Heart failure in primary care.
Heart failure is a complex syndrome that results from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to function as a pump. It affects, depending on definition, between one to five per cent of the UK--half a million to three million people (Cleland et al, 2001). About 63,000 new cases are reported in the UK every year (Cowie et al, 2000).
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Princess Royal Hospital, Brighton.
D000465:Algorithms; D003663:Decision Trees; D004452:Echocardiography; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012042:Registries; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology