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Morita K, Miyamoto Y, Mizuno A, Shirane S, Ohbe H, Hashimoto Y, Kaneko H, Matsui H, Fushimi K, Yasunaga H. Impact of a financial incentive scheme for team-based palliative care in patients with heart failure in Japan: A nationwide database study. Int J Cardiol 2023; 387:131145. [PMID: 37364713 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Palliative care provided to patients with heart failure (HF) are reported to be inadequate. Herein, we examined the impact of the recently introduced financial incentive scheme for team-based palliative care for patients with HF in acute care hospitals in Japan. METHODS Using a nationwide inpatient database, we identified patients aged ≥65 years with HF who had died between April 2015 and March 2021. Interrupted time-series analyses were used to compare practice patterns in end-of-life care (symptom management and invasive medical procedures within one week before death) before and after the financial incentive scheme issuance in April 2018. RESULTS Overall, 53,857 patients in 835 hospitals were eligible. The adoption of the financial incentive was 1.10 to 1.22% after the introduction. There were upward pre-trends in opioid use (+0.11% per month; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.06 to 0.15) and antidepressant use (+0.06% per month; 95% CI, 0.04 to 0.09). Opioid use showed a downward slope change during the post-period (-0.07% change in trend; 95% CI, -0.13 to -0.01). Intensive care unit stay showed a downward pre-trend (-0.09% per month; 95% CI, -0.14 to -0.04) and upward slope changes during the post-period (+0.12% change in trend; 95% CI, 0.04 to 0.19). Invasive mechanical ventilation showed downward slope changes during the post-period (-0.11% change in trend; 95% CI, -0.18 to -0.04). CONCLUSIONS The financial incentive scheme for team-based palliative care was rarely adopted and not associated with changes in end-of-life care. Further multifaceted strategies to promote palliative care for HF are warranted.
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- Kojiro Morita
- Global Nursing Research Center, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, QI center, St. Luke's International Hospital, 9-1, Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-8560, Japan
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- Department of Palliative Therapy, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan; Department of Palliative Care, St. Luke's International Hospital, 9-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Department of Advanced Cardiology, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Marques CRDG, de Menezes AF, Ferrari YAC, Oliveira AS, Tavares ACM, Barreto AS, Vieira RDCA, da Fonseca CD, Santana-Santos E. Educational Nursing Intervention in Reducing Hospital Readmission and the Mortality of Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2022; 9:jcdd9120420. [PMID: 36547417 PMCID: PMC9785661 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd9120420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Heart failure (HF) represents a public health problem due to its high morbidity and mortality, increased consumption of health resources, prolonged hospitalization, and frequent readmissions. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a nursing educational intervention using home visits (HV) combined with telephone contact in reducing hospital readmission and the mortality of patients with HF. (2) Methods: This is systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The databases used were CINAHL, Cochrane, PubMed and SciELO. A gray literature search included Google Scholar, OpenThesis, Clinical trials and reference lists of eligible studies. RCTs of patients diagnosed with HF were included, distributed between the control group (CG) and intervention (IG), in which the IG was submitted to the nursing intervention with HV and telephone contact in association and analyzed the result of readmission and mortality. (3) Results: The search resulted in 2528 articles and, after following steps, 11 remained for final analysis. A total of 1417 patients were analyzed and distributed: 683 in the IG and 734 in the CG. As a primary outcome, the meta-analysis identified a 36% reduction in the risk of readmission [RR 0.64, 95% CI, 0.54−0.75, p < 0.01] and a 35% reduction in mortality in the IG [RR 0.65, 95% CI, 0.50−0.85, p < 0.01]. Heterogeneity was moderate for readmission and homogeneous for mortality. (4) Conclusions: HV and telephone contact are an effective intervention strategy for nurses’ educational practice.
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- Nursing Departament, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju 49060-108, Brazil
- Nursing Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Sao Cristovao 49100-000, Brazil
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- Health’s Science Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju 49060-108, Brazil
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- Education in Health Departament, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Lagarto 49400-000, Brazil
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- Nursing Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Sao Cristovao 49100-000, Brazil
- Medical and Surgical Nursing Departament, Federal University of Sergipe, São Paulo 04021-001, Brazil
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- Nursing Departament, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju 49060-108, Brazil
- Nursing Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Sao Cristovao 49100-000, Brazil
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Kirsch F, Becker C, Schramm A, Maier W, Leidl R. Patients with coronary artery disease after acute myocardial infarction: effects of continuous enrollment in a structured Disease Management Program on adherence to guideline-recommended medication, health care expenditures, and survival. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS : HEPAC : HEALTH ECONOMICS IN PREVENTION AND CARE 2020; 21:607-619. [PMID: 32006188 PMCID: PMC7214389 DOI: 10.1007/s10198-020-01158-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) carries increased risk of mortality and excess costs. Disease Management Programs (DMPs) providing guideline-recommended care for chronic diseases seem an intuitively appealing way to enhance health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions such as AMI. The aim of the study is to compare adherence to guideline-recommended medication, health care expenditures and survival of patients enrolled and not enrolled in the German DMP for coronary artery disease (CAD) after an AMI from the perspective of a third-party payer over a follow-up period of 3 years. METHODS The study is based on routinely collected data from a regional statutory health insurance fund (n = 15,360). A propensity score matching with caliper method was conducted. Afterwards guideline-recommended medication, health care expenditures, and survival between patients enrolled and not enrolled in the DMP were compared with generalized linear and Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS The propensity score matching resulted in 3870 pairs of AMI patients previously and continuously enrolled and not enrolled in the DMP. In the 3-year follow-up period the proportion of days covered rates for ACE-inhibitors (60.95% vs. 58.92%), anti-platelet agents (74.20% vs. 70.66%), statins (54.18% vs. 52.13%), and β-blockers (61.95% vs. 52.64%) were higher in the DMP group. Besides that, DMP participants induced lower health care expenditures per day (€58.24 vs. €72.72) and had a significantly lower risk of death (HR: 0.757). CONCLUSION Previous and continuous enrollment in the DMP CAD for patients after AMI is a promising strategy as it enhances guideline-recommended medication, reduces health care expenditures and the risk of death.
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- Florian Kirsch
- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
- Munich School of Management and Munich Center of Health Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.
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- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- AOK Bayern, Service Center of Health Care Management, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- Munich School of Management and Munich Center of Health Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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Mizuno A, Miyashita M, Kohno T, Tokuda Y, Fujimoto S, Nakamura M, Takayama M, Niwa K, Fukuda T, Ishimatsu S, Kinoshita S, Oishi S, Mochizuki H, Utsunomiya A, Takada Y, Ochiai R, Mochizuki T, Nagao K, Yoshida S, Hayashi A, Sekine R, Anzai T. Quality indicators of palliative care for acute cardiovascular diseases. J Cardiol 2020; 76:177-183. [PMID: 32199753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although recent attention to palliative care for patients with cardiovascular diseases has been increasing, there are no specific recommendations on detailed palliative care practices. We proceed on a discussion of the appropriateness and applicability of potential quality indicators for acute cardiovascular diseases according to our previous systematic review. METHODS We created a multidisciplinary panel of 20 team members and 7 external validation clinicians composed of clinical cardiologists, a nutritionist, a physiotherapist, a clinical psychologist, a critical and emergent care specialist, a catheterization specialist, a primary care specialist, a palliative care specialist, and nurses. After crafting potential indicators, we performed a Delphi rating, ranging from "1 = minimum" to "9 = maximum". The criterion for the adoption of candidate indicators was set at a total mean score of seven or more. Finally, we subcategorized these indicators into several domains by using exploratory factor analysis. RESULTS Sixteen of the panel members (80%) were men (age, 49.5 ± 13.7 years old). Among the initial 32 indicators, consensus was initially reached on total 23 indicators (71.8%), which were then summarized into 21 measures by selecting relatively feasible time variations. The major domains were "symptom palliation" and "supporting the decision-making process". Factor analysis could not find optimal model. Narratively-developed seven sub-categories included "presence of palliative care team", "patient-family relationship", "multidisciplinary team approach", "policy of approaching patients", "symptom screening and management", "presence of ethical review board", "collecting and providing information for decision-maker", and "determination of treatment strategy and the sharing of the care team's decision". CONCLUSION In this study we developed 21 quality indicators, which were categorized into 2 major domains and 7 sub-categories. These indicators might be useful for many healthcare providers in the initiation and enhancement of palliative care practices for acute cardiovascular diseases in Japan.
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- Atsushi Mizuno
- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States.
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- Department of Palliative Nursing, Health Sciences, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Informatics, Graduate School of Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health & Social Work, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Himeji Cardiovascular Center, Himeji, Japan
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- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Department of Cardiology, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Adult Nursing, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Centre, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Palliative Care, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pain and Palliative Care, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Hamatani Y, Takada Y, Miyamoto Y, Kawano Y, Anchi Y, Shibata T, Suzuki A, Nishikawa M, Ito H, Kato M, Shiga T, Fukumoto Y, Izumi C, Yasuda S, Ogawa H, Sugano Y, Anzai T. Development and Practical Test of Quality Indicators for Palliative Care in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure. Circ J 2020; 84:584-591. [PMID: 31983725 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-19-0225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Palliative care is highly relevant for patients with heart failure (HF), and there is a need for quantitative information on quality of care. Accordingly, this study aimed to develop a set of quality indicators (QIs) for palliative care of HF patients, and to conduct a practical pilot measurement of the proposed QIs in clinical practice.Methods and Results:We used a modified Delphi technique, a consensus method that involves a comprehensive literature review, face-to-face multidisciplinary panel meeting, and anonymous rating in 2 rounds. A 15-member multidisciplinary expert panel individually rated each potential indicator on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 9 (highest) for appropriateness. All indicators receiving a median score ≥7 without significant disagreement were included in the final set of QIs. Through the consensus-building process, 35 QIs were proposed for palliative care in HF patients. Practical measurement in HF patients (n=131) from 3 teaching hospitals revealed that all of the proposed QIs could be obtained retrospectively from medical records, and the following QIs had low performance (<10%): "Intervention by multidisciplinary team", "Opioid therapy for patients with refractory dyspnea", and "Screening for psychological symptoms". CONCLUSIONS The first set of QIs for palliative care of HF patients was developed and could clarify quantitative information and might improve the quality of care.
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- Yasuhiro Hamatani
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Nursing, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Division of Data Management, Center for Cerebral and Cardiovascular Disease Information, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Nursing, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Department of Palliative Care, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
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- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry.,Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety
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- Department of Psycho-Oncology, National Cancer Center
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- Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Sarah Chuzi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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Isobe M. The Heart Failure "Pandemic" in Japan: Reconstruction of Health Care System in the Highly Aged Society. JMA J 2019; 2:103-112. [PMID: 33615020 PMCID: PMC7889807 DOI: 10.31662/jmaj.2018-0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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An increase in the number of patients with heart failure is an international health-related problem. In advanced countries, the number of such patients has rapidly increased since the beginning of the 21st century, raising an important issue regarding medical practice and public health. In 2010, the concept of “heart failure pandemic” was proposed, and it has been recognized as a global social/economic issue. In particular, the number of elderly patients with heart failure has increased with the rapid aging of society and a decrease in the number of children in Japan. A rapid increase in the number of heart failure patients increases stress and social disease-related/medical economic burdens on individuals and their families. The prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure is unfavorable, and the quality of life markedly reduces. To improve the prognosis of elderly patients with heart failure and reduce the readmission rate, the innovation of a medical-care-providing system for heart failure is required. In addition to the provision of medical practice based on a potent heart failure disease control program, manifold strategies, such as lifestyle improvements, self-care practice, cardiac rehabilitation, and environmental intervention, are essential. It is necessary to innovate hospital-based medical practice to a regional-care-system-based medical care system. In addition, to efficiently promote future heart failure strategies, an investigational study with disease registration must be conducted. Recently a new basic act on countermeasures to cardiovascular diseases has been established which may help the reform for this purpose.
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Okumura T, Sawamura A, Murohara T. Palliative and end-of-life care for heart failure patients in an aging society. Korean J Intern Med 2018; 33:1039-1049. [PMID: 29779361 PMCID: PMC6234394 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2018.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The populations of Asian countries are expected to age rapidly in the near future, with a dramatic increase in the number of heart failure (HF) patients also anticipated. The need for palliative and end-of-life care for elderly patients with advanced HF is currently recognized in aging societies. However, palliative care and active treatment for HF are not mutually exclusive, and palliative care should be provided to reduce suffering occurring at any stage of symptomatic HF after the point of diagnosis. HF patients are at high risk of sudden cardiac death from the early stages of the disease onwards. The decision of whether to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of an emergency is challenging, especially in elderly HF patients, because of the difficulty in accurately predicting the prognosis of the condition. Furthermore, advanced HF patients are often fitted with a device, and device deactivation at the end of life is a complicated process. Treatment strategies should thus be discussed by multi-disciplinary teams, including palliative experts, and should consider patient directives to address the problems discussed above. Open communication with the HF patient regarding the expected prognosis, course, and treatment options will serve to support the patient and aid in future planning.
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- Takahiro Okumura
- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Nakamura K, Kinugasa Y, Sugihara S, Hirai M, Yanagihara K, Haruki N, Matsubara K, Kato M, Yamamoto K. Sex differences in surrogate decision-maker preferences for life-sustaining treatments of Japanese patients with heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2018; 5:1165-1172. [PMID: 30264449 PMCID: PMC6300817 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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AIMS Patients with end-stage heart failure (HF) often require surrogate decision making for end-of-life care owing to a lack of decision-making capacity. However, the clinical characteristics of surrogate decision making for life-sustaining treatments in Japan remain to be investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS Among 934 patients admitted to our hospital for HF from January 2004 to December 2015, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of consecutive 106 patients who died in hospital (mean age 73 ± 13 years; male, 52.6%). During hospitalization, attending physicians conducted an average of 2.1 ± 1.4 end-of-life conversations with patients and/or their families. Only 4.7% of patients participated in the conversations and declared their preferences; surrogates made medical care decisions in 95.3% of cases. Most decisions by surrogates (98.1%) were made without the patient's advance directive. During initial end-of-life conversations, 49.4% of surrogates requested cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, 72.0% of CPR preferences were changed to do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) orders in the final conversation. Female surrogates were more likely to change the preference from CPR to DNAR than were male surrogates (47.1% vs. 25.0%, P = 0.023). CONCLUSIONS Compared with male surrogates, female surrogates wavered more often in their decisions regarding life-sustaining treatments of Japanese patients with end-stage HF.
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- Kensuke Nakamura
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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Kurozumi Y, Oishi S, Sugano Y, Sakashita A, Kotooka N, Suzuki M, Higo T, Yumino D, Takada Y, Maeda S, Yamabe S, Washida K, Takahashi T, Ohtani T, Sakata Y, Sato Y. Possible associations between palliative care conferences and positive outcomes when performing palliative care for patients with end-stage heart failure: a nationwide cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Heart Vessels 2018; 34:452-461. [PMID: 30238352 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-018-1261-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Palliative care for end-stage heart failure should be provided by a multidisciplinary team. However, the influence of each occupational category on patients receiving palliative care for end-stage heart failure remains unclear. Thus, this study investigated the relationships between palliative care conferences and positive outcomes of palliative care for end-stage heart failure patients. We sent questionnaires to all cardiology training hospitals authorized by the Japanese Circulation Society (n = 1004); of these, responses from the directors at 554 institutions were analyzed. We divided the responding institutions into two groups according to their implementation of palliative care conferences for patients with end-stage heart failure. The institutions that had held such conferences (n = 223) had a larger number of hospital beds, beds in the cardiovascular department, and patients admitted to the cardiovascular department, compared with institutions that had not held these conferences (n = 321). The usage rates of opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and sedatives were significantly higher in institutions that held these conferences. Multivariate analysis revealed that nutritionists and medical social workers had greater involvement in the improvement of mental symptoms and ensuring that patients could stay where they wished, respectively. The presence of palliative care physicians, physical therapists, or pharmacists was associated with multiple positive outcomes. This study indicated that there are possible associations between palliative care conferences and positive outcomes when performing palliative care for patients with end-stage heart failure.
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- Yuma Kurozumi
- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77, Higashinaniwa-cho, Amagasaki, 660-8550, Hyogo, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiology, Himeji Cardiovascular Center, Himeji, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Nagoya Heart Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Mitsubishi Kyoto Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77, Higashinaniwa-cho, Amagasaki, 660-8550, Hyogo, Japan
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Kurozumi Y, Oishi S, Sugano Y, Sakashita A, Kotooka N, Suzuki M, Higo T, Yumino D, Takada Y, Maeda S, Yamabe S, Washida K, Takahashi T, Ohtani T, Sakata Y, Sato Y. Design of a nationwide survey on palliative care for end-stage heart failure in Japan. J Cardiol 2018; 71:202-211. [PMID: 28844399 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Kuragaichi T, Kurozumi Y, Ohishi S, Sugano Y, Sakashita A, Kotooka N, Suzuki M, Higo T, Yumino D, Takada Y, Maeda S, Yamabe S, Washida K, Takahashi T, Ohtani T, Sakata Y, Sato Y. Nationwide Survey of Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure in Japan. Circ J 2018. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-17-1305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Takashi Kuragaichi
- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiology, Himeji Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Palliative Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Nursing, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Nursing, Toyohashi Heart Center
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- Department of Nursing, Mitsubishi Kyoto Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center
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Potential palliative care quality indicators in heart disease patients: A review of the literature. J Cardiol 2017; 70:335-341. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kirsch F. Economic Evaluations of Multicomponent Disease Management Programs with Markov Models: A Systematic Review. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2016; 19:1039-1054. [PMID: 27987631 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Disease management programs (DMPs) for chronic diseases are being increasingly implemented worldwide. OBJECTIVES To present a systematic overview of the economic effects of DMPs with Markov models. The quality of the models is assessed, the method by which the DMP intervention is incorporated into the model is examined, and the differences in the structure and data used in the models are considered. METHODS A literature search was conducted; the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement was followed to ensure systematic selection of the articles. Study characteristics e.g. results, the intensity of the DMP and usual care, model design, time horizon, discount rates, utility measures, and cost-of-illness were extracted from the reviewed studies. Model quality was assessed by two researchers with two different appraisals: one proposed by Philips et al. (Good practice guidelines for decision-analytic modelling in health technology assessment: a review and consolidation of quality asessment. Pharmacoeconomics 2006;24:355-71) and the other proposed by Caro et al. (Questionnaire to assess relevance and credibility of modeling studies for informing health care decision making: an ISPOR-AMCP-NPC Good Practice Task Force report. Value Health 2014;17:174-82). RESULTS A total of 16 studies (9 on chronic heart disease, 2 on asthma, and 5 on diabetes) met the inclusion criteria. Five studies reported cost savings and 11 studies reported additional costs. In the quality, the overall score of the models ranged from 39% to 65%, it ranged from 34% to 52%. Eleven models integrated effectiveness derived from a clinical trial or a meta-analysis of complete DMPs and only five models combined intervention effects from different sources into a DMP. The main limitations of the models are bad reporting practice and the variation in the selection of input parameters. CONCLUSIONS Eleven of the 14 studies reported cost-effectiveness results of less than $30,000 per quality-adjusted life-year and the remaining two studies less than $30,000 per life-year gained. Nevertheless, if the reporting and selection of data problems are addressed, then Markov models should provide more reliable information for decision makers, because understanding under what circumstances a DMP is cost-effective is an important determinant of efficient resource allocation.
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- Florian Kirsch
- Munich School of Management and Munich Center of Health Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; Institute for Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany.
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Cholesterol metabolism as a prognostic marker in patients with mildly symptomatic nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. J Cardiol 2016; 69:888-894. [PMID: 27686044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2016.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about whether the alteration of cholesterol metabolism reflects abdominal organ impairments due to heart failure. Therefore, we investigated the prognostic value of cholesterol metabolism by evaluating serum campesterol and lathosterol levels in patients with early-stage nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM). METHODS We enrolled 64 patients with NIDCM (median age 57.5 years, 31% female) with New York Heart Association functional class I/II. Serum campesterol and lathosterol levels were measured in all patients. The patients were then divided into four subsets based on the median non-cholesterol sterol levels (campesterol 3.6μg/mL, lathosterol 1.4μg/mL): reference (R-subset), high-campesterol/high-lathosterol; absorption-reduced (A-subset), low-campesterol/high-lathosterol; synthesis-reduced (S-subset), high-campesterol/low-lathosterol; double-reduced (D-subset), low-campesterol/low-lathosterol. Endpoint was a composite of cardiac events, including cardiac-related death, hospitalization for worsening heart failure, and lethal arrhythmia. RESULTS Median brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level was 114pg/mL. Mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 31.4%. D-subset had the lowest total cholesterol level and cardiac index and the highest BNP level and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure. D-subset also had the highest cardiac event rate during the mean 3.8 years of follow-up (log-rank p=0.001). Multivariate regression analysis showed that D-subset was an independent determinant of cardiac events. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that total cholesterol <153mg/dL was a best cut-off value for discrimination of the D-subset. CONCLUSIONS The combined reduction of campesterol and lathosterol that indicated intestinal cholesterol absorption and liver synthesis predicts future cardiac events in patients with mildly symptomatic NIDCM.
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Sato Y. Team Medicine for CHF Treatment. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2016; 136:1117-20. [DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.15-00271-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Yukihito Sato
- Division of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center
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