Patients with ‘hidden heart failure’ miss out on care and treatment because health professionals often misunderstand their condition. New research from the Primary Care Unit explores the recollections of ‘hidden heart failure’ patients and their carers, focusing on their encounters with health professionals. Patients and carers described widespread misunderstanding in the health and care services […]
Research Briefing: diagnosis and management problems for patients with hidden heart failure
Findings from four year research programme on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Half of the one million or so people with heart failure in the UK have a condition known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Research led by Professor Christi Deaton at the University of Cambridge over the last four years […]
Lack of understanding of common heart condition leads to missed treatment opportunities, study suggests
Poor awareness of a condition known as Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) – the cause of a half of all cases of heart failure in England – could be hindering opportunities to improve care for patients, say researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester, and Keele. We heard some clinicians asking: what’s the […]