Nobody likes to talk about failure: how to detect and manage heart failure in primary care
10 May 2024
Clinical Theatre
Nobody likes to talk about failure. Heart Failure is a misunderstood and misdiagnosed condition, as malignant as some of the most common cancers in the UK.
80% of patients are currently diagnosed as part of an acute hospital admission yet nearly half present to primary care in the months beforehand.
Many people are living with undiagnosed heart failure.
With access to evidence-based treatment patients can live longer and have an improved quality of life.