Primary Prevention of Heart Failure

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Javed Butler, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2012-08-16
• Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2012 Javed Butler
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/982417
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: ISRN Cardiology
• ISSN: 2090-5580
• Volume: 2012
• Issue: Article ID 982417
• Start Page: 1
• End Page: 15
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Public Health

Abstract

Most heart failure research and quality improvement efforts are targeted at treatment and secondary prevention of patients with manifest heart failure. This is distinct from coronary disease where primary prevention has been a focus for over three decades. Given the current importance and the projected worsening of heart failure epidemiology, a more focused effort on prevention is urgently needed.