Collins SP, Liu D, Jenkins CA, Storrow AB, Levy PD, Pang PS, Chang AM, Char D, Diercks DJ, Fermann GJ, Han JH, Hiestand B, Hogan C, Kampe CJ, Khan Y, Lee S, Lindenfeld J, Martindale J, McNaughton CD, Miller KF, Miller-Reilly C, Moser K, Peacock WF, Robichaux C, Rothman R, Schrock J, Self WH, Singer AJ, Sterling SA, Ward MJ, Walsh C, Butler J. Effect of a Self-care Intervention on 90-Day Outcomes in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Discharged From the Emergency Department: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Nov 18:e205763. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.5763. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33206126; PMCID: PMC7675219.
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When heart failure occurs or gets worse suddenly, it’s called acute heart failure, or AHF. In a PCORI-funded study led by Sean Collins, MD, MSc, at Vanderbilt University, researchers tested whether a self-care program with a coach supported patients with AHF after they left the emergency room more than usual care supported them. After 30 days, patients in the self-care program had fewer AHF-related deaths and visits to the emergency room, hospital, or clinic, and had higher ratings of their health than those who received usual care. However, these improvements did not hold 90 days after hospitalization.