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Chronic heart failure - management in general practice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21301666     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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From April 2005 to March 2010 in BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health), chronic heart failure (CHF) was managed at a rate of 0.7 per 100 encounters, suggesting it was managed by general practitioners about 717 000 times per year nationally. Chronic heart failure was significantly more likely to be managed among males than females (male patients 0.8 per 100 encounters; females 0.6). The management rate among patients aged 65-74 years (0.9 per 100 encounters) was significantly higher than for those aged 45-64 years (0.2), and the rate for patients aged 75+ was significantly higher again (3 per 100 encounters). Most common other problems managed with CHF were hypertension, diabetes, atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which together accounted for one-quarter of the other problems managed at CHF encounters.
Authors:
Janice Charles
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Australian family physician     Volume:  39     ISSN:  0300-8495     ISO Abbreviation:  Aust Fam Physician     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-08     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0326701     Medline TA:  Aust Fam Physician     Country:  Australia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  893     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Australian GP Statistics & Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
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