title: The 2010 Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of heart failure update: Heart failure in ethnic minority populations, heart failure and pregnancy, disease management, and quality improvement/assurance programs.
abstract: Since 2006, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society heart failure (HF) guidelines have published annual focused updates for cardiovascular care providers. The 2010 Canadian Cardiovascular Society HF guidelines update focuses on an increasing issue in the western world - HF in ethnic minorities - and in an uncommon but important setting - the pregnant patient. Additionally, due to increasing attention recently given to the assessment of how care is delivered and measured, two critically important topics - disease management programs in HF and quality assurance - have been included. Both of these topics were written from a clinical perspective. It is hoped that the present update will become a useful tool for health care providers and planners in the ongoing evolution of care for HF patients in Canada.
authors.affiliation: University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. howlettjonathan@gmail.com <howlettjonathan@gmail.com>
authors.forename: Jonathan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Howlett
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: McKelvie
authors.forename: Jeannine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Costigan
authors.forename: Anique
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ducharme
authors.forename: Estrellita
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Estrella-Holder
authors.forename: Justin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ezekowitz
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giannetti
authors.forename: Haissam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Heckman
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Herd
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kouz
authors.forename: Kori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leblanc
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Gordon W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Moe
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Meara
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajda
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stolee
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Swiggum
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zeiroth
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