An intervention of variable intensity for congestive heart failure showed some improvements but no survival effect, suggesting a tradeoff between intervention cost and intensity and survival benefit.

Approximately 6.7 million Americans over the age of 20 currently live with heart failure, with this number projected to rise to 8.5 million by 2030. The lifetime risk of developing heart failure has ...

The intervention program used in SPAN-CHF I consisted of a home visit by an experienced nurse-manager within 3 days of randomization. During this visit, which focused on dietary and medical compliance ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients with congestive heart failure, transitional care interventions (TCIs), especially high-intensity TCIs, are effective for reducing the risks of readmission and emergency ...

Several interventions were undertaken: a heart failure algorithm and clinical pathway were developed, with the aim of incorporating AHCPR clinical criteria for CHF. Programs for physician CHF ...