Health professionals are encouraged to take the ESC/EACTS Guidelines fully into account
when exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the …

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of β blockers in short term treatment for acute
myocardial infarction and in longer term secondary prevention; to examine predictive factors …

Background Educational outreach visits (EOVs) have been identified as an intervention that
may improve the practice of healthcare professionals. This type of face‐to‐face visit has …

Abstract Background The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has published guidelines
for the investigation of patients with suspected heart failure and, if the diagnosis is proven …

Background Cardiac resynchronization reduces symptoms and improves left ventricular
function in many patients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction and …

ContextAlthough physicians report spending a considerable amount of time in continuing
medical education (CME) activities, studies have shown a sizable difference between real …

Aims Many patients who receive a diagnosis of heart failure have neither a low left
ventricular (LV) ejection fraction nor valve disease. Few substantial randomized controlled …

Background National surveys suggest that treatment of heart failure in daily practice differs
from guidelines and is characterized by underuse of recommended medications …

Objective: To develop an evidence base for recommendations on the use of atypical
antipsychotics for patients with schizophrenia. Design: Systematic overview and meta …

Background Patients' beliefs about treatment influence treatment engagement and
adherence. The Necessity-Concerns Framework postulates that adherence is influenced by …