Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH Section of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Medicine, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Address: Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F25, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
The author has indicated that he has received grant or research support from Acorn Cardiovascular corporation, and is a consultant for Novartis.
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ABSTRACTThe right combination of drugs and surgical treatment can improve systolic function and prevent, attenuate, or reverse heart failure. Patient education and disease management programs can reduce hospitalizations. Optimal treatment for each patient is guided by a thorough evaluation and use of functional classification and disease staging systems.
