ABSTRACT

Cardiovascular

Health service use by patients with heart failure living in a community setting: a cross-sectional analysis in North West London

British Journal of General Practice

2020

Background The complex nature of heart failure (HF) management, often involving multidimensional care, is widely recognised, but overall health service utilisation by patients with HF has not previously been described.

Aim To describe overall health service use by adults with HF living in a community setting.

Design and setting Cross-sectional analysis of prevalent HF cases from January 2015 to December 2018 using an administrative dataset covering primary and secondary care, and ‘other’ (community, mental health, social care) services in North West London.

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