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Herausforderungen in der Therapie der Herzinsuffizienz im niedergelassenen Bereich // Challenges in the treatment of heart failure in private practice Journal für Kardiologie - Austrian Journal of Cardiology 2025; 32 (5-6): 104-107 Volltext (PDF) Summary Keywords: Herzinsuffizienz, niedergelassener Bereich, Schnittstellen, Therapieoptimierung, heart failure, network, office-based cardiologists, optimal therapy, primary care Heart failure is a common and life-threatening condition which is often not treated optimally with medication and device therapy. Challenges for establishing optimal therapy exist in hospitals but play an important role at primary care physicians and office-based cardiologists as well. Various health system-related, patient-related, and therapy-associated factors, such as clinical inertia, medication compliance, and side effects, contribute to this problem. Additionally, the initial diagnosis of heart failure is often made only during hospital admissions due to cardiac decompensation, which delays treatment and worsens the prognosis. Improved coordination between hospitals, primary care providers, and office-based cardiologists, as well as continuous medical education, are essential to enhance patient care. Approaches, such as rollout of nation-wide multiprofessional disease management programs and telemedicine, along with the integration of artificial intelligence, seamlessly embedded in hospital electronic health records and practice-based patient management software, could significantly improve the treatment outcomes and care of heart failure patients.
Kurzfassung: Herzinsuffizienz ist eine häufige und lebensbedrohliche Erkrankung, die oft nicht optimal medikamentös und interventionell (Devices) behandelt wird. Dies betrifft nicht nur die intramurale Versorgung, sondern in besonderer Ausprägung den niedergelassenen Bereich. Verschiedene gesundheitssystem- und patientenbezogene sowie therapieassoziierte Faktoren, wie klinische Trägheit („clinical inertia“), Medikamenten-Compliance und Nebenwirkungen, tragen zu dieser Problematik bei. Zudem wird die Erstdiagnose häufig erst bei Krankenhausaufenthalten aufgrund einer kardialen Dekompensation gestellt, was die Behandlung verzögert und die Prognose verschlechtert. |
