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Development of the Mexican Heart Team: The Long and Winding Road
J Alfredo Merino-Rajme1, Lilian G Delgado-Espejel, Julieta D Morales-Portano
1National Medical Center x2018;20 de Noviembre', ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico.
Cardiology
|June 3, 2016
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A multidisciplinary Heart Team approach can effectively reduce heart failure mortality. This strategy
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Public Health
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Heart failure (HF) represents a significant global health burden and the primary cause of mortality worldwide.
- Multidisciplinary management is recognized as an optimal strategy for treating heart failure.
- The widespread implementation of this optimal HF management model remains limited.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the rationale for establishing a Heart Team in a developing country context.
- To examine the development and implementation of a Heart Team despite budgetary constraints.
Main Methods:
- Exploration of the formation and operationalization of a Heart Team.
- Analysis of strategies employed to overcome resource limitations.
- Case study approach focusing on a developing country setting.
Main Results:
- The study investigates the feasibility and benefits of a Heart Team in resource-limited settings.
- Identifies key factors enabling the development of a Heart Team without a dedicated budget.
- Highlights the potential for improved heart failure care through collaborative efforts.
Conclusions:
- A multidisciplinary Heart Team approach is viable and beneficial even in developing countries with limited budgets.
- The formation of a Heart Team can be achieved through strategic planning and resourcefulness.
- This model offers a pathway to decrease heart failure mortality rates globally.
Abstract:
Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Efforts to decrease HF mortality rates include a multidisciplinary approach management. Although evidence suggests that this has been an optimal strategy for treating HF, the model remains not widely implanted. The current article explores the rationale behind the formation of a Heart Team in a developing country and its development despite the lack of an allocated budget.
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