TY - JOUR
T1 - In Heart Failure, Where You Have Been May Be More Important Than Where You Are
T2 - A Role for Patient-Reported Outcomes
AU - Cedars, Ari M.
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - Current advanced care for patients with heart failure requires unique resources available only at a few large institutions. As a result, end-stage heart failure patients are often referred for care by teams who lack the insight of their regular primary cardiologist into their unique disease trajectory. This situation may result in clinical missteps. By tapping into a patient's familiarity with their own trajectory through the use of patient-reported outcome metrics however, it is possible that this problem may be easily addressed.
AB - Current advanced care for patients with heart failure requires unique resources available only at a few large institutions. As a result, end-stage heart failure patients are often referred for care by teams who lack the insight of their regular primary cardiologist into their unique disease trajectory. This situation may result in clinical missteps. By tapping into a patient's familiarity with their own trajectory through the use of patient-reported outcome metrics however, it is possible that this problem may be easily addressed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.11.013
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.11.013
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 28027724
AN - SCOPUS:85008194790
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 119
SP - 813
EP - 815
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 5
ER -