Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: The Importance of Co-management With a Heart Failure Specialist

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a common reason for admission to the cardiac intensive care unit. We sought to identify the role of an HF consultation service in improving the management of this patient population. Methods: We identified all adult patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care un...

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Main Authors: Adriana Luk, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Vicki N. Wang, MD, FRCPC, Loai Almazroa, MBBS, Farid Foroutan, HBSc, PhD, Nikki Huebener, BSc, Alexandra G. Hillyer, BScH, Filio Billia, PhD, MD, FRCPC, Heather Ross, MD, MHSc, Christopher B. Overgaard, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X2030024X