PCPs Successfully Manage Stable Heart Failure Patients

Major Finding:  After a median of 2.8 years, low-risk patients had 27 deaths and 81 composite events in the GP group vs. 22 deaths and 92 composite events in the clinic group. High-risk patients had 37 deaths and 78 composite events in the GP group and 38 deaths and 85 composite events in the clinic.

Data Source: Randomized study of 1,119 heart failure patients treated at 18 Danish centers.

Disclosures: Dr. Schou said that he has received research support from Roche Diagnostics Denmark, Roche Diagnostics International, and Merck Sharp & Dohme.