Avoiding haste in clinical cardiology

Abstract

This paper examines, from a thorough review of the literature, the negative effects of haste (excessive eagerness to act) in clinical cardiology such as early discharge from the hospital, premature timing in surgery, too much enthusiasm for new technologies, exaggerated emphasis on tests or pharmacological measures for prevention and inaccurate transfer of results of trials to daily clinical practice. Avoiding haste allows doctors and nurses to provide their patients with the best traditional diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, to guide them wisely to the new ones and to have time enough for an accurate evaluation of all their personal, familial and social problems.