Clinical
Vignettes: Heart Failure.
Anthony
Steimle, MD, FACC
This
Vignette uses a case history to illustrate a concise overview of the
recently updated Care Management Institute's Heart Failure Management
Guidelines. Emphasis is placed on the fact that heart failure can
occur in the present of apparently normal systolic contractibility.
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Putting
Heart Disease Guidelines Into Practice: Kaiser Permanente Leads the
Way.
Nan
Pheatt, MPH, MT(ASCP); Ralph G Brindis, MD, MPH, FACC; Eleanor Levin,
MD, FACC
With
the generally poor implementation of management guidelines for coronary
artery disease, this article reviews four programs, including one
at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, that have improved implementation
by changing the health care delivery system.
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Corridor
Consult: How Shall We Manage Isolated
Systolic Hypertension in Older Adults? Case Example and Suggestions.
Ricardo
A Soltero, MD; Dean A Kujubu, MD
A typical
case of isolated systolic hypertension in an asymptomatic older adult
is presented. The diagnosis and treatment suggestions are discussed.
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