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[Heart failure in opole voivodeship - epidemiology and future perspectives]
Piotr Feusette1, Marek Gierlotka1, Andrzej Tukiendorf2
1Klinika Kardiologii, Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny, Instytut Medycyny, Uniwersytet Opolski, Opole, Polska.
Abstract:
Heart failure appears in 2% of the adult population in Europe. One in five people aged 40 years will develop heart failure during their lifetime. Heart failure touch 20,000 people in the Opole province. Heart failure is the second, after acute coronary syndromes, urgent cause of admissions to the Clinic of Cardiology at the University Hospital in Opole. The paper presents the prognosis of hospitalization of patients with heart failure for the years 2015-2050 taking into account the processes of depopulation taking place in our region. The analysis makes it possible to predict that the age group particularly exposed to heart failure in the coming decades will be people who today belong to teenagers and young adults. The article presents current methods of treatment of heart failure. Improvement in the prognosis of patients with heart failure can occur through the implementation of the guidelines for treatment of heart failure recommended by the ESC. This goal is to be achieved by introducing the "Comprehensive care for patients with heart failure (KONS)" program in our country. The shift of the burden of care for patient with heart failure to outpatient unit will result in a significant reduction in the number of hospitalizations.
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