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The purpose of our study was to determine if a strategy of starting a heart medication (Beta-blocker) before patients leave the hospital and then being seen by a nurse manager would reduce subsequent hospitalizations compared to usual care.
Hypothesis: A nurse-directed heart failure management program with inpatient initiation of beta blockers will improve health outcomes in a vulnerable, predominantly Hispanic and African American population.
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Heart failure is a leading cause of death and hospitalization in the US. Designing practical approaches to improving heart failure care is therefore a national health priority. One retrospective study suggested that patients taking beta-blockers while hospitalized for heart failure had a lower risk of rehospitalization at 6-months. One prospective study suggested that starting beta blockers among hospitalized heart failure patients is safe and improves compliance. However, improved outcomes of this approach have not been prospectively demonstrated.
Comparison: Inpatient initiation of the beta-blocker carvedilol coupled with outpatient follow-up with a nurse manager was compared to usual care by internists and cardiologists.
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