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Heart failure care and outcomes in a Tanzanian emergency department: A prospective observational study.

Sainikitha PrattipatiFrancis M SakitaGodfrey L KwekaTumsifu G TarimoTimothy PetersonBlandina T MmbagaNathan M ThielmanAlexander J LimkakengGerald S BloomfieldJulian T Hertz
Published in: PloS one (2021)
In a northern Tanzanian emergency department, heart failure is a common clinical diagnosis, but uptake of evidence-based outpatient therapies is poor and thirty-day mortality is high. Interventions are needed to improve care and outcomes for heart failure patients in the emergency department setting.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • heart failure
  • healthcare
  • palliative care
  • quality improvement
  • physical activity
  • left ventricular
  • pain management
  • cardiovascular events
  • affordable care act
  • cardiovascular disease
  • adverse drug