Cardiac impairment or heart failure?

Editorial

Richard Lehman et al. BMJ. 2005.

. 2005 Aug 20;331(7514):415-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7514.415.

No abstract available

Comment in

Cardiac impairment or heart failure? What do patients really think?
Field KH, McPherson A. Field KH, et al. BMJ. 2005 Sep 10;331(7516):577. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7516.577-c. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16150780 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Cardiac impairment or heart failure? Changing the name has knock-on effects.
Gilbert C. Gilbert C. BMJ. 2005 Sep 10;331(7516):577. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7516.577-b. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16150781 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Cardiac impairment or heart failure? "Impairment" is no less alarming or confusing than "failure".
Michael A. Michael A. BMJ. 2005 Sep 10;331(7516):577. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7516.577-a. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16150782 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Cardiac impairment or heart failure? What about "cardiovascular insufficiency syndrome"?
Mitchell JD. Mitchell JD. BMJ. 2005 Sep 10;331(7516):577. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7516.577. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16150783 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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