Efficient selective screening for heart failure in elderly men and women from the community: A diagnostic individual participant data meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background Prevalence of undetected heart failure in older individuals is high in the community, with patients being at increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to the chronic and progressive nature of this complex syndrome. An essential, yet currently unavailable, strategy to pre-select candidates eligible for echocardiography to confirm or exclude heart failure would identify patients earlier, enable targeted interventions and prevent disease progression. The aim of this study was therefore to develop and validate such a model that can be implemented clinically. Methods and results Individual patient data from four primary care screening studies were analysed. From 1941 participants >60 years old, 462 were diagnosed with heart failure, according to criteria of the European Society o

SUBMITTER: Kievit RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5818024 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature