Awareness of diastolic heart failure as a disease entity among Malaysian doctors -- a questionnaire survey from three general hospitals.
The concept of diastolic heart failure (DHF) is not new. However awareness and understanding on this subject may remains uncertain among medical practitioners. We wished to examine the extent of awareness of such entity among doctors in Malaysia. A questionnaire was designed and distributed randomly during hospital Continuous Professional Development (CPD/CME) sessions and also in the respective outpatient departments (OPD) between July to October 2008. This cross-sectional survey in three urban-based general hospitals showed that there are a significant proportion of doctors who are lack of understanding and awareness of diastolic heart failure.
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D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054144:Heart Failure, Diastolic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires