The Euro Heart Failure Survey of The EUROHEART Survey Programme: A survey on the quality of care among patients with heart failure in Europe

• DOI: 10.1016/s1388-9842(00)00081-7
• Publication Date: 2002-07-25T22:44:54Z
• Authors: J.G.F. Cleland; K. Swedberg; A. Cohen‐Solal; J. Cosin‐Aguilar; R. Dietz; F. Follath; A. Gavazzi; R. Hobbs; J. Korewicki; H.C. Madeira; I. Preda; W.H. van Gilst; J. Widimsky; V. Mareev; ; J. Mason; N. Freemantle; Joanne Eastaugh
• Keywords: Disease management

Abstract Background: The EUROHEART programme is a rolling of cardiovascular surveys among the member nations European Society Cardiology (ESC). These will provide information on nature disease and its management. This manuscript describes survey into management heart failure. Aims: Euroheart Failure aims to describe quality hospital care, diagnostic therapeutic, for patients with suspected or confirmed failure in ESC countries. Patients be interviewed subsequent discharge assess their understanding condition, side effects from compliance therapy satisfaction judged against recommendations contained guidelines diagnosis treatment Outcome further assessed by repeat interviews 6–12 months time. A 2001/2002 also planned. Methods: prospective all deaths discharges medical (cardiology, internal medicine geriatric medicine) cardiac surgical wards identify failure, confirmed. Approximately 70 clusters, comprising two six hospitals each cluster, 24 countries are conducting study. At time writing, approximately 30 000 have been screened 4000 enrolled. Conclusions: Survey allow actual practice compared should prove mutually informative. main EuroHeart project completed late 2000. However, new centres volunteering participate study (contact corresponding author) may accepted providing they necessary research personnel provided funding can agreed statistical support administration.