title: Comorbidity "depression" in heart failure - Potential target of patient education and self-management.
abstract: The progress of the pharmacological and device treatment of heart failure (HF) has led to a substantial improvement of mortality and rehospitalization. Further potential for improvement may be heralded in the post-discharge management of HF patients, including patient education for self-management of HF. The study by Musekamp et al. is among the first publications providing evidence that improvements in self-management skills may improve outcomes of HF patients. It is concluded that multimodal approaches addressing comorbidities in HF patients with novel concepts, and by optimal and specific HF management, including patient education, may ultimately contribute to substantial improvement of HF prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Presidio Sanitario Intermedio "Elena d'Aosta", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Vecchis
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology and Cardiology Department, Mediterraneo Hospital, Ilias Street 8-12, 16675, Glyfada, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanassios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manginas
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Theodor-Wenzel-Werk, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Noutsias
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum (CVK), Berlin, Germany.|Deutsches Zentrum für Herz Kreislaufforschung (DZHK) - Standort Berlin, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum (CVK), Berlin, Germany.|Berlin Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Campus Virchow Klinikum (CVK), Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tschöpe
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology and Intensive Medical Care, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, D-07747, Jena, Germany. michel.noutsias@uni-jena.de.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9066-5262
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noutsias
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010359:Patient Readmission; D012648:Self Care
keywords: Comorbidities; Depression; Heart failure; Patient education