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Editorial
. 2017 Feb 15;17(1):48.
doi: 10.1186/s12872-017-0487-4.

Comorbidity "depression" in heart failure - Potential target of patient education and self-management

Renato De Vecchis  1 , Athanassios Manginas  2 , Ewa Noutsias  3 , Carsten Tschöpe  4   5   6 , Michel Noutsias  7
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Editorial

Comorbidity "depression" in heart failure - Potential target of patient education and self-management

Renato De Vecchis et al. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. .

Abstract

The progress of the pharmacological and device treatment of heart failure (HF) has led to a substantial improvement of mortality and rehospitalization. Further potential for improvement may be heralded in the post-discharge management of HF patients, including patient education for self-management of HF. The study by Musekamp et al. is among the first publications providing evidence that improvements in self-management skills may improve outcomes of HF patients. It is concluded that multimodal approaches addressing comorbidities in HF patients with novel concepts, and by optimal and specific HF management, including patient education, may ultimately contribute to substantial improvement of HF prognosis.

Keywords: Comorbidities; Depression; Heart failure; Patient education.

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