Heart failure prevention: a priority
GM, 37, July, 2007
Each year the number of heart failure patients rises with an annual increase in new patients of 10
per cent. Prevention of heart failure is therefore an important goal but physicians are currently not
doing enough in this regard. Every reasonable opportunity should be utilised to assess left
ventricular function in populations at a high risk of heart failure. Dr Prithwish Banerjee discusses
the conditions that can lead to heart failure and examines the best treatment options.
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