Comparison of management of four patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in a disease management program versus by a primary care physician.
In a heart failure (HF) disease management program (DMP), 4 patients with advanced HF and low ejection fractions had near full recovery within 4 to 45 months. When discharged to their primary care physicians, all 4 had severe symptom relapse and deterioration of their left ventricular function. Readmission to the HF DMP for a second time resulted in similar improvement in all parameters, as was seen the first time.
Saucier
Nathan
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Department of Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Richmond
Tyler
T
Jain
Gaurav
G
Littmann
Laszlo
L
D000368:Aged; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation