Principles of organization of medical care for patients with heart failure in the system of cardiovascular risk management: focus on continuity of care and patient routing. Practical materials

Abstract

The extent of the problem of heart failure determines the priority of the intention of developing and implementing an optimal model of medical care for this group of patients. The article describes the key components of the heart failure medical care (continuity, patient routing, educational activities) and provides examples of documents, protocols, checklists that can be used in real clinical practice by specialists in medical organizations in the regions of the Russian Federation.

Keywords

• heart failure
• organization of medical care
• transitional care
• quality indicators
• cardiovascular risk management