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Heart Failure Diagnosis and Treatment Insights by Tham Khoi Man is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1) Heart failure is a clinical diagnosis defined by the presence of symptoms, signs, or objective evidence of cardiac dysfunction. 2) The estimated prevalence of heart failure is 1-2% overall and increases to 10% for those over age 65. It accounts for 6-10% of acute hospital admissions and 25% of patients are rehospitalized within 30 days. 3) A large clinical trial found that the angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor LCZ696 reduced the primary endpoint of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospital
- Author
- Tham Khoi Man
- Language
- EN