Regional Disparities in Adherence to Guidelines for the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure

• Published in: Internal Medicine Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 525 - 532
• Main Authors: Matsuo, Yuji, Yoshimine, Fumitoshi, Fuse, Katsuya, Suzuki, Kazuo, Sakamoto, Takuya, Iijima, Kenichi, Ozaki, Kazuyuki, Minamino, Tohru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 15.02.2021; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Angiotensin; Angiotensin II; Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists - therapeutic use; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; Anticoagulants; Beta blockers; Cardiomyopathy; Congestive heart failure; Defibrillators; Echocardiography; Ejection fraction; Fibrillation; guidelines; Heart failure; Heart Failure - therapy; Humans; Internal medicine; Japan - epidemiology; Myocardial infarction; Original; Patients; Peptidyl-dipeptidase A; regional disparity; Rehabilitation; Rural areas; Stroke Volume; Ventricle; Ventricular Function, Left; Japan; heart failure; guidelines; regional disparity

Objective The incidence of chronic heart failure (CHF) is likely to keep increasing in Japan as the population ages, placing increased burdens on medical facilities, particularly on the limited numbers of rural hospitals. We explored the appropriateness of CHF treatment in rural areas in Japan. Meth...