Nonadherence in the Advanced Heart Failure Population.
Curr Heart Fail Rep
; 13(2): 77-85, 2016 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26879391
ABSTRACT
The number of patients living with heart failure (HF) in the USA now exceeds 5 million. Although HF is a disease readily treated by medications and lifestyle interventions, nonadherence is common, leading to worse clinical outcomes and increased healthcare costs. While adherence to medical therapy and clinician recommendations is key in the management of HF, it is perhaps more critical in patients with the most advanced disease, including those receiving home inotropic infusion, heart transplantation, or a left ventricular assist device. Yet, there is a paucity of data on the effects of nonadherence on the advanced heart failure population and little information on the most effective management strategies in these patients. Future studies of nonadherence in HF should utilize uniform definitions of adherence and, ideally, more objective measurements of adherence such as the novel "digital pill" technology.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Patient Compliance
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Heart Failure
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Heart Fail Rep
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States