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BACKGROUND: The general objective of the study was to reflect on the key factors to advance in optimal models of care for Heart Failure (HF) and specifically, on the macromanagement elements most necessary for the development of comprehensive HF management models. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An Advisory Committee, composed of 15 experts and a multidisciplinary group of 31 additional experts, was appointed, together forming a Delphi panel of 46 experts. Based on a systematic bibliographic review and the analysis of the care course of the patient with HF, an initial battery of key factors for the development of HF care models was identified by the Advisory Committee. This proposal was adjusted and prioritized by the Delphi panel applying Delphi Rand/UCLA methodology. RESULTS: After two Delphi rounds, 75 key factors grouped into 7 challenges were defined. In the first of the challenges, related to the development of HF management models, 16 key factors were identified, 7 of which were valued as high priority and related to the establishment of common objectives, resources for the continuity of care and improving the measurement of health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: The definition of management elements at the macro level was considered a priority to advance in the development of optimal models of assistance to HF.
