Background Despite advances in treatment, the increasing and ageing population makes
heart failure an important cause of morbidity and death worldwide. It is associated with high …

Acute heart failure (AHF) is one of the most common causes for hospital admission and is
associated with a high risk of mortality. Compared to chronic heart failure, there is less …

Background The process of moving patients from a hospital to a home or another care
setting, also called transitional care, can lead to unwanted complications and negative …

Aims The prognosis after hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)
remains poor, especially< 30 days post‐discharge. Evidence‐based medications with …

Aims This study aimed to systematically identify and summarise all risk scores evaluated in
the emergency department setting to stratify acute heart failure patients. Methods and results …

Importance Up to 20% of patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with acute
heart failure (AHF) are discharged without hospitalization. Compared with rates in …

Emergency department (ED) providers play a critical role in the stabilization and diagnostic
evaluation of patients presenting with acute heart failure (AHF), and EDs are key areas for …

Purpose This study aimed to assess the effects of transitional health management on
adherence and prognosis in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing …

Aims To critically synthesize the empirical literature on practice in transitional care and how
to meet the care needs of older ethnic minority populations who discharged from hospital to …

Background Healthcare expenditure in the Netherlands is increasing at such a rate that
currently 1 in 7 employees are working in healthcare/curative care. Future increases in …