An intensive treatment strategy of rapid up-titration of guideline-directed medication
and close follow-up after an acute heart failure admission was readily accepted by
patients because it reduced symptoms, improved quality of life, and reduced the risk
of 180-day all-cause death or heart failure readmission compared with usual care.
CHICAGO — Use of a point-of-care tool to support clinical decision-making in addition to rapid outpatient follow-up reduced the risk for death or CV hospitalizations for patients with acute HF presenting to the ED. “Implementation of this approach may lead to a pathway for early discharge from the hospital or emergency department and improved patient outcomes,” Douglas S. Lee,