{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Cinza-Sanjurjo S"],"funding":["Spanish Society of Cardiology","Sociedad Española de Cardiología"],"pagination":["573-581"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11769604"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Aims</h4>To investigate the association between the elapsed time to cardiology care following a primary care physician (PCP) referral and 1 year outcomes among patients with heart failure (HF).<h4>Methods</h4>Data from electronic medical records at our institution encompassing all PCP referrals to cardiology consultation from 2010 to 2021 (N = 68 518) were analysed. Of these, 6379 patients had a prior diagnosis of HF. Using a Cox regression model for hospitalization and mortality outcomes, the association between delay time in cardiology care post-PCP referral and 1 year outcomes was examined, adjusting for age, gender and comorbidities.<h4>Results</h4>A significant increase in 1 year mortality rates with delayed cardiology care was observed for each day: all-cause (0.25%), cardiovascu"],"journal":["ESC heart failure"],"pubmed_title":["Delay in cardiology consultation after primary care physician referrals in heart failure: Clinical implications."],"pmcid":["PMC11769604"],"funding_grant_id":["SEC/FEC-INV-CLI 20/026)","SEC/FEC-INV-CLI 20/026","SEC/FEC‐INV‐CLI 20/026","SEC/FEC‐INV‐CLI 20/026)"],"pubmed_authors":["Portela Romero M","Cinza-Sanjurjo S","Otero Garcia O","Garcia-Vega D","Gonzalez-Juanatey JR","Mazon-Ramos P","Rey-Aldana D","Cordero A","Gomez-Otero I"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Delay in cardiology consultation after primary care physician referrals in heart failure: Clinical implications.","description":"<h4>Aims</h4>To investigate the association between the elapsed time to cardiology care following a primary care physician (PCP) referral and 1 year outcomes among patients with heart failure (HF).<h4>Methods</h4>Data from electronic medical records at our institution encompassing all PCP referrals to cardiology consultation from 2010 to 2021 (N = 68 518) were analysed. Of these, 6379 patients had a prior diagnosis of HF. Using a Cox regression model for hospitalization and mortality outcomes, the association between delay time in cardiology care post-PCP referral and 1 year outcomes was examined, adjusting for age, gender and comorbidities.<h4>Results</h4>A significant increase in 1 year mortality rates with delayed cardiology care was observed for each day: all-cause (0.25%), cardiovascu","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Feb","modification":"2025-04-25T18:52:03.687Z","creation":"2025-04-06T07:45:17.737Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11769604","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39419491"],"doi":["10.1002/ehf2.15101"]}}