Current Medical and Social Issues for Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients in Japan and Factors for Improving Their Outcomes ― Insights From the REAL-HF Registry ―
Toshiro Kitagawa, Takayuki Hidaka, Makiko Naka, S. Nakayama, Kanako Yuge, Mitsuaki Isobe, Yasuki Kihara, for the REAL-HF Investigators
Abstract
Our cohort study highlighted the super-aging of current HF patients in Japan. Cardiac rehabilitation through continuous team approach appears to be associated with favorable overall outcomes in this population.
Topics & Concepts
Heart failureMedicineIntensive care medicineMedical emergencyFamily medicineEmergency medicineGerontologyInternal medicineHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementChronic Disease Management StrategiesCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors