Medicines optimization prior to discharge in patients admitted to hospital with heart failure.

Joseph James CuthbertOliver I BrownPierpaolo PellicoriKaren DobbsJeanne BulemfuSyed KazmiIoanna SokoreliSteffan C PauwsJarno M RiistamaJohn G F ClelandAndrew L Clark

Published in: ESC heart failure (2024)

Most patients admitted for heart failure are eligible for initiation of life-prolonging medications prior to discharge. A hospital admission may be a common missed opportunity to improve treatment for patients with HeFREF.

Keyphrases

heart failure
healthcare
left ventricular
acute care
emergency department
adverse drug
atrial fibrillation
acute heart failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy