children with HF and HF etiology may affec...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.07.429
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute dyspnea poses a diagnostic challenge for physicians, and the current methods in differentiating cardiac from non-cardiac causes have been limited to date. Recently, the brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) rapid test has been validated in the emergency room. Nevertheless, the early accumulation of fluid in ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.04.005
更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is a rare but life-threatening disease. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is not recommended for acute or chronic myocarditis in Western nations owing to the lack of rigorous evidence, but it is widely used in other countries, including Japan. This nationwide retrospective cohort s...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.01.004
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Since the introduction of biomarkers in the late 1980s, considerable research has been dedicated to their validation and application. As a result, many biomarkers are now commonly used in clinical practice. However, the role of biomarkers in the prediction of right ventricular failure (RVF) and in the prognostication ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.09.007
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure in blacks has been associated with a poorer prognosis than in whites. In such diseases as hypertension, blacks show pathophysiological differences and respond differently to some therapies than whites. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical characteristics and response to therapy of ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s1071-9164(99)90001-5
更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug-related negative outcomes (DNOs) are health problems that patients experience due to drug use or nonuse. Heart failure (HF) patients are at high risk of experiencing DNOs owing to polypharmacy, comorbidities, and age. METHODS AND RESULTS:Ninety-seven consecutive HF patients were enrolled and followed f...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.10.009
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional electrical stimulation (FES) improves exercise capacity and quality of life in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. However, there is no evidence regarding the effectiveness of this treatment modality according to the severity of CHF. This study compares the effectiveness of FES on exercise capac...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.10.023
更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Activated vitamin D analog, paricalcitol, has been shown to attenuate the development of cardiac hypertrophy in Dahl salt sensitive (DSS) rats. To determine whether an antihypertrophic effect is class specific, we tested if doxercalciferol (a pro-hormone vitamin D2 analog) could also attenuate the developmen...
journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.08.006
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
