Regional Disparities in Adherence to Guidelines for the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure

Objective The incidence of chronic heart failure (CHF) is likely to keep increasing in Japan as the population ages, placing increased burdens on medical facilities, particularly on the limited numbers of rural hospitals. We explored the appropriateness of CHF treatment in rural areas in Japan. Meth...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 2021/02/15, Vol.60(4), pp.525-532
Hauptverfasser:	Matsuo, Yuji, Yoshimine, Fumitoshi, Fuse, Katsuya, Suzuki, Kazuo, Sakamoto, Takuya, Iijima, Kenichi, Ozaki, Kazuyuki, Minamino, Tohru
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Angiotensin Angiotensin II Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists - therapeutic use Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Anticoagulants Beta blockers Cardiomyopathy Congestive heart failure Defibrillators Echocardiography Ejection fraction Fibrillation guidelines Heart failure Heart Failure - therapy Humans Internal medicine Japan - epidemiology Myocardial infarction Original Patients Peptidyl-dipeptidase A regional disparity Rehabilitation Rural areas Stroke Volume Ventricle Ventricular Function, Left
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective The incidence of chronic heart failure (CHF) is likely to keep increasing in Japan as the population ages, placing increased burdens on medical facilities, particularly on the limited numbers of rural hospitals. We explored the appropriateness of CHF treatment in rural areas in Japan. Methods We compared rates of adherence to therapeutic guidelines for CHF between residents with a left ventricular ejection fraction
ISSN:	0918-2918 1349-7235
DOI:	10.2169/internalmedicine.4660-20