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SUBMITTER: Linssen GCM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7270463 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation 20200601 6
<h4>Background</h4>Heart failure (HF) is associated with poor prognosis, high morbidity and mortality. The prognosis can be optimised by guideline adherence, which also can be used as a benchmark of quality of care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in use of HF medication between Dutch HF clinics.<h4>Methods</h4>The current analysis was part of a cross-sectional registry of 10,910 chronic HF patients at 34 Dutch outpatient clinics in the period of 2013 until 2016 (CHECK-HF), ...[more]